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1. A Machine for Forgetting A Machine for Forgetting January 23-29, 1997 Author of article criticizes Kansas City for purposely trying to destroy evidence of its past to create a sanitized, suburbanized city. He particularly dislikes J. C. Nichols' developments because they...
2. Guest List at Sunset Hills House Includes Movie Players Guest List at Sunset Hills House Includes Movie Players July 1, 2006 Description of house at 5000 Sunset Drive and some of its famous visitors. Architectural elements from Oak Hall were incorporated into the house, built in 1928. The current owners, Dan and Ruby Meyers...
3. He Didn't Stop with the Vision He Didn't Stop with the Vision June/21/1935 Photos and biographical article about J. C. Nichols and his city planning projects in Kansas City with the Country Club residential district and Country Club Plaza shopping center, etc.
4. He Makes Homes Grow in Waste Places: The Story of a Kansas City Man, Just over Forty, Who Has Made a He Makes Homes Grow in Waste Places: The Story of a Kansas City Man, Just over Forty, Who Has Made a Fortune and Who Has Done a Great Service in the Real Estate Business March//1923 Photo and interview of Jesse Clyde Nichols, or J. C. Nichols, describing his life and career as a ground-breaking real estate developer and residential district planner in Kansas City.
5. J. C. Nichols Company. ..78 Years of Excellence in Kansas City Real Estate J. C. Nichols Company. ..78 Years of Excellence in Kansas City Real Estate May-June//1983 Full-page advertisement of the company's history and successes in the real estate business.
6. J. C. Nichols Company: Fifty Years of Development J. C. Nichols Company: Fifty Years of Development February/3/1959 History of the real estate company, tracing the development of the planned residential district and shopping center tailored for automobiles.
7. J. C. Nichols Number J. C. Nichols Number February//1939 Special issue of the magazine devoted to various aspects of the Country Club Plaza and Country Club District as real estate property, with many photos, drawings, and articles in the context of enhancing...
8. Jesse Nichols...and His Fantastic Idea! The Country Club Plaza Jesse Nichols...and His Fantastic Idea! The Country Club Plaza January 1, 1973 Story of the development of the Plaza from 1905 when Nichols and his new wife marked out its first subdivision, 10 acres of farmland outside city limits.
9. Mixing It Up Mixing It Up April 2010 Short article about the resurgence of mix-use developments nationwide and in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The most recent examples locally include Zona Rosa and the Power & Light District. Mix-use...
10. Nichols' Notion Nichols’ Notion October 2008 Feature article describes J. C. Nichols and his crowning achievement, the Country Club Plaza. Provides a brief history of his time in Kansas City and his many accomplishments throughout the city.
11. Plaza Pioneer Plaza Pioneer Fall 1997 Short biography of Nichols revealing relations between his family life and business life.
12. Slide Show on Country Club District Now Available Slide Show on Country Club District Now Available December-January//1979-1980 Brief description of a slide show prepared by Patricia Brown Glenn about "the development of Kansas City from the Country Club District and the Country Club Plaza across State Line into Mission Hills and...
13. The Danger Zone The Danger Zone July//1991 Article about problems with real estate developers and developments east of the Plaza, including the Rockhill neighborhood and University Park, the proposed research park adjacent to the University of...
14. The Worlds of Mr. and Mrs. Bridge The Worlds of Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Feb./Mar. 1973 Article discusses the novels Mrs. Bridge(1959) and Mr. Bridge(1969) by Evan S. Connell, Jr., and how the author was inspired by his early childhood spent around the Country Club Plaza District in 1930s...