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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1957, Page p1008
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 70th Street south to W. 73rd Street and from Jefferson Street east to Baltimore Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Country Club Lumber Company is noted on the map, but the 1939 city directory calls it the Snyder-Kunkel Lumber Company, 321 W. Gregory Blvd.
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Date
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1930/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1957, Page p1118
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. Gregory Boulevard south to E. 74th Street and from Troost Avenue east to Lydia Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1930/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1957, Page p1113
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 74th Street south to E. 77th Street and from Troost Avenue east to Wayne Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, May 1937."
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Date
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1930/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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1108-1116 Washington Storefronts
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Description
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View looking west of storefronts once located from 1108-1116 Washington Street between its intersections with 11th and 12th streets. Cars parked along Washington Street can be seen. Signs for Allen's Bar, the Tokyo Beauty Salon, and Convention Center Cleaners are in view.
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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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Plaza Laundry Company
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Description
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Photograph of the Plaza Laundry Company building at the corner of 42nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue circa 1980. The building was constructed as a laundry in 1925, and in 1982, a new owner began a renovation process to turn the structure into an office building dubbed 100 Westport Square.
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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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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking northeast of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown from between its intersections with 39th and 40th streets. Signs for 90 Min. Dry Cleaners and A1 Sewing Machines can be seen. Cars parked along Main Street are in view.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pennington Cleaners
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Description
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View looking west of Pennington Cleaners building at 1242 Pennsylvania Avenue. Cars can be seen parked along Pennsylvania Avenue. The First Swedish Lutheran Church that once stood at 1236-1238 Pennsylvania Avenue is in view.
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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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Buildings along Pennsylvania
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Description
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View looking northwest of buildings and residences along Pennsylvania Avenue from between its intersections with 13th and 12th streets. Cars parked along Pennsylvania Avenue can be seen. A sign for Pennington Cleaners at 1242 Pennsylvania Avenue can be seen. The First Swedish Lutheran Church that once stood at 1236-1238 Pennsylvania Avenue is in view.
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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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90 Minute Dry Cleaners and A1 Sewing Machine Company
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Description
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Photograph of 90 Minute Dry Cleaners at 3951 Main Street, and A1 Sewing Machine Company at 3957 Main, circa 1982. The original facade of the building was replaced after a major fire started in the dry cleaning business in 1976.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport Road Looking Southwest from near Baltimore Avenue
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Description
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View facing southwest along Westport Road from near its intersection with Baltimore Avenue in the Old Westport Residential District. Cars parked and traveling along Westport Road can be seen. The Harris-Kearney House, a Safeway grocery store and the Launderette laundromat are in view.
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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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Summit Street Looking North from West Pennway
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Description
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View facing north along Summit Street from its intersection with West Pennway in the Westside neighborhood. A building housing Hardin Cleaners at 720 West Pennway is in view on the east side of the street. Houses and cars can be seen along Summit Street.
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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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Pennsylvania Avenue Looking Southeast from Archibald Avenue
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Description
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View of Pennsylvania Avenue facing southeast from Archibald Avenue in Westport. A sign for Blake Sheet Metal Works and the Plaza Laundry Building are in view on the west side of the street. Several cars in a parking lot and parked along Pennsylvania Avenue 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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Shops and Garage on the Northeast Corner of 48th Street and Belleview Avenue
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Description
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View of a row of businesses once located at 922-910 48th Street and the Belleview Garage once located at 4739 Belleview Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. The view is facing northeast. Boulevard Cleaners at 922 48th Street can be seen. Cars parked along and traveling south on Belleview Avenue are in view.
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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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Shops on the Southwest Corner of 48th Street and Belleview Avenue
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Description
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View of a row of businesses located in a building containing shops located at 4800-4808 Belleview Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. The view is facing southwest. Plaza Manor Cleaners & Dryers at 4802-4804 Belleview Avenue and the Mosely Drug Store at 4800 Belleview Avenue can be seen. A Coca-Cola sign is displayed above the door of the Mosely Drug Store. Cars and a truck can be seen parked along and traveling south on Belleview Avenue.
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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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3951-79 Main Street
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Description
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Photographs of stores and an apartment building on the 3900 block of Main Street in the early 1980s. The Old Westport Cash Saver grocery store, at 3967 Main, and the Montrose Apartment building, at the corner of 40th, Walnut, and Main Streets, are among the buildings pictured. The Montrose Apartments were demolished in early 1998 and the site was used for a parking lot.
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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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3013 Main Street
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Description
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Photograph of commercial buildings on the 3000 block of Main Street in the early 1980s. The building at 3013 Main was occupied by Kansas City Stationery and Office Furniture at the time of the photograph, and the Eagle Buffet occupies the space at 3017 Main. The low brick building at the left of the image was later demolished to create a parking lot for a new hotel built to its north. The KCTV station tower 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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Oak Park Pharmacy, Levine's Market, O-G Cleaners - 4044-4048 Prospect Avenue
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Description
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View looking northwest of the building housing Oak Park Pharmacy, Levine's Market, and O-G Cleaners at 4044, 4046, and 4048 Prospect Avenue. A Levine's Market truck is parked on Prospect Avenue. Signs for Coca-Cola, Ex-Lax, and Chesterfield cigarettes can be seen. The house that once stood at 4040 Prospect Avenue is in view in the background.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph