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Title: Dickerton House
Description: View looking southwest of Pennsylvania Avenue from its intersection with 11th Street. Cars parked along Pennsylvania Avenue are in view. The Dickerton House Apartments are in view on the right hand side of the image.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: East from the Roof of the Broadway Hotel
Description: Elevated view looking east from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later called the Coates House Hotel. Several houses and buildings can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View Southeast from 11th and Central Streets
Description: Aerial view looking southeast from 11th and Central streets. Several houses and other buildings that once stood in the downtown area can be seen.
Date: 1866
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Southwest from 4th
Description: View looking southwest from 4th Street west of Wyandotte Street. The Coates House Hotel and the Coates Opera House can be seen in the distance. Early downtown buildings and houses are in view.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sheridan Pond - 4th and Broadway
Description: View looking east from the southeast corner of 4th Street and Broadway Boulevard. An individual standing near Sheridan Pond, once located to the rear of the Sheridan and Lindell hotels, is in view. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Thurman's Livery - 6th and Delaware
Description: View of Thurman's Livery, once located at the northeast corner of 6th and Delaware streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen. A sign for Excelsior Stable is in view.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Corner of 9th and Wyandotte Streets
Description: View of the intersection of 9th and Wyandotte streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from 9th and Wyandotte
Description: View looking east along 9th Street from Wyandotte Street. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen. A horse drawn cart is in view.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northwest from Public Square
Description: View looking northwest from the public square between Main and Walnut streets; and 4th and 5th streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1870-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oak Ridge Manor
Description: Photograph circa 1980, looking north, at the west end of a home at 5410 NE Oak Ridge Drive, originally built around a log cabin in 1829 by James Compton. A Compton family member lived in the home until 1954, when it was sold to Louise Sandstrom who converted it into a restaurant. It opened in 1983 as Stroud's North, Oak Ridge Manor Restaurant & Bar. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Dr. James Compton Residence.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Northeast Along Jefferson
Description: View looking northeast along Jefferson Street from just north of its intersection with 11th Street. A man spraying the sidewalk with a hose on Jefferson Street is in view. Cars parked along Jefferson Street can be seen. Houses and apartment buildings are in view. The Quality Hills Towers complex can be seen in the background.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2202 Lexington Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a commercial building on the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue at 2202 Lexington Avenue. Built in 1920, it has housed several different kinds of businesses, including a market, a furniture store and a restaurant.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph, looking west, circa 1980s of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4026 Central Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 4026 Central Street in the Westport neighborhood. It was demolished in 1986. James B. Nutter & Company built an office building in that location.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 200 Olive Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking west on Pendleton Avenue, toward Park Avenue. The three-story building on the left is at 200 Olive Street, a multiple family dwelling, built in 1900. Next to it is 2311 Pendleton Avenue, a duplex apartment building. At the end of the block is a single family home. Built in 1885, its address is 203 Park Avenue. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2202 Lexington Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking north, capturing several single family homes and a commercial building at the far right on the 200 block of Brooklyn Avenue. The building's address is 2202 Lexington Avenue; it was built in 1920, and has housed several different kinds of businesses, including a market and restaurant. Next to it, to the north, is 225 Brooklyn Ave, a multiple family home that was built in 1900. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph, looking northwest, circa 1980s of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 546 Olive Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking north toward Elma Street, capturing the block of stores and homes on the west side of the street. On the left is 546 Olive Street, a building which has housed several businesses, including a beauty shop. It is also an apartment home, with a bedroom and garage. Next to that building is 540 - 538 Olive Street, a two-story duplex. To the north of that is a single family home at 536 Olive Street, built in 1890. Next to that is a two-story duplex which was demolished sometime after the photo was taken. The next visible home, to the north, is 526 Olive Street, built in 1890. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Norledge Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 3200 Norledge Avenue. The home was built around 1888 at 3218 N. Gladstone Boulevard for Judge William Wallace, a lawyer famous for prosecuting the James Brothers gang in the 1880s. In 1909, the home was moved to its current location on Norledge Avenue to allow construction of the the R.A. Long Mansion. After it was moved, significant redesign took place, under the direction of architect L. Grant Middaugh. The home is referred to as the Wallace Castle, due to its design. From the mid-1940s until the late 1960s, it served as a convalescent home. Later, it was used by the Kansas City Museum for offices. In 1997, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Scarritt Point North Historic District. In 2018, the city of Kansas City put the home up for public auction. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oak Ridge Manor
Description: Photograph circa 1980, interior of the home at 5410 Northeast Oak Ridge Drive, originally built around a log cabin in 1829 by James Compton. James's daughter, Emma Compton. lived in the home until 1954, when it was sold to Louise Sandstrom who converted it into a restaurant. Sandstrom kept the interior furnishings intact. The restaurant opened in 1983 as Stroud's North, Oak Ridge Manor Restaurant & Bar. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Dr. James Compton Residence.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

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