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1. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the southeast and the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area shown is just north of the Kansas City School Board/Public Library building located at 9th and...
2. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the southeast and the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area shown is just north of the Kansas City School Board/Public Library building located at 9th and...
3. A Bit of History Passes A Bit of History Passes October 14, 2005 Photograph and caption reporting the demolition of the Italian Gardens Restaurant, which closed in 2003 after 78 years in business. The building was razed to make way for a parking garage.
4. A Clay Landmark Goes: Razing of Campbell Mansion to End This Week A Clay Landmark Goes: Razing of Campbell Mansion to End This Week November/7/1949 Article about the demolition of the mansion of William Campbell, ca. 1874, at the intersection of Highways 69 and 169, five miles north of Kansas City.
5. A Delicate Job of Destruction: Hotel Tower Comes Down on Sunday A Delicate Job of Destruction: Hotel Tower Comes Down on Sunday February/15/1996 Diagrams explaining the demolition procedures through implosion of the Tower structure, preserving the older hotel part built in 1915.
6. A House Older than Independence Bows to Progress A House Older than Independence Bows to Progress June/28/1962 Photo and article about the demolition of the remaining part of the house of Samuel Weston, built in 1826, one year before the formation on the city of Independence, Missouri. Description of Weston, "Independence's...
7. Affordable Housing Replaces Dangerous Blight in Blue Hills Affordable Housing Replaces Dangerous Blight in Blue Hills July 2003 Partners in the Woodland Redevelopment Project broke ground June 2003 for the construction of affordable housing on the former site of the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged in the Blue Hills...
8. And the Walls Come a 'Tumblin Down And the Walls Come a 'Tumblin Down January-February//1987 Article with photos about the failed attempts to save the Waldheim and Lillis Buildings from demolition.
9. Bannister Mall Starts to Fall Bannister Mall Starts to Fall January 22, 2009 Demolition has begun at the Bannister Mall building to make way for $949 million dollar mix-use center called "The Trails." The redevelopment project at Bannister Road and Interstate 435 will include a...
10. Ben Jaudon and Cornerstone Ben Jaudon and Cornerstone 1927-07 Exterior view of Ben Jaudon, Director of Finance for Kansas City, Missouri, standing by a cornerstone among rubble from the demolishment of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Home for the Aged. The cornerstone...
11. Biography of Jane Fifield Flynn (1924-2006), Historic Preservationist Biography of Jane Fifield Flynn (1924-2006), Historic Preservationist 2009
12. Biography of John Harris (1795-1874), Hotelier Biography of John Harris (1795-1874), Hotelier 2008
13. Blue Goose Cafe Blue Goose Cafe Postcard of interior of the Blue Goose Cafe
14. Board of Trade Building Board of Trade Building Postcard of Kansas City's Board of Trade Building at 8th and Wyandotte Streets
15. Board of Trade Building (Second) Profile Board of Trade Building (Second) Profile 2003
16. Bridgework In Progress Bridgework In Progress August/24/2002 Captioned photograph showing the demolition of the Kansas City Terminal Railway Bridge located at Southwest Boulevard and 25th Street. The nearly 90 year old bridge will be replaced with two bridges capable...
17. Bruce R. Watkins Drive Nears End of Long, Bumpy Road to Completion Bruce R. Watkins Drive Nears End of Long, Bumpy Road to Completion October/21/2001 Photos, maps, and extensive article about the completion of "Bruce R. Watkins Drive, the 10-mile road more than a half century in the making," with its last leg from "Linwood Boulevard to the downtown...
18. Building Demolition Building Demolition August, 1972 View of demolition of building on the southeast corner of 5th and Main.
19. Building Demolition Building Demolition 1955 Frontal view of demolition of building at 723 Minnesota Avenue.
20. Building Demolition Building Demolition 1955 Rear view of demolition of building at 723 Minnesota Avenue.