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Title: Paseo Boulevard
Description: Photos and information on the Paseo Boulevard (also known as "The Paseo"), one of the earliest and most dominant of Kansas City's boulevards in the park and boulevard system starting in the 1890s, with lakes, gardens, and walkways, etc. According to the "Boulevard Leaf-let," volume 2, number 1, April 1996, page 1: "What was to be later named The Paseo was initially considered a parkway rather than a boulevard. The Paseo ("paseo" meaning "walk" or "promenade") was named for the famous "Paseo de la Reforma" in Mexico City, an important roadway which cuts across that city's street system."
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Spanish in Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Description and history of the Spanish cannon at 12th and Paseo Boulevards, under supervision of the Park Department since 1925 and imported by J. C. Nichols.
Date: 1953
Object Type: Book

Title: Meyer Mementos in Museum
Description: Article about August R. Meyer's urban planning career in Kansas City and Leadville, Colorado, including notes about his home at 44th and Warwick Boulevards and streets of the park and boulevard system such as the Paseo.
Date: 1973-10-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Belt Line Railway Proposal
Description: Map of proposed branches of the Kansas City Industrial Belt Line Railway Company's railroad cutting through Paseo Boulevard.
Date: 2013-01-28
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing 19th to 27th Streets and Paseo Boulevard. Lincoln High School and Municipal Stadium are visible. Map identified from set as Section 9, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-51.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing Interstate 70, Paseo Boulevard, and at least 7th through 12th Streets. The Parade Park is also visible. Map identified from set as Section 4, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-32.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City
Description: Four photos of "view[s] of the Paseo."
Date: 1911~
Object Type: Book

Title: 15th Street
Description: View looking east on 15th Street (later renamed Truman Road) from The Paseo at night.
Date: 1947-12-23
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 15th Street
Description: View looking east on 15th Street (later renamed Truman Road) from The Paseo at night.
Date: 1946-11-14
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05
Description: Mention of the name change of Lydia Avenue to Paseo Boulevard in a discussion of the park and boulevard system.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Book

Title: Paseo Boulevard
Description: Description with photos and history of the Paseo, part of the park and boulevard system, from Independence Avenue to 79th Street, 9.32 miles long, acquired in 1896-1914.
Date: 1995
Object Type: Book Section

Title: The Pergola on the Paseo, Looking South
Description: Photo of "[t]he Pergola on the the Paseo, looking south."
Date: 1903-06
Object Type: Magazine Article