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1. 10 Shining Years For KC Curlers 10 Shining Years For KC Curlers June 14, 2004 The author in his newspaper commentary column discusses the 10th anniversary of the sculpture atop the pylons at Bartle Hall, often referred to as "hair curlers". The name of the sculpture is "Sky Stations"...
2. A Lesson in Style: Art Deco A Lesson in Style: Art Deco April-May//1980 Photos and discussion about the unique American architectural style developed in the 1920s with Kansas City examples.
3. A Reprieve for the General Tire Building A Reprieve for the General Tire Building May-June//1987 Condemnation of building halted on the "first true Art Deco style structure of the city when constructed in 1928" at 1500 Baltimore Avenue.
4. Art Deco Building Revived Art Deco Building Revived August 5, 2005 Discussion of the renovation of the Former Fideltiy National Bank and Trust Building at 909 Walnut into luxury apartments and two multi-level penthouse condos. The first five floors of the 35-story building...
5. Art Deco Poster Art Deco Poster n.d. Unframed (18.5 in. x 26 in.) color poster on foam board titled: "Kansas City Art Deco, Rediscovering an Era, 1922-1940." Bottom of poster states: "A Benefit For the Historic Kansas City Foundation Art...
6. Awards Abound for 1995 Art Deco Poster Awards Abound for 1995 Art Deco Poster Spring 1996 Kansas City Art Deco Society organized by the Historic Kansas City Foundation Gazette. First meeting held March 26, 1996.
7. Boss Tom's Deco Empire Boss Tom's Deco Empire July-August//1986 Photos and article about the Art Deco architecture in Kansas City built under the unofficial administration of political machine boss Tom Pendergast (Thomas J. Pendergast, Sr.) in the Great Depression...
8. Bringing Dowtown Back: The Bryant Building Bringing Dowtown Back: The Bryant Building November-December//1983 Article about the renovation of the Bryant Building, listed in the Register of Historic Places, built in 1931 in Art Deco style with 22 stories at 1102 Grand Avenue.
9. City Hall City Hall August 23, 1931 Kansas City, Missouri's, City Hall is 30 stories in height and 423 feet in elevation.
10. City of Art, Kansas City's Public Art City of Art, Kansas City's Public Art 2001 The author describes the Kansas City Power and Light Building as "Kansas City's most distinctive skyscraper and one of the country's best examples of art-deco design." Includes photographs of the outside...
11. Deliciously Deco Deliciously Deco Summer, 2005 Article profiles the home of Maggie and Leon Jacobs, an art deco structure on State Line Road in which exterior and interior party scenes from the film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge were shot. The home, designed...
12. Fidelity Building Fidelity Building File contains photos and information on the Fidelity Building or the Fidelity Bank Building, a 32-story early Kansas City skyscraper built in 1932 at 911 Walnut Street on the site of the old Post Office...
13. Fidelity Spirit: Special Building Edition Fidelity Spirit: Special Building Edition 1932 Information about the Fidelity Bank Building, 465 feet, 4 inches above the sidewalk, equal in height ot a 35 story building. The building proper is 30 stories in height with elevator service to the 33rd...
14. Historic Kansas City Architecture Historic Kansas City Architecture //1975 Photos and text about the structure at 211 West 13th Street.
15. Hotel Philllips Hotel Philllips 2007 A section on the Hotel Phillips includes color photographs of some of the interior of the hotel as restored. The hotel first opened in 1931 and at 20 stories was the city's highest hotel at that time....
16. Jackson County Courthouse, Kansas City, Missouri Jackson County Courthouse, Kansas City, Missouri December//1936 Interior and exterior photos and plans of the new Jackson County Courthouse.
17. Jackson County Courthouse-Kansas City Jackson County Courthouse-Kansas City ca late 1930s Interior view of main lobby in the then new Jackson County Courthouse located on 12th Street between Oak and Locust. Good example of art deco design.
18. K. C.'s New Building Recalls 100 Years of Progress K. C.'s New Building Recalls 100 Years of Progress September/16/1934 Extensive article about the new Jackson County Courthouse at 12th and Oak Streets and its architecture, statuary, interior, etc., including contrasts with the older design of the Independence courthouse....
19. Kansas City Power and Light Building Kansas City Power and Light Building August 23, 1931 The Kansas City Power & Light Building is 36 stories in height and 478.5 feet in elevation.
20. Kansas City's Art Deco Kansas City's Art Deco May-June//1980 In-depth discussion on Art Deco style with photograph examples of philosophies behind architectural styles.