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Woolworth's Country Club Plaza
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Woolworth's store and other buildings that once stood along the north side of Nichols Road from its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. Cars and pedestrians can be seen.
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Date
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1980-12
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Woolworth's Country Club Plaza
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Description
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View looking north of the Woolworth's store that once stood along the north side of Nichols Road at its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. Cars and pedestrians can be seen.
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Date
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1980-10
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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48th Street Apartments
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Description
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Photograph of apartment buildings on the south side of 48th Street, looking west to Belleview Avenue, circa 1988. The buildings were later demolished for a highrise office development.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Manor Hall
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Description
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Photograph of the Manor Hall building at 3848 Troost Avenue circa 1979. National Bedding Mart is in the ground-level storefront.
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Date
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1979~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1801 West 39th Street
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Description
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Photograph of buildings and storefronts from the southwest corner of 39th and Bell Streets to 39th and State Line Road, circa 1990, including Don Pepe Cafe and Cafe Allegro. A University of Kansas Medical Center building stands in the background, across State Line.
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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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Balcony and Neptune Buildings
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Description
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Photograph of the commercial Balcony Building at Broadway and Wornall, and the Neptune Apartments building at 46th Terrace and Broadway, circa 1987. The Neptune building is pictured while still under construction.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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6944-46 Prospect Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of a retail and residential building at 6944-46 Prospect Avenue in the early 1980s. Kenny's Carpets occupies the storefront on the south side of the building, and the north side is occupied by Rainbow Missionary Baptist Church. The building was demolished in 1996.
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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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Aladdin Theatre
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
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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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Aladdin Theatre
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
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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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2202 Lexington Avenue
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Description
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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.
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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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2202 Lexington Avenue
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Description
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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.
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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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546 Olive Street
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Description
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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.
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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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14403 Little Blue Road
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of buildings around 14403 Little Blue Road. Daniel's Auction Service occupies the building on the east, with a general store in the building to to the west.
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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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300 Nichols Road
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of Putsch's Cafeteria at 300 Nichols Road/4640 Wornall Road in the Country Club Plaza Shopping District. Opened sometime in the 1950s by Jud and Virginia Putsch, Putsch's Cafeteria was a popular, successful restaurant. Located in the Plaza neighborhood.
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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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3601-09 Block of Broadway Boulevard
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s, looking northwest, of the 3600 block of Broadway Boulevard. Several restaurants, bars and jazz clubs have been residents of the building. Peking Chinese Restaurant appears in the right side of the photo, located at 3609 Broadway Boulevard. At the time of the photograph, 3601 Broadway Boulevard (furthest north, on the block, across from the Ambassador Hotel) was unoccupied but as of 2018, a restaurant, Krokstrom Klubb, resides there. Also shown in the photo is Nabil's Mediterranean Cuisine at 3605 Broadway and Hot Rocks Lounge at 3607 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 then, added to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1984. Located in the Hanover Place neighborhood.
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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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3916 Broadway Boulevard
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of Astaur Gulaian ; Son Oriental Rugs store at 3916 Broadway Boulevard. Gulaian moved into this building ca. 1930; the business closed in 1989. Located in the Westport neighborhood.
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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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1700 Block of 39th Street
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Description
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Photograph of the 1700 block of 39th Street, looking west from Genessee Street, circa 1990. Fric and Frac, at 1700 W. 39th, and Virgil's Cafe, at 1712 W. 39th, are pictured on the north side of the block along with other restaurants. Johnson Hardware can be seen in the background, on the northwest corner of 39th and Bell.
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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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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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