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Title: City Bank and Trust Company
Description: Photograph of City Bank, at 1800 Grand Boulevard, circa 1980. The building opened as Grand Avenue Bank in 1976, and was designed by the Kivett & Myer architecture firm. The firm changed its name to City Bank and Trust Company in 1978. The Power and Light and Davidson buildings can also be seen in the background of the image, to the northwest.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th Street West Between Forest Street and Lydia Street
Description: Photograph looking west toward Forest Street, circa 1980s. On the left is the building at 901 Tracy Ave. Built in 1900, the building was Unity Inn's vegetarian restaurant and theater playhouse in 1925. At the time of the photograph, it housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Looking west, the First Church of Christ, Scientist tower, at 1117 East 9th, is visible. The Fidelity National Bank building, at 909 Walnut, can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Seville Square
Description: Photograph of the Seville Square shopping center, on the northwest corner of Nichols Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, in the late 1970s. The indoor shopping center included retail shops, restaurants, and other businesses. Designed by architect Clarence Kivett, Seville Square was renovated in the late 1970s from the Sears department store that stood on the site. Columbia Union National Bank can be seen in the background at left, facing Jefferson Street.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Bank and Trust Company
Description: Photograph of City Bank, at 1800 Grand Boulevard, circa 1980. The building opened as Grand Avenue Bank in 1976, and was designed by the Kivett & Myer architecture firm. The firm changed its name to City Bank and Trust Company in 1978.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mill Creek Building
Description: Photograph of the Mill Creek Building at 4634 J. C. Nichols Parkway, circa 1982. Jenkins Music Company and Safety Federal Savings are current tenants. Construction began in 1922 and opened in 1923, this building was the first of J. C. Nichols' Country Club Plaza buildings, and was initially called the Suydam Building. At the far right of the image, construction is taking place on the dome and tower of a neighboring building.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1801 Grand Boulevard
Description: Photograph of the City National Bank building at 1801 Grand Boulevard circa 1980. The building was designed by architecture firm Holden, Ferris & Barnes and built in 1926 for City National Bank. From 1978 to 1981 it served as the headquarters for architecture firm Kivett & Myers and their parent company, HNTB. It became the operations center for Republic Bank in 1983. The building appears to be undergoing renovations in the photograph, with a dumpster parked out front, but it is unclear whether it is the 1978 HNTB renovation or the 1981 Republic Bank project.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3121-23 Main Street
Description: Photograph of a commercial and residential building being demolished at 3121-23 Main Street in the early 1990s. The entirety of the block was later razed to make way for the construction of a YMCA Children's Center Campus in the 1990s. The Boatmen's Bank building, on the southwest corner of 31st and Main, can be seen in the background.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 101-121 West 63rd Street
Description: Photograph circa early 1980s looking west at the corner of 63rd Street and Baltimore Avenue, capturing several businesses on the south side of 63rd Street. Berbiglia liquor store occupies 101 W. 63rd and The University Bank at 115 W. 63rd.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 44th and Belleview Intersection
Description: Photograph at the intersection of 44th Street and Belleview Avenue, looking south on Belleview, circa 1986. A sign for Country Club Bank stands on the northeast corner of the intersection, and The Point bar on the southeast corner. Houses line the west side of the street.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Bank
Description: Photograph of the Westport Bank building at the southeast corner of Westport Road and Broadway circa 1980. The bank originally opened in this location in 1906, and in 1978, the building underwent a $300,000 renovation aimed at creating a contemporary version of the building's original facade. The building was torn down in July 2018 for a mixed-use development project.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Trade and 4900 Main Buildings
Description: Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 49th and Main Streets circa 1987. The Board of Trade and 4900 Main Street buildings are visible in the center of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 49th and Main Intersection
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 49th and Main Streets, looking south on Main, circa 1987. An office building at 4901 Main is pictured at left, and the 4900 Main Building, with United Missouri Bank as a tenant, is pictured at right.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mark Twain Bank
Description: Photograph of the Mark Twain Bank building on the southeast corner of 49th and Main Streets circa 1987.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Intersection of 47th and Wyandotte Streets
Description: Photograph, looking northwest from Giralda Tower, of the intersection of 47th and Wyandotte Streets in 1987. A Commerce Bank branch, at 118 West 47th, is pictured, with additional businesses on surrounding corners. The Neptune Apartments building can be seen under construction in the center background, with additional residential and office buildings in view further to the west.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3800 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of the west side of the 3800 block of Main Street, circa 1982. At the left of the image is Republic Bank, 3838 Main, with Toedman Cabs to it's north. Grand Emporium Hotel and Saloon stands at 3832 Main, and opened in May 1982 as a bar, restaurant, and live music venue with plans for hostel-style rooms to rent on the second floor. It changed ownership several times before closing in 2007. Belman Garage, at 3822 Main, was designed by the Hoit, Price, ; Barnes architectural firm and opened in 1925, and after renovations in 1986, became the home to the Unicorn Theater. The Madrid Theater is also visible further south on the street.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3800 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of the west side of the 3800 block of Main Street, circa 1982. At the left of the image is Republic Bank, 3838 Main, with Toedman Cabs to it's north. Grand Emporium Hotel and Saloon stands at 3832 Main, and opened in May 1982 as a bar, restaurant, and live music venue with plans for hostel-style rooms to rent on the second floor. It changed ownership several times before closing in 2007. Belman Garage, at 3822 Main, was designed by the Hoit, Price, ; Barnes architectural firm and opened in 1925, and after renovations in 1986, became the home to the Unicorn Theater. The Madrid Theater is also visible at the right of the photograph.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Republic Bank
Description: Photograph of Republic Bank, at 3838 Main Street, circa 1981. The facade of the building was added onto an existing apartment building in 1920, when it was home to South Side Bank.
Date: 1981~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brookside Fire Station
Description: Photograph, looking south, circa late 1970s of the parking lot behind the buildings at 22 West 63rd Street in the Brookside shopping area. At the time of the photograph, the building housed the Police & Kansas City Fire Station No. 23, which closed by 1979. Meiners Thriftway Grocery Store at 21 West 63rd Street is visible in the center of the photo.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Berbiglia Liquor Store
Description: Photograph circa late 1970s looking west at the corner of 63rd Street and Baltimore Avenue, capturing several businesses on the south side of 63rd Street in the Brookside Shopping area. The strip of shops included the Berbiglia liquor store at 101 West 63rd Street, the Velvet Freeze Ice Cream at 103 West 63rd Street and Cap'n Kidd Travel Company at 107 West 63rd Street. The University Bank at 115 West 63rd Street is barely visible in the right side of the photo. Located in the Brookside neighborhood.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Livestock Exchange Building
Description: Photograph of the Livestock Exchange building at 1600 Genessee Street in the early 1980s. The building opened in 1910 as offices for the surrounding Kansas City stockyards operation, and was later converted to general office use after the closing of the stockyards. Signs advertise a Boatmen's Bank branch and a snack shop as tenants of the building. Golden Ox restaurant stands at the south end of the building.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

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