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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. 75 Years of Growth and Service: J. C. Nichols Co. 75 Years of Growth and Service: J. C. Nichols Co. May//1980 Article on shopping center and residential developments by the real estate company in Prairie Village, Brookside, etc.
2. About Town: Giddyap, New Paint! About Town: Giddyap, New Paint! May/28/1987 Article about the volunteer painting project of Century 21 and the Kansas City Neighborhood Development Department to help the elderly residents of the Mount Cleveland neighborhood, between 53rd, Missouri...
3. Armour Hills--Neighborhood Amenities Lure Residents Outdoors Armour Hills--Neighborhood Amenities Lure Residents Outdoors October/24/1999 Article about the rising values and increasing renovation of residences in the Armour Hills residential district, between 65th, Gregory, Oak, and Brookside Boulevard, with photos.
4. Changes in Plaza Plan May Lead to Initiative Petition Changes in Plaza Plan May Lead to Initiative Petition March/6-12/1997 Discusses changes in plans of real estate developer Cecil Van Tuyl regarding development of a residential area just west of the Country Club Plaza.
5. Country Club District Country Club District ca1930s-1944 Folder contains promotional brochure for Sunset Hill residential district; J.C. Nichols produced advertisement for homes in the Country Club District (filed in oversize box); and a pamphlet missing the...
6. Country Club District Bulletin Country Club District Bulletin 1919-1930 Several years of the bulletin for the Country Club District with drawings and photos of homes, churches, scuptures, fountains, businesses, people, and maps of land developments, etc. Includes mainly residential...
7. Developer Prepares to Restart Beacon Hill Work Developer Prepares to Restart Beacon Hill Work May 12-18, 2006 The Beacon Hill neighborhood covers about 90 acres and is located east from Troost Avenue to Vine Street between 22nd and 27th streets. Zimmer Real Estate Services LC plan to build 40 townhouses this fall....
8. Eastwood Hills Residential District Eastwood Hills Residential District File contains a two-page brochure or flyer with maps and photos about the Eastwood Hills residential district (promoted by real estate developer Ralph Swofford), located just outside the city limits in...
9. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference 1901 Photo and bio of Charles Whitehead, a Kansas City real estate developer. Born in New York in 1842 and coming here in 1871 as a Union Civil War veteran, becoming president of the Missouri Union Trust Company...
10. Escape from the City Escape from the City December 2008 Color pictures and plot drawing of Manderley, a new luxury home development community by Brownfig Development, one of the businesses operated by the Brown family. Developed and designed with nature in...
11. From $1.25 to $1600 an Acre: Part of Armour Farm Bought by J. C. Nichols for $370,000 From $1.25 to $1600 an Acre: Part of Armour Farm Bought by J. C. Nichols for $370,000 April/2/1922 Notice of the sale of the Armour farm land between 65th, Oak, 71st, and Wornall Road to the J. C. Nichols Investment Company.
12. G. M. Hopkins' Map of Kansas City, Missouri G. M. Hopkins' Map of Kansas City, Missouri 1886 Map of Kansas City showing major wards, streets, neighborhoods, subdivisions, railway lines, horse car lines, cable lines, and motor lines. Red ink markings added at a later date. Stamped at the top: "Compliments...
13. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 1905 Article about the real estate market in general in Kansas City.
14. Houses: A Look at Kansas City Home Styles Past, Present and Future Houses: A Look at Kansas City Home Styles Past, Present and Future Fall//1997 Comprehensive history of styles in houses and residential districts in Greater Kansas City, starting with traces of evidence of structures before 1800 and progressing through the changing styles since...
15. Janssen Place (1897-1964) [and] Arthur Edwin Stilwell Janssen Place (1897-1964) [and] Arthur Edwin Stilwell November 1964 Photos and (two) articles about the Janssen Place residential district on the street of the same name "[j]ust off busy Gillham Road to the west and Holmes street to the east." Established by Arthur Edwin...
16. Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance May//1886 Description of the "Boston Heights addition" owned by the realtors Hoffmann & Fussell, "located near Troost and Linwood avenues, just south of the city limits."
17. Kansas City Crossroads: Neighborhoods Still Bear Nichols' Mark Kansas City Crossroads: Neighborhoods Still Bear Nichols' Mark July 2001 Photo and biographical article about J. C. Nichols (born in Olathe in 1880), local urban planner and real estate developer of the Country Club Plaza shopping center and "those neighborhoods to the south...
18. Kansas City Racetrack Kansas City Racetrack May/11/1895 Ad with map showing a race track between 71st, Holmes, 76th, and Oakland Avenue.
19. Notable Kansas Citians of 1915-1916-1917-1918 Notable Kansas Citians of 1915-1916-1917-1918 1925 Photo and bio of David Proctor, a Kansas City lawyer and native of Monroe County, Missouri residing at 74th and Mercier Streets. Also real estate developer of the Westmoreland residential district, "compris[ing]...
20. Prairie Village Prairie Village May//1980 History of the suburb of Prairie Village, Kansas, planned and developed by the J. C. Nichols Company real estate business in the early 20th century, including its streets, homes, utilities, zoning, and...