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Title: City Market
Description: View of the Retail Market Building in the City Market, outfitted in Christmas decorations; located on northwest corner of 5th and Walnut streets.
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Merchants Bank
Description: Looking northeast from the southwest corner of 5th and Walnut; shows Merchants Bank and Aleshi Bros. Produce Company.
Date: 1941-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Street Scene
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as from north 5th Street looking south at Wyandotte Street and Broadway Boulevard.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Centropolis Hotel
Description: Street level view looking northwest at the southeast corner of 5th and Grand. The Centropolis, built in 1880, was the first hotel in Kansas City to install electric lighting. "As Kansas City moved southward and new hotels were built, the old Centropolis gradually faded. In later years only part of the imposing structure was used as a hotel" as shown in this photograph. For more about the hotel see this postcard and accompanying historical article http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Mrs,1292.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walnut Street
Description: Storefronts along the east side of Walnut between 5th and 6th.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 5th Street
Description: Storefronts along south side of 5th Street, between Walnut and Grand, including "Bond Lunch" diner, a barbershop, and "Fern Laundry."
Date: 1940
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street
Description: Looking north along the west side of Main from 5th.
Date: 1885
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street
Description: Looking north along Main from 5th.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Central Street
Description: Looking southwest from 5th near Central.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Grand Avenue
Description: Street level view looking southwest from the northeast corner of 5th and Grand.
Date: 1943
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lee I. McElroy Residence
Description: Residence of Lee I. McElroy, located on the northeast corner of 5th Street and Highland Avenue. Lee was the nephew of banker Hugh L. McElroy.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View Looking Northwest of River Market Buildings on 5th Street
Description: View facing northwest of a row of buildings once located on the north side of 5th Street between May and Central streets in the River Market. A sign for the Allied Theater Crafts firm, once located at 224 W. 5th Street can be seen. Cars parked along 5th Street are in view.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Section of Downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Reproduction of map showing a section of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Map depicts the City Market area between Delaware, Charlotte, Independence Avenue, and 3rd Street. Lot numbers are included, and some properties include handwritten notes of owners' or occupants' names.
Date: 1931
Object Type: Map

Title: 5th Street
Description: View of Fifth Street at Central showing the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 305-307 W. Fifth Street. Was earlier known as the Delmonico Hotel. Identified on photo as "5th Ave."
Date: 1915~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Frank's Hall
Description: Book II, Numbers 8-9, from "The Native Sons of Kansas City," page 3, February 4, 1955: "[I]t [Frank's Hall] was on the third floor in the building at the northwest corner of 5th and Main Streets."
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: 5th Street
Description: Looking east towards Wyandotte. Shows two brick buildings built by Theodore Case on the north side of 5th St.
Date: 1868-02-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 5th Street
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as 5th Street looking east from Wyandotte Street. Buildings built by Theodore Case.
Date: 1867
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bluff Street
Description: Looking northwest from Bluff and 5th.
Date: 1867-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walnut Street
Description: View looking north on Walnut Street from 5th Street at night. Shows Merchants Bank on right.
Date: 1946-05-21
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walnut Street
Description: View looking north on Walnut from 5th Street at night. Shows Merchants Bank on the right.
Date: 1946-08-26
Object Type: Photograph

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