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Title: Baltimore Avenue through the Plaza
Description: Photograph looking north on Baltimore Avenue, just north of Ward Parkway, circa 1987. The Fountain View building (later American Century Investments north tower) is visible in the center of the image, with the One Main Plaza office building and Marriott Hotel, on Main Street, visible at right.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nichols Road
Description: Photograph, looking northeast from an elevated position at Nichols and Central, of Nichols Road storefronts and other buildings circa 1987. N. Valentino and Strauss-Peyton occupy storefronts on the north side of Nichols, and the Giralda Tower is visible at right. The Fountain View building (later American Century Investments north tower), One Main Plaza, Marriott Hotel, and Hilton Plaza Inn, all near the intersection of 45th and Main Streets, are visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Buildings and Southmoreland
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), circa 1987. One Main Plaza office building occupies the left side of the image, and the Marriott Hotel on the right. The Southmoreland neighborhood and Kansas City Art Institute campus are visible between the buildings.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: One Main Plaza and Marriott Hotel
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the One Main Plaza office building at 4435 Main and the Marriott Hotel at 4445 Main Street circa 1987. Buildings on the Kansas City Art Institute campus can be seen to the east across Warwick Boulevard.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4300 and 4400 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph, looking northeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the east side of the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Main Street in the late 1980s. The One Main Plaza office building at 4435 Main Street occupies the lower right corner. A QuikTrip convenience store and Best Western hotel stand to its north on Main Street, and the Southmoreland neighborhood stretches to the north and east. Tall residential and office buildings line Armour Boulevard in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
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

Title: H&R Block Headquarters
Description: Photograph, taken from the top of the Marriott Hotel at 45th and Main, looking northwest circa 1987. The H&R Block headquarters building is seen at the center of the image, on the west side of Main, with the Embassy Suites Hotel visible to the northwest. Broadway Boulevard can be seen bending west through Westport in the background. The One Main Plaza office building can be seen at the right edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Area Main Street Buildings
Description: Photograph looking north across Brush Creek and Ward Parkway of buildings along Main Street circa 1987. Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), at 4500 Main Street, One Main Plaza at 4435 Main, and the Marriott Hotel, at 4445 Main, are among the buildings pictured. The Plaza's Giralda Tower can be seen at the left side of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Area Plan Existing and Proposed Developments
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from roughly 43rd Street south to 48th Street, and Wornall East to Oak Street. The map illustrates existing buildings, including Fountain View, One Main Plaza, and the Hilton Plaza Hotel; it also includes proposed projects such as Fountain View Two, a realignment of Main Street and Brookside Boulevard, and Brush Creek improvements. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

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