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Title: Macy's To End 39-Year Stay in KC Area
Description: Macy's announced it would sell its Kansas City area stores. They came to Kansas City in March 1947, buying the old John Taylor Dry Goods Store.
Date: 1986-12-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: It's Macy's Now: Name Change from John Taylor's Revealed at Dedication Yesterday
Description: Macy's absorbed John Taylor's in 1947. The announcement of the name change from John Taylor's to Macy's was made on October 15, 1949, at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the store. Macy's formally opened on October 17, 1949. The event marked the completion of two years of planning and actual construction that saw the expenditure of more than $7 million to produce a Macy's store more than double the old John Taylor's space, first established in 1881.
Date: 1949-10-16
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Improved Genuine Alaska Down Bustles
Description: Postcard advertising The Improved Genuine Alaska Down Bustles. A woman wearing a bustle under her skirt is shown.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Main Street Building: John Taylor Dry Goods Co.
Description: Postcard of the Main Street building of John Taylor Dry Goods Company.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Corset Section Third Floor John Taylor D. G. Co. Kansas City MO.
Description: Postcard showing the corset department on the 3rd floor of the John Taylor Dry Goods Company store. Store clerks and a shopper can be seen.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Silk Department: John Taylor Dry Goods Co.
Description: Postcard of the silk department at John Taylor Dry Goods Company.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Main Street
Description: Looking north along Main Street from 11th. Seen in the photo are Taylor Dry Goods Co. (west side of Main), Holland Shoe Store (east side of Main), and a distant view of the Junction.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p313
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 17th Street south to E. 19th Street and from Main Street east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p008
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City from W. 9th Street south to W. 11th Street and from Central Street east to Main Street. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page showing adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Famous Petticoat Lane
Description: View looking west along Petticoat Lane (11th Street) from its intersection with Walnut Street. The streets are crowded as a horse drawn steam pumper fire engine passes. Signs for the John Taylor Dry Goods Company and Federmann's drugstore can be seen.
Date: 1910~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1896-1907, Page p118
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City from E. 16th Street south to E. 18th Street and from Main Street east to McGee Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas vs. Missouri
Description: Football shaped program for the 1896 Thanksgiving Day football game played by the Kansas University against the Missouri University at Kansas City's Exposition Park, once located north of 15th Street between Montgall and Kansas (Chestnut) avenues.
Date: 1896-11-26
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: John Taylor Dry Goods Company
Description: Folder contains a letter written on the store's letterhead, addressed to Mrs. Warren and written by Alice Cummings. Includes posted envelope dated, Feb. 15, 1929. Letter describes a situation with an employee.
Date: 1929
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Business Firms
Description: Folder includes a pamphlet/brochure for the following companies: John Taylor Dry Goods Co., Mindlin's Store, and The Practical Finance Company, Ltd. All were Kansas City businesses.
Date: 1915~/1925~
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: World War I Parade
Description: Elevated view looking south along Main Street from 10th Street during a parade following World War I. Crowds along Main and 10th streets can be seen. The Rothschild's Building, the Royal Theater, and the John Taylor Dry Goods Company Building are in view on the right hand side of the image. The Lee Building can be seen on the left hand side.
Date: 1919
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Stories of John Taylor
Description: Early history of the John Taylor Dry Goods Company store, established in 1881 in the Ridge Building at 1038-1040 Main Street, at the time next to two lumber yards at 11th and Main Streets.
Date: 1919-12-02
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 1020-1040 Main Street
Description: View looking southwest of the buildings that once stood at 1020-1040 Main Street. Signs for the John Taylor Dry Goods Company, Baker's Shoes, Virginia Dare, and Clarks Shoes can be seen. A trolly bus is traveling south on Main Street.
Date: 1947-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Vital New Life
Description: Photos and article about the historic renovation of the Taylor Building at 17th and Walnut streets in the Crossroads Arts District. Bishop-McCann, a meetings and incentive travel company, occupies the first-two floors and the top floor by Northwind Resources, an energy trading company. The other two floors await tenants. Helix Architecture was selected for the design work "because of the firm's extensive experience with historic renovations." Built in 1902, the building originally served as the warehouse for the John Taylor Dry Goods Store. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: 2008-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

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