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Title: 900 Block of West 45th Street
Description: Photograph of 45th Street east of Belleview Avenue, looking east, circa 1986. Jack Rees Interiors, at 4501 Belleview, can be seen at right; Bill Cohen Men's Shop, at 4451 Belleview, is visible at left. Houses and a dental office, at 919 West 45th Street, are visible to the east.
Date: 1986~
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: 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: 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: 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: Raphael Hotel
Description: Photograph of the Raphael Hotel, at 325 Ward Parkway, looking south across Brush Creek, in the 1980s. Originally built in 1928 as the Villa Serena Apartment Hotel, it was renovated and opened as a hotel in 1975.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Aerial View
Description: Aerial photograph looking west through the Plaza in the 1980s, with 47th Street running along the right edge of the image and Brush Creek running through the middle. The image spans from roughly McGee Street west to State Line Road. Plaza-area commercial and residential buildings filling the bulk of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph, Cityscapes

Title: 4600 Block of Madison Avenue
Description: Photograph of buildings lining Madison Avenue, north of 47th Street, circa 1987. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison, stands at the left side of the image, with a portion of the Junior League clubhouse to its south. Apartments on the west side of Madison were demolished in 1987 to create a parking lot for adjacent office buildings.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza and Midtown Satellite View
Description: Satellite image of the Plaza and surrounding areas in the 1980s. The photo spans from roughly 42nd Street on the north to 48th Street on the south, and Genessee Street on the west to McGee Street on the east. Neighborhoods including the Plaza and Southmoreland are pictured, as are parks including Mill Creek Park and Southmoreland Park.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Park Plaza Building Grounds
Description: Photograph of the lawn adjacent to the Park Plaza office building at 801 West 47th Street, looking south down Roanoke Parkway, circa 1987. The Winston Churchill and Mark Twain apartment buildings, on 48th Street, are visible in the background.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: St. Luke's Hospital and Westport
Description: Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard from roughly 44th Street circa 1987. Buildings on the St. Luke's Hospital campus can be seen at the left edge of the image, and an Embassy Suites Hotel at 220 West 43rd Street at the center of the photo. Buildings in Westport, along Armour Boulevard, and Downtown can be seen in the background of the image. Baltimore Avenue runs north/south at the right edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
Description: Photograph looking north from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard (at left) and Main Street (at right) circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, is at left, with the streetcar 43rd Street viaduct cross over the intersection of 43rd Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway. Commercial and residential buildings, including the H&R Block headquarters in the lower right corner, line both streets. The downtown skyline can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Intersection of 47th, Roanoke, and Madison
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 47th Street, Roanoke Parkway, and Madison Avenue, looking northwest, in the late 1970s. The Plaza Center (formerly John Hancock) office building can be seen at right. The building opened in 1961 and was designed by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. John Hancock Life Insurance Company was an original tenant.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 47th and Main Intersection
Description: Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets circa 1987. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. The Plaza Tennis Center courts are visible in the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Northeast Corner of 47th and Main
Description: Photograph of the northeast corner of 47th and Main Streets circa 1980. Seen from near the southeast corner of the intersection, the rear of the Community Christian Church can be seen across 47th Street and a Country Club Plaza employee parking lot. The Parkway Towers apartment building can be seen in the background at left, and the Ponce de Leon Apartments in the background at right.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southmoreland and Plaza Buildings
Description: Photograph, looking southeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), across 47th Street toward the UMKC campus circa 1987. The Hilton Plaza Inn, at 1 West 45th, occupies the bottom left corner of the image, and numerous residential buildings are pictured lining 47th Street. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 47th and Main Intersection
Description: Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. The Plaza Tennis Center courts are visible in the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
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: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 44th and Main Intersection
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 44th and Main Streets, looking south on Main, circa 1987. The Fountain View building (later American Century Investments north tower) is pictured at 4500 Main, with the H&R Block headquarters to its north. The apartments at right were later demolished to allow for expansion of the H&R Block building.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4400 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of buildings on the 4600 block of Main Street circa 1987. The photograh is taken adjacent to a QuikTrip gas station/convenience store at 4327 Main Street, looking south. The One Main Plaza office building occupies the left side of the image, and the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) stands at the right side of the image, with the H;amp;R Block headquarters and several apartment buildings to its north. The apartment buildings were later demolished to expand the H;amp;R Block facility.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

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