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1. 8th Street Tunnel 8th Street Tunnel N.d. View of 8th Street tunnel and the West Bluffs and Quality Hill area of Kansas City, Missouri. Entrance to the tunnel is in view as well as railroad cars under the bridge leading to the tunnel.
2. 8th Street Tunnel 8th Street Tunnel 2005 View of ceiling and walls of 8th Street Tunnel, shows brickwork.
3. 8th Street Tunnel 8th Street Tunnel 2005 View of interior of 8th Street Tunnel, showing end (where upper tunnel intersects lower tunnel). Persons in photograph include Ray Elder and Thomas Duenez, leaders of the tour.
4. 8th Street Tunnel 8th Street Tunnel 2005 View of interior of 8th Street Tunnel, looking west.
5. 8th Street Tunnel 8th Street Tunnel
6. A Walk Under The River A Walk Under The River June 2011 Author describes his experience visiting the tunnel under the Missouri River being constructed by Missouri American Water. "The tunnel is the main vein of the Jefferson City Tunnel Project, an $11 million...
7. Baltimore Hotel Baltimore Hotel February 18, 1940
8. General Plan and Profile of Proposed Eighth Street Tunnel General Plan and Profile of Proposed Eighth Street Tunnel 1903 Map of proposed 8th Street Tunnel providing both above ground and underground depictions.
9. Hughes' Kansas City Views Hughes' Kansas City Views //1898-1899 Photo of "The Eighth Street Tunnel" for the elevated street railway through the bluff.
10. Hughes' Kansas City Views Hughes' Kansas City Views 1896 Photo of "The Eighth Street Tunnel" for the elevated street railway through the bluff.
11. Kansas City Views and Buildings Featured in Harper's Weekly Kansas City Views and Buildings Featured in Harper's Weekly 1888 This two-page spread of engravings of views of Kansas City, Missouri, "from photographs by D. D. Thomson & Co.," was published as a supplement to Harper's Weekly, September 15, 1888, pages 702 and 703....
12. Living with HisStory Living with HisStory March/April 2004 Article describes the former home of Tom Pendergast, at 200 W. 54th Street. The home, also once occupied by KMBC anchorman Larry Moore, was designed by architect Frederick Crosby Gunn.
13. Station on the Elevated Station on the Elevated April/14/1946 Photo and description of the elevated street railway.
14. The 8 Bodies Found The 8 Bodies Found September 16, 2026 Lengthy article describing the aftermath of a September 15, 1926 explosion in a tunnel then under construction beneath the Missouri River. The water tunnel, a diagram of which is included in the article,...
15. The Cable Car in America The Cable Car in America 1971
16. Tunnel Disaster Underscored the Callous Disregard for Workers' Safety Tunnel Disaster Underscored the Callous Disregard for Workers' Safety March 8, 1989 Article tells the story of a disaster that occurred September 15, 1926. Eight men working in a tunnel that was being dug under the Missouri River were killed in a gas explosion caused by negligence on...
17. Tunnel in Building at 1400 Guinotte Tunnel in Building at 1400 Guinotte February 8, 2006 Captioned photograph of a tunnel located in a building overlooking the southern approach to the Paseo Bridge at 1400 Guinotte. The building was built in 1905 as a cannery and is now being turned into the...
18. Tunnel Was Vital Link in Transit Here Tunnel Was Vital Link in Transit Here April/25/1968 Article about the 8th Street Tunnel of the elevated street railway, with photo and an illustration of its cross-section in 1895.
19. Tunnels Found at Homeless Camp Tunnels Found at Homeless Camp April 6, 2013 Article describes a series of tunnels used as dwellings by homeless people living in a wooded area near the East Bottoms. The tunnels and general living conditions of the camp are detailed. The author...
20. Underground Freeway Plan Holds Vast Possibilities for City Underground Freeway Plan Holds Vast Possibilities for City Article with photo and an illustration of a cross-section of the city's underground between Downtown and the Plaza, about a proposed subterranean highway there, never built.