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Title
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Foreword: Renewing Downtown, One Building at a Time
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Description
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Editorial article about the revival of parts (or "neighborhoods") of Downtown and Midtown Kansas City, especially the Crossroads District, 39th Street (in Westport or Midtown), and potentially next in the West Bottoms. Revival defined as preservation or renewal of "[u]rban neighborhoods" with "a positively European feel--with human-scaled, interesting architecture, an intriguing mix of shops and homes, and a lively street life."
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Date
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2001-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Restaurant Closes after "a Great Run"
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Description
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Article reporting the closure of Macaluso's Italian restaurant on February 6, 2007. Tom Macaluso, who opened the restaurant in 1993, is known for his colorful interactions with customers, as well as for owning one of 39th Street's most beloved independent restaurants.
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Date
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2007-02-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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State Support for Higher Education Leads to State of the Art Biomedical Facility
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Description
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Brief article describes the University of Kansas Biomedical Research Center, scheduled to complete construction on the northeast corner of 39th and Rainbow in Kansas City, Kansas in early 2006. The 205,000 square foot facility was funded by bonds from the state of Kansas and a $27 million donation from the Hall Family Foundation.
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Date
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2005-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Jack Gordon to Leave His Corner
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about Jack Gordon, "a newsstand operator here for 35 years" at 1 East 39th Street and "one of the most unsuccessful political candidates in the history of Jackson County," retiring in 1965. Reminiscences about famous acquaintances in Hollywood and Washington, D. C. such as Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower.
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Date
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1965-06-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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39th Street and Gillham Road
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Description
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View of a small section of road at 39th Street and Gillham Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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39th and Main
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Description
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Looking north from south side of intersection of 39th and Main.
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Date
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1924-03-19
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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39th Street and Gillham Road
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Description
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View of intersection of 39th Street and Gillham Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Warwick at 39th Street
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Description
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View looking north along Warwick near the intersection with 39th Street; shows traffic and the "narrow width of roadway" with cars parked on both sides of Warwick.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Manheim Road
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Description
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Looking northwest from the east side of the intersection of Manheim, 39th, and Virginia.
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Date
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1920
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tears Mark Café's Passing
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Description
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Article with front page photos about the tearful ending of the economical restaurant at 39th and Main Streets, closed partly due to health code violations.
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Date
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1976-09-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Gillham Road
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Description
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Looking east from just north of 39th and Gillham.
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Date
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1920
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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39th Street
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Description
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Looking east along 39th from Main.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Price Building
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Description
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View looking northwest of the Price Building at the intersection of 39th and Main streets in Midtown. Cars traveling along 39th and Main streets can be seen. Signs for Quik Print and Workbench are in view.
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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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Title
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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 its intersection with 39th Street. A covered bus stop and pedestrians can be seen at the intersection. Signs for the Christian Science Reading Room, The Second Fiddle Thrift Shop, and the Salvation Army Thrift Store 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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Historic Old Westport
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Description
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Map showing historic Westport, Missouri. Includes current and original street names, location of homes and businesses (including original and modern site, if relocated).
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing the area around 39th Street and Southwest Trafficway. Map identified from set as Section 19, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-77.
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Date
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1964-04
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing the area around 39th Street and Main Street. Westport Branch Library is visible. Map identified from set as Section 20, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-76.
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Date
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1964-04
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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38th and Main at Night
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Description
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Elevated nighttime view looking northwest of the intersection of 38th and Main Streets in Midtown. The Price Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The Hyde Park Building is visible on the right. Sign's for Price's Drugs, South Side Bank of Kansas City, and Crown Drug can be seen. Cars parked and traveling along 38th and Main streets are in view.
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Date
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1935~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Baltimore Avenue Looking North from South of 39th Street
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Description
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View facing north along Baltimore Avenue from south of 39th Street in the Old Westport Residential District. Houses, apartment buildings and cars parked along Baltimore Avenue can be seen. The Alcazar Hotel can be seen on the west side of the street. A sign for Deluxe Laundry and Cleaners and the Calvary Baptist Church are in view on the east side of the street.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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