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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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Title
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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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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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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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Is 39th Street Coming Back?
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Description
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Article about the signs of both decline and coming back of the 39th & Main business district.
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Date
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1976-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Midtown is Next in Line for a Vinyl Renaissance
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Description
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Article tells about a new record store opening in Midtown located at 1415 W. 39th Street, in the old Boomerang Building. Dan Phillips is owner of Vinyl Renaissance & Audio and is planning the grand opening for April 16, 2011.
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Date
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2011-03-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Parkways and Land Values
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Description
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Photos of Gillham Road at 36th and 39th Streets, also with a map, tables, and discussion.
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Date
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1937
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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39th and Broadway
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Description
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Four large photos of the intersections of 39th and Broadway and 38th and Broadway, looking to different directions, in 1930.
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Date
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1981
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Object Type
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Book
