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Title
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Tenacious Fighter For KC History Dies
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Description
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Jane Fifield Flynn, local historic buildings preservationist, died on January 26, 2006, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was 81 years of age. She described herself as a "street-fighting preservationist" in her quest to save many of the city's historic structures. In 1975 she became administrator of the city's Landmarks Commission and led the commission for 12 years. She had been president of the Historic Kansas City Foundation board of directors, chairman of the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and board chairman of the Jackson County Historical Society. She was also an author and radio personality on the local Walt Bodine radio show on KCUR-FM. In addition to her preservation interests she served on the board of Friendship House/Catherine's Place and helped to raise money for it. She is survived by her husband Bob and daughter Janie.
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Date
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2006-01-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Profile: Kansas City Style
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Description
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Book review of "Kansas City Style" with photo and bio of Jane Flynn (and her co-author, Dory DeAngelo), a self-styled "'preservationist curmudgeon'" and former administrator of the Landmarks Commission of Kansas City from 1975 to 1987, discussing at age 65 the lost architecture of Kansas City.
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Date
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1990-12-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jane Fifield Flynn
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Description
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Front page feature and memorial to local preservationist Jane Flynn who died in 2006. Her preservation efforts both locally and nationally are detailed in the article. Includes her portrait.
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Date
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2006
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
