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Two-page spread about the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and its move to Union Station at the end of 2011. Their new boardroom, 4,400 square feet that will seat up to 196 people in theater-…
Date : 2011-02
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article reports the opening to pedestrian traffic of a bridge linking Union Station to the Freight House District directly to its north. The pedestrian bridge, incorporating an historic 1892 steel-…
Date : 2006-10-05
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
The Union Station board has named Andi Udris as the station's new president and chief executive officer. He currently holds this position with the Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City. He…
Date : 2005-02-26
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Brief article recounting the Union Station massacre on June 17, 2008, its 75th anniversary. Bureau of Investigation escorts of escaped murderer and bank robber Frank Nash were ambushed in front of…
Date : 2008-06-16
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article about the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company's routes in Kansas City, especially in relation to its new Union Station under construction, with photos, drawing, graph, and map.…
Date : 1913-08-07
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Restoring and repairing the big clock handing atop the Grand Hall.
Date : 1999-12
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
"The balance sheet as of the end of October showed a positive cash flow of more than $1.5 million and pointed to a robust end-of-the-year surplus 'a first for the station that only managed…
Date : 2010-12-22
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
A 43 page rough draft of the final report done by three University of Missouri-Kansas City students. Topics listed in the Table of Contents include a history of Union Station, the building, present…
Date : 1971
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Report that attendance at Union Station/Science City and the Kansas City Museum was up for 2003.
Date : 2003-12-12
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Distant view of Union Station, looking northeast, in winter.
Date : 1915
Collection: Assorted Images
Unidentified men driving loaded Wells Fargo carts on dock near tracks.
Date : 1920
Collection: Photographs (General Collection)
Photograph showing a distant view of the primary Union Station construction site during excavation.
Date : 1910-09-22
Collection: Union Station
Discusses how the proposal submitted by activist Clay Chastain for Union Station redevelopment parallels plans for mass transit in the city's urbam master plan FOCUS.
Date : 1997-10-30
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Description of the author's visit to the Science City at Union Station and his reactions to the exhbits.
Date : 2000-02-03
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article about the plans for future use of Union Station, in light of its decreasing use by Amtrak and the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company as a railroad station.
Date : 1979-07
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article describes the efforts of interim Union Station director Sean O'Byrne to purchase historic railroad cars and artifacts to create a railroad museum in the building.
Date : 2004-06-24
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
View of Mr. Putsch's Restaurant and Lounge at 333 W. 47th Street. An individual is posed outside of the building and a pedestrian is passing.
Date : 1980 (year approximate)
Collection: Historic Kansas City Foundation Images
View looking north from the grounds of the Liberty Memorial of Union Station with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Several cars in the stations lot can be seen.
Date : 1945 (year approximate)
Collection: Photographs (General Collection)
The Kansas City Fire Museum, now located at 1019 Cherry Street, is having to move. The proposed East Village redevelopment project is scheduled to be a part of the current location. The museum…
Date : 2007-04-25
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Full frontal and side view of Union Station, looking northeast and showing drive leading to station, in winter.
Date : 1915 (year approximate)
Collection: Assorted Images