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4310 Warwick Boulevard Garage
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Description
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Photograph of the garage carriage house at the rear of the 4310 Warwick Boulevard property in the early 1980s. The building and driveway appear to be in a state of disrepair. The home was built in 1910 and became known as the Kersey Coates Reed Residence, for the Kansas City attorney and his bride, who were given the home in 1911 as a wedding gift by the bride's father, John G. Shedd, president of Chicago's Marshall Field & Co.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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39th and Main Streets
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Description
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Photograph of the northeast corner of 39th and Main Streets, circa 1980, including the Hotel Netherlands apartment building. The Hyde Park building, at right, opened in 1916, and at the time of this photo, the ground floor was occupied by the Adult Literary Guild adult bookstore, which was evicted in 1982 as part of a neighborhood redevelopment effort lead by J. Nelson Happy.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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610 East 47th Street
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Description
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Photograph of a house at 610 East 47th Street in the early 1980s. The house, known as the "Rockhill Clubhouse," was built by William Rockhill Nelson circa 1902 and stands adjacent to his former Oak Hall property (now the Nelson-Atkins Musuem of Art) at the corner of Rockhill Road and 47th Street/Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Simpson House
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Description
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Photograph of the Simpson House at 4509 Walnut Street in the early 1980s. The home was built in 1909 for Burnett Simpson and was occupied by the family until 1983, when it was acquired by the neighboring All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church for use as an event space and additional space for church activities.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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3921 Warwick Boulevard
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Description
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Photograph of a house at 3921 Warwick Boulevard in the early 1980s. The ornamented roofline of Westport High School can be seen in the background of the image, above garage at the rear of the property. The neighboring house to the north, visible at the left edge of the image, and other houses on the north end of the block were razed to make room for an additional parking lot for the high school.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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3923 Warwick Boulevard
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Description
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Photograph of a house at 3923 Warwick Boulevard in the early 1980s. Numerous houses on the north end of the block had recently been razed to make room for an additional parking lot for Westport High School, one block to the east.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Seville Plaza Apartments
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Description
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Photograph of the Seville Plaza Apartments, at 4545-47 Main Street, circa 1981. While most of the buildings on the block were razed to for parking lots or new hotels and other construction, this building remains as of 2018.
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Date
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1981~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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301-21 East 43rd Street
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Description
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Photograph of a block of Kansas City sixplex colonnade apartments at 301-21 East 43rd Street, at the corner of 43rd and McGee, circa 1981. These apartments, in a variation on a style common in the city, were built in the early 1920s, and remain standing as of 2018.
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Date
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1981~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Clint's Comics
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Description
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Photograph of Clint's Comics, at 3943 Main, and neighboring businesses at the intersection of Main Street and westport Road, circa 1982. Signs for Harling's Upstairs bar and Love Records can be seen on the Southwell Building to the north, and Bell's Restaurant is in the adjacent building to the south. Clint's later moved to the Love Records space and operated there for several decades.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mineral Hall
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Description
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Photograph of the home known as Mineral Hall, circa 1982. The building was designed in 1903 by Louis Curtiss, and was the residence of Roland Bruner, whose mining wealth inspired the Mineral Hall name. A small 1905 addition to the home was designed to house Bruner's collection of mineral specimens. It was donated to the Kansas City Art Institute in 1968, and at the time of the photo, housed various administrative offices for the school and studio space for faculty. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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J.C. Nichols Fountain
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Description
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View of the J.C. Nichols Fountain in Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Massasoit
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Description
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View of the Massasoit statue on the southeast corner of Main Street, Brookside Boulevard, and 47th Street.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Massasoit
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Description
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View of the Massasoit statue on the southeast corner of Main Street, Brookside Boulevard, and 47th Street.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking northeast of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown from between its intersections with 39th and 40th streets. Signs for 90 Min. Dry Cleaners and A1 Sewing Machines can be seen. Cars parked along Main Street are in view.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Storefront Buildings on Main
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Description
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View looking northeast of a row of storefronts along Main Street at its intersection with Westport Road. Cars on Main Street are in view. Signs for the Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, and Moten's Shoe Repair can be seen. A portion of the Southwell Building is in view on the right hand side of the image.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking northeast of storefronts on Main Street north of its intersection with 40th Street in Midtown. Several cars parked along the street can be seen. The Ten-Forty Apartments Building is in view. Signs for Ten-Forty Coin Laundry, Westport Cash Saver, A1 Sewing Machines, and 90 Min. Dry Cleaners can be seen. The photograph was taken from the lawn of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking east of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown east of its intersection with 40th Street. Cars parked along Main Street can be seen. Signs for Clint's Comics, 90 Min. Dry Cleaners, A1 Sewing Machines, and Old Westport Cash Saver are in view. The Ten-Forty Apartments Building can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking northeast of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown from between its intersections with 39th and 40th streets.Signs for the Christian Science Reading Room, the Second Fiddle Thrift Shop, The Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, and Moten's Shoe Repair can be seen. The Southwell Building is in view.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking south of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown just south of its intersection with Westport Road. Several cars can be seen parked and traveling along Main Street. Sings for Clint's Comics, Love Records, The Shape Shop, JR's Discount, Jo Art's Jewelry, Westport Distributors, Harling's Upstairs, and the Salvation Army Thrift Store can be seen. The Hyde Park Building, the Southwell Building, and the Hotel Netherlands are in view.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking southeast of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown from just south of its intersection with 39th Street. Cars traveling along Main Street are in view. Signs for the Christian Science Reading Room, the Second Fiddle Thrift Shop, the Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, Moten's Shoe Repair. JR's Discount, Harling's Upstairs, Clint's Comics, and Love Records can be seen. St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Southwell Building can be seen.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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