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Title
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Downtown Looking West from near 10th and Walnut Streets
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Description
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Panoramic view of downtown buildings facing west from Walnut between 9th and 10th streets. The photograph may have been taken from the roof of the Ridge Arcade Building at 916 Walnut Street. Several downtown buildings can be seen, including: the Victor Building, the New England National Bank Building, the Dwight Building, the Board of Trade Building, the First National Bank Building (current location of the KCPL Central Library), The Elmhurst Building, the Shubert Theater Building, the Huntzinger Building, the Graphic Arts Building, the Western Newspaper Union Building, the Baker-Vawter Building, the University Club Building, the Kansas City School of Law Building, the Cosby Hotel Building, the Savoy Hotel Building, the Gibraltar Building, the New England Life Building, the Bunker Building, the New York Life Building, the Dunlap Building, the Westgate Hotel Building, the Poindexter & Sons Building, the Barton Hat Company Building, and the U.S. Rubber Company Building. The Quality Hill neighborhood and Garment District can be seen in the distance.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad Yard
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Description
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Panoramic view looking north of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad yard at the future Union Station site. The D. A. Morr Storage and Warehouse Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The Belt Line Storage and Warehouse Company Building is in view on the right hand side of the image. Wyandotte Street heading north toward downtown is in the center of the image.
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Date
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1905~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Opening of New Union Station
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Description
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Panoramic view looking north showing the opening of Union Station. Spectators are crowded along the front of the station and down Main Street. Many cars are in view.
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Date
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1914-10-30
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Bluffs from the West Bottoms
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Description
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Panoramic view looking east showing the West Bluffs and Quality Hill from the West Bottoms. Union Depot, and the Ninth Street Incline can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The 12th Street Viaduct leading up the West Bluffs toward downtown is in the center of the image. Several buildings and railroad cars in the West Bottoms can be seen. Signs for the J. F. Grindell and Company and the Chicago and Alton Railroad Freight Depot are in view.
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View South from atop Coca-Cola Building
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Description
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Panoramic view looking south from the roof of the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) building at 2107 Grand Avenue. Neighborhoods and business districts south of downtown can be seen. Several buildings are in view, including: General Hospital, General Hospital No. 2, Rahe's Automobile and Tractor (also known as the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, Schutte Lumber Company, Union Station, and the Sweeney Automobile School (later the BMA Building). In view are signs for: Oldsmobile, Holsum Bread, Melton Tire & Battery, Norwalk Tires, Kelly Tires, Racine Tires, White Rose Butter, Sunshine Biscuits, Merit Bread, Camel cigarettes, National Biscuit Company, and Folger's Coffee Company. Signboard Hill can be seen to the northwest of Union Station. The view spans the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks, which are in view on the right hand side of the photograph.
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Date
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1922~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View West from atop General Hospital
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Description
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Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View West from atop General Hospital
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Description
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Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View North from near 22nd and Holmes
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Description
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Panoramic view looking north from near 22nd and Holmes streets. Downtown can be seen across the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Several buildings are in view, including: the Carnie-Goudie Company Building, Union Station, the Coca-Cola Company (later the Western Auto) Building, and the Firestone Building. In view are signs for: National Biscuit Company, the Studebaker Riley Company, Carey Roofing, Camel cigarettes, Franklin Ice Cream, Shuff Battery Tire & Electric Service, and the Southwest Warehouse Company.
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Date
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1922-05-22
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Object Type
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Photograph
