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141. Burned Rubber, Shared Memories Burned Rubber, Shared Memories November 28, 2011 The Kansas City International Raceway at 82nd Street and Noland Road was purchased by the city for a park. It has been the home track for the American Hot Rod Association.
142. Business: Corporate 'Magic Corridor' Bridges the State Line Business: Corporate 'Magic Corridor' Bridges the State Line July//1981 Examination of the boom in development in south Kansas City, including a new office park at I-435 and Holmes Street.
143. By Any Name the King By Any Name the King July-August//1976 Review of some of the finest steakhouses in the city, such as the Hereford House and Golden Ox, with a brief history of steak and the meat packing industry in Kansas City.
144. By the Way: Cliff Drive Moving Forward By the Way: Cliff Drive Moving Forward April 20, 2005 The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Commissioners have approved the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway Interpretive Plan. The plan calls for three informational kiosks to be built along the drive. Article states...
145. C.W. Kline Topiary C.W. Kline Topiary 1905 Topiary created by C. W. Kline; park located in East Bottoms at Rochester and Montgall.
146. Can a Park make a City? The Case for Davis Park. Can a Park make a City? The Case for Davis Park. June 25, 2005 The author examines Ilus W. Davis Park, comparing it to "parks that work" in the nation's great cities. What the park lacks is people, due to the absence of housing and entertainment nearby. If civic leaders...
147. Captain Joseph Parks Captain Joseph Parks January 29, 1905 Mention of Captain Joseph Parks as "a Shawnee Indian chief" in Kansas Territory and father-in-law of the author's companion Donaldson.
148. Captain Joseph Parks House Captain Joseph Parks House File containing a photocopy of a pamphlet about the house (pictured) of Captain Joseph Parks (1794-1859), built in 1845 just west of the state line near the Shawnee Indian Mission and torn down in 1905....
149. Captain Joseph Parks: Chief of the Shawnee Indians Captain Joseph Parks: Chief of the Shawnee Indians June//1969 Description of the building at 500 Westport Road, said to be the oldest in Jackson County, Missouri, bought by Shawnee Indian Captain Joseph Parks from John Calvin McCoy in 1836.
150. Captain Joseph Parks: Chief of the Shawnee Indians [and] The Shawnee Treaty of 1832 Captain Joseph Parks: Chief of the Shawnee Indians [and] The Shawnee Treaty of 1832 June//1969 Photo and articles about Captain Joseph Parks (1794-1859) and the Shawnee Indian treaty of 1832. Description of Parks as a native of (probably) Michigan moving from Ohio with other Shawnee Indians to Kansas...
151. Car near Troost Lake Car near Troost Lake 1920 Car driving along lakeshore drive.
152. Carver's Legacy Carver's Legacy August 2009 Pictures and article about the George Washington Carver National Monument just south of Joplin, Missouri, and its new makeover. It features a "replica classroom based on young George's Neosho school experience"...
153. Case Park Case Park
154. Cave Spring Historic Campground Cave Spring Historic Campground June//1978 Report on the efforts of the Cave Spring Park Association to restore and preserve the park from shopping center development.
155. Cave Spring Park Cave Spring Park Illustration, map, and information on Cave Spring Park, a park established in the 1970s on the site of "Big Cave spring, two and a half miles southwest of Raytown, for many years used by the plainsmen...
156. Cave Spring Park Cave Spring Park July-Winter//1978-1994 Newsletter about Cave Spring Park in Jackson County, Missouri, changing its name from "Cave Spring Journal" in Spring 1990 to "Cave Spring Trailblazer."
157. Central Park Central Park 1995 Description of the formerly 8.01-acre park acquired in 1931, between 31st, Monroe, Linwood, and Indiana Avenue, with photos, drawing, and history, having lost much of its original "integrity" as a park....
158. Changes in Truman District Outlined Changes in Truman District Outlined September 1, 2010 Short article about the proposed expansion of Independence's federal Truman heritage district by the National Parks Service. "The current federal district boundary includes 216 parcels, 191 of which are...
159. Charles P. Deatherage Book Manuscripts Finding Aid Charles P. Deatherage Book Manuscripts Finding Aid circa 1930-1939 Mr. Deatherage founded the Deatherage Lumber Company in Kansas City in 1878. After retiring in 1919, he began a career as a historian, publishing his first volume of Kansas City history in 1928. Volumes...
160. Chelsea Park Chelsea Park 1890 Assorted photos of Chelsea Park in Kansas City, Kansas.