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Title: Union Station and Skyline
Description: View looking north from the grounds of the Liberty Memorial of Union Station with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Several cars in the stations lot can be seen.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Power & Light
Description: History of the company at its centennial, including photo of the skyscraper.
Date: 1982-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: High Up, a View of History
Description: Article describes the lantern tower that sits atop the historic Power & Light Building, including its design details and history.
Date: 2012-06-12
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: City of Art, Kansas City's Public Art
Description: The author describes the Kansas City Power and Light Building as "Kansas City's most distinctive skyscraper and one of the country's best examples of art-deco design." Includes photographs of the outside of the building as well as artistic motifs found throughout the building. Also included are a number of basic statistics concerning the building.
Date: 2001
Object Type: Book

Title: P&L Building Lights Up KC
Description: Postcard image and short article about the Kansas City Power and Light Building at 14th and Walnut streets. The 31-story building was constructed by local architects Hoit, Price & Barnes in 1931 and capped by glowing lights that were visible for several miles. It remained the headquarters of The Power and Light Company until 1992.
Date: 2009-11-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Building Stands the Test of Time and Redevelopment
Description: Postcard image and short article on the Kansas City Power and Light building, located at 14th Street and Walnut. Completed in 1931, the 31-story building was designed by local architects Hoit, Price and Barnes. It remained the headquarters of the Power and Light Company until 1992.
Date: 2008-09-03
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Power & Light Revamp is a Go
Description: Article announces that a redevelopment plan for the Kansas City Power & Light Building located at 106 W. 14th Street has been approved by the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority. Details of the redevelopment plan that will be executed by NorthPoint Development are provided. It is stated that the first of 217 apartments will be made available by the end of 2015 and that the entire project should be completed by mid-2016.
Date: 2014-08-23
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The History of the Herschede Hall Clock Company
Description: History of the Herschede Hall Clock Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The origin of the Kansas City Power and Light Building replica clock on display in the Central Library is described on page 46: "From time to time, the Herschede company was commissioned to design and build clocks to commemorate special occasions. One of the most elaborate of these orders was received during the depths of the depression in 1933. A new high-rise office building promoted by a civic-minded group in Kansas City as a means of stimulating construction activity, was erected to serve as the headquarters of the Kansas City Power and Light Company. On completion, it was decided to make a present to the man who had conceived the project. A special floor clock was ordered with the case a replica of the building itself. Over six feet in height and accurate in every detail, the replica was made in the Herschede cabinet shop and fitted with a special electric movement. It made a fitting tribute to the man who had conceived the project and is still keeping correct time in the office of the building management today."
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Manuscript

Title: Quality Hill Towers
Description: View looking south along Jefferson Street from West Terrace Park in Quality Hill. Cars parked along Jefferson Street can be seen. The Quality Hill Towers housing development is in view. The Kansas City Power and Light Building can be seen in the background.
Date: 1961~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Editorial Forum: The Kansas City Meeting
Description: Article describing Kansas City's tourist attractions and general features (climate, history, etc.) for "the Kansas City meeting, the sixtieth annual conference of the American Library Association." Places described including the Shawnee Mission, Santa Fe Trail sites, Municipal Auditorium, the City Hall and Jackson County Courthouse, the Kansas City Power & Light Building, park and boulevard system, "Union Station, new Federal Post Office, Liberty Memorial, the 1,400 acre Municipal playground, Swope Park, and the world-famous Country Club Residential District," etc.
Date: 1938-04-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Power & Light Company: The First Ninety Years
Description: Building at 1330 Baltimore Avenue at time of first occupation in 1931 was the tallest west of the Mississippi River.
Date: 1972
Object Type: Book

Title: A Score of Slender Towers: Skyscraper Development in Kansas City, Missouri, 1929-1932
Description: Article discusses architectural, economic and cultural factors that drove a surge in skyscraper construction in the late-1920s and early-1930s. The design and building of the Telephone Building, the Professional Building, the Bryant Building, the Fidelity Building, and the Kansas City Power and Light Building are described in detail.
Date: 2017-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Power and Light Building
Description: [Q]uickly became Kansas City's leading landmark. Photos and description of the 30-story building at 1330 Baltimore Avenue.
Date: 1994
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City Power and Light Building
Description: View looking north up Baltimore Avenue from near 15th Street.The Kansas City Power and Light Building is in full view in the center of the photograph. Business names in view include Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co., General Tire (Kansas City branch), and Canned Foods Warehouse. A Folger's coffee sign is visible on the left. Cars on Baltimore Avenue can be seen.
Date: 1935~
Object Type: Photograph

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