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161. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 1905 Mention of the name change of Lydia Avenue to Paseo Boulevard in a discussion of the park and boulevard system.
162. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 1905 Mention of the name change of Walrond Avenue to Benton Boulevard in a discussion of the park and boulevard system.
163. Report of the Board of Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo. Report of the Board of Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo. //1915 Much history of the different parks in this report.
164. Funkhouser Shakes Up Park Board Funkhouser Shakes Up Park Board June 12, 2007 Newly elected mayor Mark Funkhouser has appointed a new Kansas City park board. The members are John Fierro, Tyrone Aiken, Frances Semler, Aggie Stackhaus, and Ajamu Webster. Funkhouser "took a slap at...
165. Kansas Citians with Records: City Builders--Representative Missourians Kansas Citians with Records: City Builders--Representative Missourians 1912 One page listing national rankings for Kansas City and other generally descriptive statistics about its size and economy, and one page about its park and boulevard system and the "[s]pecial attention....
166. Report to the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo. Report to the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo. //1915 One paragraph about George Kessler and his "creative genius and master direction" in designing the park and boulevard system.
167. Cowtown 1890 Becomes City Beautiful 1962: The Story of Kansas City's Parks Cowtown 1890 Becomes City Beautiful 1962: The Story of Kansas City's Parks 1962 Origins and early history of the parks and urban planning in the city, describing the efforts to beautify and maintain the growing city, starting in 1872 with such men as Milton McGee, William R. Nelson,...
168. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book 1904-05 1905 Overview of the park and boulevard system.
169. Missouri, Heart of the Nation Missouri, Heart of the Nation 1947 Paintings and drawings of Country Club Plaza, Swope Park Zoo, Washington Square, Penn Valley Park, Stock Yards, Twilight on Quality Hill, etc., by local artists.
170. Park Sizes Park Sizes Park sizes according to the Park Department, on January 1, 1962: Swope Park: 1,766.011 acres. North Terrace: 294.294 acres. Penn Valley: 175.687 acres. Loose: 74.075 acres. Roanoke: 36.246 acres. Spring...
171. August R. Meyer, the Citizen August R. Meyer, the Citizen October//1908 Photo and article about the August Meyer Memorial statue at 10th and Paseo Boulevards, a tribute to August Meyer (1851-1905), "the father of [the park and boulevard] system."
172. Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men 1925 Photo and bio of Delbert James Haff, or D. J. Haff, legal counsel and legislator for the park and boulevard system in Kansas City, born in Michigan in 1859 and arriving in Kansas City in 1886 as a lawyer....
173. Men Who Are Making Kansas City: A Biographical Dictionary Men Who Are Making Kansas City: A Biographical Dictionary 1902 Photo and bio of George Kessler, planner of "Kansas City's magnificent park and boulevard system, having been engineer of the board since its inception in 1892." Description of his life and career, born...
174. Kansas City Street People: Kansas City's Boulevardier Kansas City Street People: Kansas City's Boulevardier September/8/1985 Photo and biographical article about August Meyer (1851-1905), an engineer and co-founder and fist president of the Kansas City Park Board from 1892 to about 1901. Born in Saint Louis and coming to Kansas...
175. Past Times: The Other Pendergast Past Times: The Other Pendergast January//1992 Photo and biographical article about James Francis Pendergast, or Big Jim Pendergast (1856-1911), "founder of the Pendergast dynasty" and First Ward City Council member in Kansas City. Description of his...
176. The City Beautiful Movement in Kansas City The City Beautiful Movement in Kansas City 1964 Photo and biographical description of Delbert James Haff, or Delbert Haff (1849-1943), a lawyer born in Michigan and coming to Kansas City in 1886, organizing the Municipal Improvement Organization and...
177. Genealogy of Delbert James Haff and Wife, Grace Isabel Barse Genealogy of Delbert James Haff and Wife, Grace Isabel Barse //19?? Photo and biographical sketch of Delbert James Haff, or Delbert Haff, and his wife, Grace Isabel Barse Haff, or Grace Haff. Description of James's life and career, born in Michigan in 1859 and coming to...
178. Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System of Kansas City, Missouri //1920 Photo and description of the "first park acquired under condemnation proceedings and the first improved."
179. Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System of Kansas City, Missouri //1920 Photo and description of the park.
180. Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System of Kansas City, Missouri //1920 Photo and description of the park.