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Urban Traffic
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Description
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Two images of Kansas City automobile traffic used to promote expressways as a way to ease automobile congestion. The first image was taken on an unidentified street east of downtown. The second image was taken from an elevated vantage point and captures Southwest Trafficway passing over Southwest Boulevard.
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Date
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1958
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Surroundings
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Description
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Elevated view looking east taken from atop the Jackson County Courthouse showing the area surrounding St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Several parked cars can be seen. Construction of the southeast corner of the downtown expressway loop is in view.
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Date
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1960-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Turnpike and 18th Street Cloverleaf
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Description
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Aerial view of intersection of Interstate 70 and the South 18th Street Expressway in Kansas City, Kansas. Railroad tracks and industrial buildings can be seen.
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Date
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1964-05-08
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intercity Viaduct - West Interchange
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Description
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View facing northeast that captures the west interchange of the Intercity Viaduct taken from Saint John's Park in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. Interstate 70 can also be seen.
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Date
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1966-05-27
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intercity Viaduct and Kansas City, Missouri, Skyline
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Description
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View facing east that captures the Kansas City, Missouri, downtown skyline taken from Saint John's Park in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. Interstate 70 and the Intercity Viaduct can be seen.
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Date
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1966-05-27
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kaw River and Intercity
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Description
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View facing northwest taken from the James Street Bridge. The Kansas River, the Intercity Viaduct, and Interstate 70 can be seen.
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Date
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1962-09-11
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Skyline from Southeast Trafficway
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Description
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View facing northwest that captures the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, skyline, taken from the southeast corner of the downtown expressway loop. City Hall, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and other downtown buildings can be seen. Construction of Highway 71 is also in view.
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Date
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1962-10-14
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southeast Trafficway Dedication - Ribbon Cutting
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Description
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View of a crowd attending a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Southeast Trafficay. Mrs. Whitton, wife of Federal Highway Administrator Rex M. Whitton is cutting the ribbon. Rex M. Whitton, Independence Mayor L. F. P. Curry, Missouri Governor John M. Dalton, President Harry S. Truman, and Raytown Mayor John D. Fox can also be seen.
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Date
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1962-08-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Proposed Master Plan IX - Downtown Area
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Description
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Street map of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, displaying an early plan for an expressway loop surrounding the area. Proposed parking lots, garages, public buildings, parks, street improvements, freeways, and tunnels are indicated on the map.
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Date
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1947
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City's Expressways
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Description
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Illustrated map showing the planned expressway system in the Kansas City area in 1952. Text printed on the map explains how the freeway system will work and how it will benefit the public. The map displays a plan to route the expressways close to the downtown area of Kansas City, Kansas, that was later changed.
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Date
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1952
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Construction Phases Map
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Description
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Map of the Kansas City area showing planned stages of consruction of the expressway system. The map was part of the City Plan Commission's publication Expressways - Greater Kansas City in 1951.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Metropolitan Kansas City
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Description
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Street map of metropolitan Kansas City, with inset maps of Olathe, Kansas and Lee's Summit, Missouri. Features colored areas showing light and heavy industry, with many named industrial districts, city and school district boundaries, "switching limits."
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City and Vicinity
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Description
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Road map of Kansas City and surrounding counties including Ray and Buchanan counties in Missouri, Johnson and Leavenworth counties in Kansas; enlarged maps of St. Joseph, Mo. and Leavenworth, Kan. inset. Reverse side is street map of metropolitan Kansas City. Includes indexes to towns, airports, golf clubs, cemeteries, parks, lakes, and streets.
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City Metropolitan Area
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Description
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Map of the Kansas City metropolitan area, showing boundaries of Kansas City and surrounding communities. Map also shows major roads and highways; proposed routes for Interstates 435, 35, 670, 635, and 470; proposed route for U.S. Highway 71; bodies of water; and airports.
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Urban Renewal: Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Street map of downtown Kansas City, Missouri and vicinity showing urban renewal projects, general neighborhood renewal project, public housing projects, private redevelopment, and existing and proposed freeways.
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Proposed Master Plan
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Description
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Proposed master plan for Kansas City, Missouri development, including highways, thoroughfares, neighborhood boundaries, residential areas, business & commercial areas, railroad and industrial areas, public spaces, and public schools and recreation areas. Map covers Kansas City, Missouri city limits south of the Missouri River, with connections shown to surrounding communities, including North Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson County, Kansas, and Raytown, Missouri.
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Date
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1946
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Unidentified Parking Lot and Building
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Description
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Photograph of an unknown building and adjacent parking lot in the late 1970s. The site appears to be near Interstate 435.
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Date
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1970~/1979~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bruce R. Watkins Drive Nears End of Long, Bumpy Road to Completion
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Description
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Photos, maps, and extensive article about the completion of "Bruce R. Watkins Drive, the 10-mile road more than a half century in the making," with its last leg from "Linwood Boulevard to the downtown highway loop" opened in October 2001. Description of the planning, political battles and demolition of private residences, and construction of the road variously as a freeway or parkway since 1951 as a direct and fast route from Downtown to South Kansas City and named for the late Bruce Watkins (1924-1980), "a black political leader and former city councilman."
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Date
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2001-10-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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Kansas City Metropolitan Area: Tour with Cities Service
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Description
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Road map of Kansas City and vicinity; indexes nearby cities and towns, points of interest, lakes, parks, rivers, airports, golf and country clubs. Reverse side includes maps of metropolitan Kansas City, downtown Kansas City, and a sight-seeing guide with suggested tours.
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Date
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1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City Metropolitan Area: For People Going Places
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Description
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Road map of Kansas City and vicinity; indexes nearby cities and towns, points of interest, lakes, parks, rivers, airports, golf and country clubs. Reverse side includes maps of metropolitan Kansas City, downtown Kansas City, and a sight-seeing guide with suggested tours.
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Date
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1962
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Object Type
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Map
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