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Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1957, Page p564
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 44th Street Terrace south to W. 46th Street and from Madison Avenue east to Pennsylvania Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Stan Kenton Concert at Brush Creek
Description: Photograph of Stan Kenton and his band in concert in Brush Creek in 1976. Concertgoers sit on grassy areas sloping up from the concrete creek bed. A portion of the Halls department store building, on the north side of Brush Creek, is visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1976-06-27
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Streetcar Tracks at 47th and Main
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 47th and Main Streets, looking south along Main, circa 1980. Decommissioned streetcar tracks are pictured in the foreground of the image, running along the path of what later would be Brookside Boulevard's connection to Main Street.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Winstead's Restaurant
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of Winstead's Restaurant building at 101 Brush Creek Boulevard (renamed Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard in 1999). This was Winstead's first restaurant in Kansas City and opened in 1940.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4500 Block of Belleview Avenue
Description: Photograph of a commercial building and houses on the southeast corner of 45th and Belleview circa 1986. The commercial building houses Jack Rees Interiors, at 4501 Belleview. The houses to its south are located, from left to right, at 4503, 4505, and 4509 Belleview. The building and houses were later demolished for a redevelopment project.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Children Walking in Brush Creek
Description: Photograph of children walking on the concrete stream bed of Brush Creek, circa 1987.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Country Club Plaza Courtyard
Description: Photograph of a brick and wood pergola standing in a Plaza-area courtyard at the rear of apartment buildings circa 1988.
Date: 1988~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4400 Block of Belleview Avenue
Description: Photograph of houses and other buildings on the east side of the 4400 block of Belleview Avenue circa 1986. A house, at 4445 Belleview, is seen at the left edge of the image, and Bill Cohen Men's Shop stands on the northeast corner of 45th and Belleview. A dentist's office, at 912 West 45th Street, is also visible.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Bowl Concept Illustration
Description: Illustration created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, demonstrating the Plaza "bowl concept," where low building heights dominate on commercial streets such as 47th Street and Nichols Road, and residential and office building heights grow taller as they move outward from Brush Creek. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Drawings, Miscellaneous Documents

Title: Plaza and Midtown Satellite View
Description: Satellite image of the Plaza and surrounding areas in the 1980s. The photo spans from roughly 44th Street on the north to 52nd Street on the south, and Liberty Street on the west to Harrison Street on the east. Neighborhoods including the Plaza and Southmoreland are pictured, as are parks including Mill Creek Park, Southmoreland Park, and Gillham Park.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 5005 Ward Parkway House
Description: View looking northeast of the house at 5005 Ward Parkway. The house was designed by architect Clarence Shepard.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4517 Jarboe Street
Description: Photograph of a house, at 4517 Jarboe, and other buildings in the West Plaza area circa 1986. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison Avenue, can be seen in the background.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4734 Summit Street
Description: Photograph of an apartment building at 4734 Summit Street circa 1988. The building, along with two identical buildings to its north at 4728 and 4730, were designed by local architect Nelle E. Peters. The buildings were demolished in 2016.
Date: 1988~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ward Parkway Houses
Description: Photograph of houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block), overlooking Brush Creek circa 1988. The houses were demolished prior circa 2000.
Date: 1988~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ward Parkway Houses
Description: Photograph of houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block), taken from inside the Winston Churchill building, overlooking Brush Creek circa 1988. The houses were demolished prior circa 2000.
Date: 1988~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crestwood Country Club District, 55th and Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing the Crestwood Country Club District at 55th Street and Oak Street in Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces north towards the Second Presbyterian Church (pictured left) from between Oak Street and Crestwood Drive, just south of 55th Street.
Date: 1925
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Intersection of Belleview Avenue and Roanoke Parkway
Description: Photograph of the intersection of Belleview Avenue and Roanoke Parkway, looking south on Belleview from 46th Street, in the late 1970s.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brush Creek Bridge
Description: Photograph of a stone bridge overpass over Brush Creek circa 1987. A car, with headlights on, can be seen in the background on the concrete creek bed.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentified West Plaza House
Description: Photograph of a house and other buildings in the West Plaza area circa 1986. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison Avenue, can be seen in the background.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentified West Plaza House
Description: Photograph of a house and other buildings in the West Plaza area circa 1986. A portion of the Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison Avenue, can be seen in the upper right corner of the image.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

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