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Title
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Museum, Neighbors at Odds Over Club
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Description
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Article examining the dispute between the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Rockhill Tennis Club. The museum owns the tennis club property and wants to relocate offices to the club and use the surrounding grounds to house part of its outdoor sculpture garden. "Residents of the surrounding Rockhill and Southmoreland neighborhoods are opposed to the office plan."
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Date
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2008-04-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Historic Building Spared From Demolition
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Description
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The apartment building at 43rd and Walnut streets has become the Southmoreland Condos building. The brick building was built in 1924 and was to be demolished at the end of 1999. Through the efforts of the Southmoreland neighborhood association, the building was donated to local developer Westside Housing Organization. Also involved was QuickTrip Co. who gave up tearing the building down to build a QuickTrip convenience store. Includes photograph of the building exterior.
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Date
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2007-08-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Urban Appreciation 101
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Description
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Article with accompanying photographs about the Southmoreland neighborhood. Southmoreland begins just east of the Plaza and is bounded by Main Street on the west, 39th Street on the north, Gillham Road on the east, and Cleaver II Boulevard on the south. The area once was home to William Rockhill Nelson, co-founder of The Kansas City Star; August Meyer, Kansas City's first park board president; and businessman Howard Vanderslice whose former residence is now part of the Kansas City Art Institute.
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2008-09-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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KC Art Institute Plans to Raze Historic House
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Description
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Article announces that the Kansas City Art Institute plans to demolish a historic Kansas City home located at 4347 Oak Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood. The article documents KCAI's decision to purchase the Donaldson House in 1967 as well as its efforts to save the structure through the years. A representative of the Historic Kansas City Foundation is interviewed and is critical of the plan. A photo of the Donaldson House is provided.
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Date
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2012-12-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Dispute Pits Tennis Club Vs. Nelson Museum
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Description
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There is tension between the Rockhill neighborhood and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art concerning the fate of the Rockhill Tennis Club. The museum trustees own the tennis club at 46th Street and Rockhill Road which started in 1915, and they want to rehab the building and use it for office space. Some of the residents of the Rockhill and Southmoreland neighborhoods want to keep the tennis club open. The City Council has gotten involved, and it is hoped that a beneficial resolution will happen before the lease runs up on December 31, 2009.
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Date
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2008-05-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
