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181. Old Cobbler Lived, Died for His Troost Shoe Shop Old Cobbler Lived, Died for His Troost Shoe Shop July/8/1973 Photos (of the deceased and his shop), caption, and obituary article about James Ventola, 79-year-old proprietor of the Ventola Foot Comfort Shop at 3321 Troost Avenue more than 40 years, killed there...
182. Old Schools Await New Uses in KC Urban Core Old Schools Await New Uses in KC Urban Core December 9, 2007 This article gives information on the abandoned school buildings owned by the Kansas City School District. "Since the 1970s, the Kansas City district has closed at least 34 schools. Fifteen were sold....
183. Open File: Money Troubles Finally Got Jimmy Maroon Open File: Money Troubles Finally Got Jimmy Maroon March/17/1966 Photo and biographical article about Jimmy James Maroon, or Jimmy Maroon, "36, a small-time Kansas City hoodlum" shot to death on November 30, 1940 by an unknown assailant "just east of the 500 block of...
184. Out of Strife Comes New Life for Rockhill Crest Residents Out of Strife Comes New Life for Rockhill Crest Residents August/16/2000 Article about the two-year history of the Rockhill Crest Neighborhood Association, formed in 1998 and encompassing "the area between 53rd and 55th streets from Troost Avenue to Holmes Street," organized...
185. Paper Tiger: American Micro's Document Conversion Business Adapts and Thrives Paper Tiger: American Micro's Document Conversion Business Adapts and Thrives September 21-27, 2007 American Micro has moved from a paper to microform document conversion system to digital document organization and storage. The company was founded in 1958 and current CEO Mark Zecy and President Karen...
186. Papers of French Settlers Record Kansas City's Business Beginnings Papers of French Settlers Record Kansas City's Business Beginnings September//1971 Description of the role of Francois Chouteau, "[b]est known of the French fur traders to settle here [in Kansas City]," in the early settlement and growth of Kansas City, starting in 1821, with the fur...
187. Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City //1911, ca. Photo of "two houses at 3207-11 Harrison Boulevard, designed and built by C. E. Shepard" (presumably Clarence, not Charles Shepard). Also description of Shepard's architectural business with offices in...
188. Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City //1914 Photo of the business at 3024 Troost Avenue.
189. Photographs and Facts Photographs and Facts April/8/1916 Photo and biographical article about J. Howard Harbison, secretary and co-founder of the Harbison Manufacturing Company in 1898, born in Kansas City in 1878 and starting work at the age of 14, residing...
190. Reality KC: From Sketches to Structures Reality KC: From Sketches to Structures June 22, 2005 The following Kansas City areas are featured in the 2005 progress report: downtown and its new construction of the H&R Block building and Sprint Center (p. 3 & 16-19); Crossroads and West Side (p. 4);...
191. Recent Architecture Here: More Samples of Fine New Kansas City Homes Recent Architecture Here: More Samples of Fine New Kansas City Homes December 3, 1899 Illustrations and descriptions of the following residences new in Kansas City in 1899: (1) Dr. Generous Henderson at 1016 Paseo, designed by Rudolf Markgraf; (2) Elliott Jones at Norledge Place, designed...
192. Rehabilitation Institute Rehabilitation Institute 1986 View of the Rehabilitation Institute, located at 12th Street and Troost Avenue. Devine Architects, Inc. received an award for the building's design.
193. Rethinking Mass Transit Rethinking Mass Transit May 6, 2007 Article describes alternative plan to light rail developed by the Urban Society of Kansas City. The plan uses "fast streetcar" technology that resembles light rail but runs at lower speeds and could be...
194. Robert Askren Photograph Collection Finding Aid Robert Askren Photograph Collection Finding Aid circa 1870s-2005, bulk 1950-1980s Local photographer Robert G. Askren donated photographs and negatives to the Missouri Valley Special Collections in 2006. He worked for Harkins Commercial Photo Co. which he later purchased and renamed...
195. Robert Peet Robert Peet March 22, 1905 Biographical sketch of Robert Peet (1843-1900), a native of England emigrating to Kansas City in 1872 as a soap manufacturer with plants on McGee Street, Levee and Main Streets, and in the Armourdale industrial...
196. Robert Van Lewing Robert Van Lewing February 6, 1967 Photos and information on Robert Van Lewing, a 45-year-old fugitive on the 10 most wanted list of the F. B. I. (Federal Bureau of Investigations) in 1967 working as a painter in Kansas City "under the...
197. Sally Rand and Others at Banquet Table Sally Rand and Others at Banquet Table December 9, 1941 Dancer Sally Rand (center), seated at the head table of a South Central Business Association luncheon. Seated to her immediate left is association president Orvis A. Sturdy, and to his left sits the Rev....
198. Sally Rand and Others at Banquet Table Sally Rand and Others at Banquet Table December 9, 1941 Sally Rand (far left) seated at the head table of a South Central Business Association luncheon. To her left sits association president Orvis A. Sturdy, the Rev. Marion Nelson Waldrip of Troost Avenue...
199. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1939-1958, Page p046 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1939-1958, Page p046 1939-1958 A portion of Kansas City from Front Street south to E. 5th Street and from Gillis east to Lydia, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
200. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1939-1958, Page p054 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1939-1958, Page p054 1939-1958 A portion of Kansas City from E. 3rd Street south to E. Missouri Avenue and from Gillis east to Troost Avenue, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining...