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1. A $20,000 Blaze A $20,000 Blaze September/22/1875 Article describing the fire burning down the Union Depot and three nearby buildings, killing one man. Fire occurring at 3:00 am, September 22, 1875.
2. A New Depot A New Depot September/24/1875 Discussion of plans for a new Union Depot to replace the burned one. Suggestions for a new location east of the bluffs to avoid transportation difficulties over the steep terrain.
3. Banquet in Union Station Banquet in Union Station May 23, 1960 Pioneer Chapter of the ABWA banquet at Coach Room in station.
4. Biography of Henry Van Brunt (1836-1903), Architect Biography of Henry Van Brunt (1836-1903), Architect 1999
5. Bonner Springs Train Station Bonner Springs Train Station May 1888 Full frontal and side view of the train station at Bonner Springs, Kansas. Station sign says Tiblow.
6. Building of Old Union Depot Sparked Business Revival after Panic of 1873 Building of Old Union Depot Sparked Business Revival after Panic of 1873 November/16/1954 Article about the positive influences of the construction of Union Depot, spurring business interest in the area despite its "rowdy surroundings."
7. Chamber's Home Chugs into 21st Century Chamber's Home Chugs into 21st Century February-March 2011 Two-page spread about the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and its move to Union Station at the end of 2011. Their new boardroom, 4,400 square feet that will seat up to 196 people in theater-style...
8. Cheers Drowned Speeches as Union Station Opened in 1914 Cheers Drowned Speeches as Union Station Opened in 1914 October/29/1939
9. Chicago, Wilson Avenue L Station Chicago, Wilson Avenue L Station ca1915 Snapshot of street outside the Wilson Avenue elevated train station in Chicago. Station sign says Take elevated 18 minutes to loop. Three men and one woman all in hats are caught walking along sidewalk....
10. City of the Future: A Narrative History of Kansas City, 1850-1950 City of the Future: A Narrative History of Kansas City, 1850-1950 1950
11. Conrad Mann Conrad Mann circa 1930s Conrad Mann and unidentified women (possibly his wife) standing next to a train car. They are wearing winter attire.
12. Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Coon-Sanders Nighthawks September 1924 Members of the Nighthawks standing at the train depot in Mattoon, Illinois. Identified by Edmiston in his book as from left: Knapp, J. Thiell, Musolino, Birge (partly hidden), Richolson, H. Thiell, Coon,...
13. Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Coon-Sanders Nighthawks September 1924 Exterior view with members of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks in view waiting for the train at the railroad station in Iowa City, Iowa. Sanders in his scrapbook describes, "Promenading on the board-walk, Iowa...
14. Cowtown Chronicles: The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month--Armistice Cowtown Chronicles: The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month--Armistice November 2000 Photo, illustration, and history of the Liberty Memorial, dedicated in 1921 as a World War I monument across from Union Station on the former "ugly old Vinegar Hill, shanty-clad, dirty and with many of...
15. Dee-Po Stone Raises Ghost of Day When Inconvenience Was Picturesque Dee-Po Stone Raises Ghost of Day When Inconvenience Was Picturesque April/16/1945 History of Union Depot from 1877 to 1915, on "bawdy" Union Avenue, "reached via the famous 'cattle chute' by way of the Eighth Street Tunnel and exciting Ninth Street Incline."
16. Demolition of Grand Avenue Station Demolition of Grand Avenue Station 1959 Demolition of Grand Avenue Station.
17. Drawing of Traffic Plan Drawing of Traffic Plan 1923 Diagram of plan to eliminate traffic near station.
18. Drawing of Traffic Plan Drawing of Traffic Plan 1923 Diagram of part of plan to eliminate traffic near station.
19. Drawing of Union Depot Drawing of Union Depot 1872 Partial side and frontal view of first Union Depot.
20. Drawing of Union Depot Drawing of Union Depot 1880 Full frontal view.