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Title: Board of Trade Building
Description: Photos and information on the new Board of Trade Building on the Country Club Plaza next to Brush Creek.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Main Event Sculpture
Description: Information about the Main Event sculpture at the Board of Trade at 4900 Main Street.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Dedicate New Trade Building: The Modern Structure Is Seen as World Market Center
Description: Dedication ceremonies for the new building at 4800 Main Street, for Kansas City, world leader in hard winter wheat and grain sorghums at the time.
Date: 1966-05-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Construction of the New Board of Trade Building
Description: Photo of the new Board of Trade Building at 48th and Main Streets under construction at the Plaza.
Date: 1965-01-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Buttonwood Tree Restaurant
Description: Exterior view of the sign on The Buttonwood Tree Inn and Pub located on the ground floor in the Board of Trade building on the Country Club Plaza at 4800 Main Street.
Date: 1966-09-30
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Trade Building
Description: Frontal view of fourth building; located on west side of Main between 48th and 49th Streets.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Trade Building
Description: Photograph of the Board of Trade building, at 4800 Main Street, circa 1980. The Kansas City Board of trade moved to this building, notable for the sculpture of wheat and corn on its east facade, in 1966.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Board of Trade Building
Description: Photograph of the Board of Trade building, looking northwest from the intersection of 49th and Main Streets, circa 1980. The Kansas City Board of trade moved to this building in 1966. The Sulgrave Apartments tower, at 121 West 48th Street, can be seen at the left edge of the image.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: South Plaza Buildings
Description: Photograph, looking south along Baltimore Avenue, of South Plaza apartment and office buildings in the late 1980s. The Casa Loma East and West and Biarritz apartment buildings can be seen to the south of Ward Parkway, with the Sulgrave apartment building to their south. East of Baltimore, the One Ward Parkway, Board of Trade, and 4900 Main office buildings are pictured, from north to south.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City - Points of Interest and Surroundings
Description: Illustrated novelty map of Kansas City area points of interest, attractions and sights.
Date: 1973
Object Type: Map

Title: Board of Trade Building
Description: Photograph of the Board of Trade building, looking northwest from the intersection of 49th and Main Streets, circa 1987. The Kansas City Board of trade moved to this building in 1966. The 4900 Main building, which includes United Missouri Bank as a tenant and also served as a Board of Trade annex, is pictured at the left edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 49th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Description: Photograph from the intersection of 49th and Main Streets, looking west down 49th Street, circa 1987. The 4900 Main Building is pictured at left, connected via pedestrian bridge to the Board of Trade building. The Sulgrave Apartments building stands to the west, at 121 West 48th Street.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Exchange Building Bought
Description: Article announces that the Kansas City Board of Trade building at 4800 Main Street has been sold to Mariner Real Estate Management, LLC. The company is described as a real estate investment firm with dealings across the country. Their current address is listed as 4601 College Boulevard in Leawood, Kansas. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Date: 2014-01-03
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Board of Trade Bidding KC Farewell
Description: Article on the closing of the Kansas City Board of Trade. Founded in 1856, the Board of Trade grew in business and significance as the wheat industry developed in Kansas. The article includes a history of the Board of Trade, mentioning prominent families associated with the board, its different locations, and events leading to its sale in 2012. The trading floor at the Board of Trade will remain open for digital trading for the foreseeable future, but trading of Kansas City hard red winter wheat will be moved to Chicago in July 2013.
Date: 2013-06-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Trading Pit Sees Final Days
Description: Article on the closing of the Kansas City Board of Trade. Founded in 1856, the wheat exchange was sold in December 2012 to the Chicago-based CME Group Inc. for $126 million. CME Group kept the Board of Trade open for seven months before moving operations to its headquarters in Chicago. The article includes history and photos of the Board of Trade, highlighting the technological and economic changes since the 1980s.
Date: 2013-05-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Map of the Country Club Plaza
Description: Tour and store directory map for the Country Club Plaza shopping center. A note records that the illustration is based on an original 1947 map and revised of January 1967. Significant Plaza buildings, shops and amenities are shown. The reverse side provides a directory of retail and service shops with addresses and telephone exchange numbers. A text description of the Country Club Plaza is also included.
Date: 1967
Object Type: Map

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