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Title: St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Surroundings
Description: Elevated view looking east taken from atop the Jackson County Courthouse showing the area surrounding St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Several parked cars can be seen. Construction of the southeast corner of the downtown expressway loop is in view.
Date: 1960-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gibraltar Building
Description: View looking northwest of the Gibraltar Building that once stood at 816-820 Wyandotte Street. Cars parked along Wyandotte Can be seen. The southwest corner of the New England Building is in view.
Date: 1977
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1017 and 1019 Broadway Boulevard Buildings
Description: View of two buildings that once stood at 1017 and 1019 Broadway Boulevard. The view is facing east. The 1017 building displays signs advertising Budweiser Beer and the 1019 building has boarded up windows.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Parking Lot behind the Royal Building
Description: View of a parking lot located behind the Royal Building that once stood at 1016 Central Street. The view is facing north toward 10th Street. The Western Newspaper Union Building on the north side of 10th Street can be seen in the background. Several cars parked in the lot can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: North Side of the Royal Building
Description: View of the north side of the Royal Building that once stood at 1016 Central Street. The view is facing west toward Broadway Boulevard. The Lorraine Apartment Hotel at 1014 Broadway Boulevard can be seen in the background. Several parked cars along the side of the building are in view.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Back Side of the Royal Building
Description: View of the back side of the Royal Building that once stood at 1016 Central Street. The view is facing northeast. Several cars parked behind and to the side of the building can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1017 and 1019 Broadway Boulevard Buildings
Description: View of two buildings that once stood at 1017 and 1019 Broadway Boulevard. The view is facing east. The 1017 building displays signs advertising Budweiser Beer and the 1019 building has boarded up windows.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 311 10th Street Building
Description: View of a building that once stood at 311 10th Street. The view is facing southwest. The building displays signs for the dentist office of Dr. W. B. Smith. The rear of the Coates House Hotel can be seen in the background. Cars can be seen parked to the side of the building and along 10th Street.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 307 10th Street Building
Description: View of a building that once stood at 307 10th Street. The view is facing southwest. A car parked along 10th Street can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Custom Garment Company Building
Description: View of the Kansas City Custom Garment Company Building that once stood at 301-303 10th Street, or the southwest corner of 10th and Central streets. The view is taken from Central Street and is facing northwest. Several cars parked in the lot behind the building can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Aerial View
Description: Aerial view of the downtown Kansas City. The image is framed by Charlotte Street on the left hand side, the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks at the top, Wyandotte Street on the right hand side, and 6th Street and the Downtown Loop at the bottom. Several prominent downtown buildings are in view.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Proposed Master Plan IX - Downtown Area
Description: Street map of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, displaying an early plan for an expressway loop surrounding the area. Proposed parking lots, garages, public buildings, parks, street improvements, freeways, and tunnels are indicated on the map.
Date: 1947
Object Type: Map

Title: Folly Theater
Description: View looking north of the Folly Theater at 12th and Central streets during its restoration. A sign explaining the restoration project created by the Performing Arts Foundation can be seen on the front of the building.
Date: 1975~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Urban Renewal: Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Street map of downtown Kansas City, Missouri and vicinity showing urban renewal projects, general neighborhood renewal project, public housing projects, private redevelopment, and existing and proposed freeways.
Date: 1960
Object Type: Map

Title: Proposed Master Plan
Description: Proposed master plan for Kansas City, Missouri development, including highways, thoroughfares, neighborhood boundaries, residential areas, business & commercial areas, railroad and industrial areas, public spaces, and public schools and recreation areas. Map covers Kansas City, Missouri city limits south of the Missouri River, with connections shown to surrounding communities, including North Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson County, Kansas, and Raytown, Missouri.
Date: 1946
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri Bank and Trust Company Building
Description: View looking west of the Missouri Bank and Trust Company Building that once stood at 920 Walnut Street. Cars parked along Walnut Street can be seen.
Date: 1981
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Urban Rural Connection
Description: Article about Troy Nash, M.D., who grew up in Kansas City, practiced in rural communities in Mid-Missouri, and started work as a real estate developer.
Date: 2020-03
Object Type: Magazine

Title: Kansas City: Bound to Be Up-to-Date
Description: Article about the "rebuilding on a grand scale" of Greater Kansas City with "a variety of projects on tap: stadiums, convention centers, a sports arena, a new airport, inner-city residential communities, schools, colleges and hospitals," and the Hallmark Cards Crown Center in Midtown.
Date: 1972-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Block 35: A Snapshot In Time
Description: In-depth historical study of the buildings and structures within "Block 35," the area between 7th Street on the north, 9th Street on the south, Pennsylvania Avenue on the west and Washington Street on the east. The "Block 35" designation was assigned by Kansas City's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA).
Date: 2019
Object Type: Manuscript

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