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Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Histories of the Wyandotte County towns of Armourdale and Armstrong before their incorporation into Kansas City, Kansas in the late 1800s.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: Flood Scene
Description: Unidentified portion of Osage Avenue, Armourdale, Kansas City, Kansas.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas River and Armourdale
Description: Looking northeast from Argentine, Kansas along south side of Kansas River toward Armourdale.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
Description: Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Map

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the cellar plan for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the second floor plan for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the east and south elevations for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the first floor plan for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the foundation and sewer plan for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the west and north elevations for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7.
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Wilson and Company Packing Plant Blueprints
Description: Blueprints of the plot plan for the Wilson and Co. Packing Plant, 1 of a set of 7.
Date: 1950-06-23
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Everything is Up-to-Date in Armourdale
Description: Article describes efforts to rebuild Armourdale as a place to live and do business. The Armourdale Renewal Association, led by executive director Patty Dysert, has spearheaded projects such as a park, "Senior Villas", a business park, and youth activities.
Date: 2005-03-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05
Description: Description of the origins and early history of Kansas City, Kansas, including its West Bottoms, Quindaro, Wyandotte, and Armourdale portions, with "importance as a manufacturing city. ..exceed[ing] even Kansas City, Mo."
Date: 1905
Object Type: Book

Title: Anything But Lousy: J. Bird Studios Builds a Nest in Armourdale
Description: J. Bird Studios, at 516 Kansas Avenue, opened September 2006. Tile-maker Jori Herbert established the six-artist studio in Armourdale because of its affordability and proximity to West Bottoms and Crossroads. Other artists are Brooke Guardado, Lisa Lovine, Erika Hamlett, Cara Long, and Mo Weberg.
Date: 2007-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Armourdale
Description: Reprinted portions of a report on the residential district of Armourdale. Founded in 1880 in response to railroad companies developing and investing in the area, Armourdale was annexed as part of Kansas City, Kansas in 1886. The report discusses the founding of Armourdale, prominent residents and businesses, local politics, and the results of a social and economic study conducted in the area in 1918.
Date: 2012
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: 1903 Flood Damage
Description: Damage at 4th Street and Kansas Avenue in Armourdale, Kansas, after the 1903 flood.
Date: 1903-06-10
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Kansas: Formerly Wyandotte - Kansas City, Kan., and Armourdale
Description: Color copy of map of Kansas City, Kansas, showing the original areas of Wyandotte and Armourdale. Map includes additions, streets, businesses, schools, parks, cemeteries, railroads, the Kansas City Stockyards, and the Missouri and Kansas Rivers. Text on the map states
Date: 1886
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City, Kansas: Formerly Wyandotte - Kansas City, Kan., and Armourdale
Description: Map of Kansas City, Kansas, showing the original areas of Wyandotte and Armourdale. Map includes additions, streets, businesses, schools, parks, cemeteries, railroads, the Kansas City Stockyards, and the Missouri and Kansas Rivers. Text on the map states it was approved by City Engineer and County Surveyor J. H. Lasley on October 15, 1886.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Map

Title: Toadoloop (Toad-a-Loop)
Description: Article describes the area of "Toad-a-Loop" or "Toad-a-Loup", a notorious community that was located adjacent to the Kansas River near Greystone Heights (just outside the jurisdictions of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, kansas, and Armourdale, Kansas). Origins of the area's unusual name are discussed, as well as its reputation for being a hideout for unsavory characters and criminals.
Date: 2004-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

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