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Title
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39th and Main Streets
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Description
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Photograph of the northeast corner of 39th and Main Streets, circa 1980, including the Hotel Netherlands apartment building. The Hyde Park building, at right, opened in 1916, and at the time of this photo, the ground floor was occupied by the Adult Literary Guild adult bookstore, which was evicted in 1982 as part of a neighborhood redevelopment effort lead by J. Nelson Happy.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The New Stanley
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Description
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Photograph of The New Stanley bar and restaurant at 501 Westport Road circa 1980, as well as a view of Pennsylvania Avenue looking southeast from Westport Road. The restaurant and bar opened in 1975 in the building that was the former Doerschuk pharmacy. An establishment called the Old Stanley opened in 1987 under new ownership in the space after the New Stanley closed in 1985.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Walnut Street Shops
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Description
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Photograph of the Walnut Street Shops, 12-26 East 39th Street, with windows boarded up prior to a renovation project in 1983-84. The Hyde Park Building can also be seen at the left of the image, and the Netherlands Hotel building can be seen in the background. The Netherlands was soon to undergo its own renovation and be redubbed "Hawthorne Plaza."
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mabry Hall
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Description
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Photograph of the Mabry Hall building at 4112-14 Pennsylvania Avenue, circa 1980. At the time of the photo, the building was owned by Ace Dickinson, who operated Ace's Rock Shop and Museum on the ground floor. The building is arguably the oldest extant commercial building in Kansas City, with some claiming it was constructed in 1843. Other sources suggest a date closer to 1850. The neighboring building, at 4116 Pennsylvania, can be seen to the right of Mabry Hall.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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4632 Wyandotte Street
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Description
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Photograph of a retail strip at the intersection of Wornall Road and Wyandotte Street circa 1980. Renner's Shoe Repair is among the businesses pictured. Other Plaza hotels and apartment buildings can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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3611 Broadway Boulevard
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980, looking southeast, of 3609-3615 Broadway Boulevard. Peking Chinese Restaurant appears in the left side of the photo, located at 3609 Broadway Boulevard. Also shown in the photo, in the center, is Crazy's at 3611 Broadway Boulevard. And further south, in the right side of the photo, is Shoequet Shoes store at 3915 Broadway Boulevard. This block of buildings was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Ambassador Hotel Historic District and added to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mabry Hall
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Description
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Photograph of the Mabry Hall building at 4112-14 Pennsylvania Avenue, circa 1980. At the time of the photo, the building was owned by Ace Dickinson, who operated Ace's Rock Shop and Museum on the ground floor. The building is arguably the oldest extant commercial building in Kansas City, with some claiming it was constructed in 1843. Other sources suggest a date closer to 1850.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mabry Hall
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Description
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Photograph of the Mabry Hall building at 4112-14 Pennsylvania Avenue, circa 1980. At the time of the photo, the building was owned by Ace Dickinson, who operated Ace's Rock Shop and Museum on the ground floor. The building is arguably the oldest extant commercial building in Kansas City, with some claiming it was constructed in 1843. Other sources suggest a date closer to 1850.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Center Square
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Description
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Aerial photograph of the City Center Square building at 1100 Main Street in downtown Kansas City. It was built in 1977 by the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It occupies the entire block of 11th Street to 12th Street, and from Main Street to Baltimore Street.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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39th & Main Streets
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Description
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Photograph of the north side of the 39th and Main Street intersection circa 1983. The Hyde Park Building, on the northeast corner of the intersection, is undergoing renovations. The Price Candy Company Building, at 2 West 39th Street, has New Earth Books and Records as a ground floor tenant. Foolkiller Theater, a longtime tenant and building owner, also occupies the building. The Netherlands Hotel apartment building is visible in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hyde Park Building
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Description
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Photograph of the 39th Street facing side of the Hyde Park Building, at 2-8 East 39th, circa 1980. The building opened in 1916, and at the time of this photo, the ground floor was occupied by the Adult Literary Guild adult bookstore, which was evicted in 1982 as part of a neighborhood redevelopment effort lead by J. Nelson Happy. The New Earth bookstore, a feminist store and event space, can be seen in the background of the image, on the northwest corner of 39th and Main.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Walnut Street Shops
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Description
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Photograph of the a light and terra cotta adornment on the Walnut Street Shops, outside 18 East 39th Street, circa 1980. The building, along with the neighboring Hyde Park Building, later underwent a major renovation in 1983-84.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph