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Thank you to our contributors, UMKC, the Black Archives of Mid-America and the Kansas City Public Library for allowing us the opportunity to highlight so many places of our city's historic past.

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18th & Vine

18th & Vine

31st & Troost

31st & Troost

54th Street Neighborhood

allen school

allen school

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

american jazz museum

american jazz museum

attucks school

attucks school

samuel w. bacote

samuel w. bacote

William “Count” Basie

William “Count” Basie

Tom bass

Tom bass

Belvidere Hollow

black archives of mid america

black archives of mid america

blankinship distributors

blankinship distributors

Lucile H. Bluford

Lucile H. Bluford

booker t. washington school

booker t. washington school

Boone Theater

Boone Theater

The Bowery

Ida M. Bowman Becks

Ida M. Bowman Becks

Dr. Girard T. Bryant

Dr. Girard T. Bryant

Central High School

Emanuel Cleaver II

Emanuel Cleaver II

R. T. Coles Memorial

R. T. Coles Memorial

Hugh O. Cook Residence

Hugh O. Cook Residence

James Crews Post Station

James Crews Post Station

crittenden residence

crittenden residence

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

D. A. Holmes Residence

D. A. Holmes Residence

D. A. Holmes School

D. A. Holmes School

eblon theater

eblon theater

Eisen Clothing Store

Eisen Clothing Store

El Capitan Club

El Capitan Club

Euthola Beauty Shop

Euthola Beauty Shop

Fairyland Park

Fairyland Park

William Fambrough

William Fambrough

fire station no. 11

fire station no. 11

Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery

freedom trail memorial

freedom trail memorial

gem theater

gem theater

General Hospital No. 2

General Hospital No. 2

The Green Book

The Green Book

green duck tavern

green duck tavern

harris kearney house

harris kearney house

hell’s half acre

hell’s half acre

Harold L. Holliday sr.

Harold L. Holliday sr.

Holy Name Catholic Church

Holy Name Catholic Church

Isis Theater

Isis Theater

Jamison Temple

William H. Johnson, Sr.

William H. Johnson, Sr.

Anna h. Jones

Anna h. Jones

Jones Billiard Room and Barber Shop

ANDY KIRK

ANDY KIRK

kansas city call

kansas city call

KPRS AM

KPRS AM

Julia Lee

Julia Lee

leeds/dunbar neighborhood

leeds/dunbar neighborhood

LEVI HARRINGTON MARKER

LEVI HARRINGTON MARKER

municipal auditorium

municipal auditorium

Willie Lanier

Willie Lanier

lincoln building

lincoln building

Lincoln Electric Park

Lincoln Electric Park

Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School

Rosie Mason

Rosie Mason

joelouis mattox

joelouis mattox

mrs. meek’s Mortuary

mrs. meek’s Mortuary

Bettye Miller & Milt Abel

Bettye Miller & Milt Abel

Monarch Baseball Club Office

Monarch Baseball
Club Office

Municipal Stadium

Municipal Stadium

Mutual Musicians Foundation

Mutual Musicians Foundation

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Negro Quality Hill and Negro Hyde Park

Buck O’Neil Residence

Buck O’Neil Residence

Satchel Paige Residence

Satchel Paige Residence

Paseo YMCA

Paseo YMCA

penn school

penn school

Dr. J. Edward Perry Residence

Dr. J. Edward Perry Residence

Henry Perry’s BBQ Restaurant

Horace M. Peterson III

Horace M. Peterson III

Dr. John F. Ramos, Jr.

Dr. John F. Ramos, Jr.

Rector Mansion

Rector Mansion

The Roberts Building

The Roberts Building

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Rochester Hotel

Rochester Hotel

wilbur “Bullet” Rogan

wilbur “Bullet” Rogan

St. James Baptist Church

St. James Baptist Church

St. Monica’s catholic church

St. Monica’s
catholic church

St. Stephens Baptist Church

St. Stephens Baptist Church

Santa Fe Neighborhood

Santa Fe Neighborhood

Security Loan & Investment Association

Security Loan & Investment Association

Lena Rivers SMith

Lena Rivers SMith

Spirit of Freedom Fountain

Spirit of Freedom Fountain

Steptoe

Steptoe

Street Hotel

Street Hotel

Swope Park Golf Course

Swope Park Golf Course

swope park pool

swope park pool

Swope Park Shelter #5

Swope Park Shelter #5

Dr. Earl Thomas

Dr. Earl Thomas

Dr. William Thompkins

Dr. William Thompkins

offices of Leona Pouncey Thurman

offices of Leona Pouncey Thurman

Lafayette Tillman

Lafayette Tillman

Dr. Thomas Unthank

Dr. Thomas Unthank

Union cemetery

Union cemetery

US Federal Courthouse

US Federal Courthouse

Vine Street Workhouse

Vine Street Workhouse

bruce r. watkins center

bruce r. watkins center

Theron B. Watkins

western baptist bible college

western baptist bible college

Battle of Westport

Battle of Westport

Wheatley Provident Hospital

Wheatley Provident Hospital

white oak chapel

white oak chapel

Roy WIlkins

Roy WIlkins

Dr. Hazel Browne Williams

Dr. Hazel Browne Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Edward Wilson, Jr.

Edward Wilson, Jr.

Josephine Silone Yates

Josephine Silone Yates

Woods Drug Store

Woods Drug Store