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Title
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9th Street West Between Forest Street and Lydia Street
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Buildings along Delaware
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Description
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View looking south along Delaware Street from between its intersections with 4th and 5th streets. The Fidelity National Bank Building can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Buildings on Grand Avenue from 8th
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Description
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View looking southwest of building along Grand Avenue from its intersection with 8th Street. Cars parked in a lot can be seen. Signs for Allright Parking and Midwest Typewriter are in view. The Scarritt Building on Grand Avenue can be seen in the center of the image. The Scarritt Arcade Building on Walnut Street is in view on the right hand side of the image. The Fidelity National Bank Building is in view in the background.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Downtown Aerial View
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Description
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Aerial view of the downtown Kansas City. The image is framed by Charlotte Street on the left hand side, the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks at the top, Wyandotte Street on the right hand side, and 6th Street and the Downtown Loop at the bottom. Several prominent downtown buildings are in view.
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Date
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1986~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillham and Pershing Roads Looking North from 25th Street
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Description
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View facing north along Gillham and Pershing Roads from their intersection with 25th Street. A service station sign advertising Wilcox Gasoline can be seen on the east side of Gillham Road. Several prominent downtown Kansas City buildings are in view in the background. Cars traveling north along Gillham and Pershing roads can be seen.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Skyline
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Description
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Photograph of downtown Kansas City in the 1980s, looking southwest from the intersection of Walrond and Norledge avenues, in Kessler Park. Among the buildings pictured are City Hall, Jackson County Courthouse, the Fidelity National Bank and Trust Building, and Town Pavilion.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph, Cityscapes
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Title
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Fidelity Building Construction
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Description
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View of construction of the second Fidelity National Bank Building showing a Black laborer at work.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sixth Street Trafficway - Paseo Bridge Approach
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Description
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Elevated view looking southwest of the northeast corner of the downtown expressway look where 6th Street Trafficway meets the Paseo Bridge approach. The downtown skyline can be seen in the background. Cars traveling along the streets can be seen. A portion of the Columbus Park neighborhood is in view on the right hand side of the image.
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Date
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1954-10
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station and Skyline
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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811 Main Building - Altered Design
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Description
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View looking southeast of downtown from the corner of 8th and Main streets with the 811 Main Street Building, formerly known as the AT&T Building, in center. The image has been altered to show design updates and a new exterior color. The Fidelity National Bank Building, Commerce Towers, the Commerce Bank Building, and the AT&T Town Pavilion Building under construction are in view.
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Date
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1986
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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811 Main Building
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Description
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View looking southeast of downtown from the corner of 8th and Main streets with the 811 Main Street Building, formerly known as the AT&T Building, in center. The Fidelity National Bank Building, Commerce Towers, the Commerce Bank Building, and the AT&T Town Pavilion Building under construction are in view.
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Date
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1986
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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A Score of Slender Towers: Skyscraper Development in Kansas City, Missouri, 1929-1932
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2017-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article