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1. Crosstown Substation Crosstown Substation 1970 Partial view of the Kansas City Power & Light Crosstown Substation, located at 18th and Holmes. For their work on this building, Kivett & Myers received an award for imaginative sculptural forms and use...
2. Electric Living Restored to Kansas City Electric Living Restored to Kansas City January/9/1973 Restoration of electrical power to 32,000 customers after the severe weather of an ice storm.
3. Energy Remains a Crisis Energy Remains a Crisis February//1978 Foreseeing alternatives to natural gas as its supply dwindles to nothing in a projected 13 years.
4. For Some It's Still No Light at Night For Some It's Still No Light at Night March/29/1984 Story about continued power outages due to severe weather storms.
5. For the Future of Kansas City For the Future of Kansas City March/19/1918 Description of the Kansas City Power & Light Company power plant in the "East Bottom Wilds" between the Kansas City Southern Railroad tracks, the Missouri River, Euclid and Scott Avenue, including its...
6. How to Avoid Electrical Accidents How to Avoid Electrical Accidents March//1978 Public service announcement about protecting one's self from electrocution by electrical lines.
7. How to Read Your Electric Bill How to Read Your Electric Bill April//1975 Itemized description of how to read an electric bill, pointing to each part of a sample bill.
8. Kansas City Has a Surprise Blackout Kansas City Has a Surprise Blackout September/29/1941 Short article about a power outage and its problems across the city, caused by labor strike.
9. Kansas City Power & Light Company Kansas City Power & Light Company
10. Labor: Blackout in Kansas City Labor: Blackout in Kansas City September/29/1941 Article about the labor strike by Power & Light workers and the consequences of the power outages.
11. Rate Wars Loom Rate Wars Loom November/4/1944 Report about rate disputes for electicity prices between Kansas City Power & Light Company and its consumers.
12. Street Lighting Policy in Kansas City, Mo. Street Lighting Policy in Kansas City, Mo. January//1950 Brief article about the maintenance of the modern street lighting program commencing in 1946.
13. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City December/31/1922 Portraits and biographical article about Joseph Franklin Porter, or Joseph Porter, president of the Kansas City Power and Light Company. Born in Iowa in 1868 and coming to Kansas City in 1892 as a supplier...