Landmarks Commission

Title: Parkway 600 Grill
Description: View looking northwest of Parkway 600 Grill, located at 600 Ward Parkway. Architects Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc. (PGAV) received an award for sensitive understanding of spatial relationships in the Country Club Plaza in its design of this building.
Date: 1988
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Children's Mercy Hospital Entrance
Description: Canopy entry to the Children's Mercy Hospital, located at 24th Street and Gillham Road. HNTB received an award for this stimulating, playful design.
Date: 1986
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Spirit of Freedom Fountain
Description: View of the Spirit of Freedom Fountain, located south of Brush Creek between Benton Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue. Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department staff, engineers Larkin & Associates, and sculptor Richard Hunt received awards for their work on the creation of this fountain.
Date: 1982
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gumbel Building
Description: View looking southeast of the Gumbel Building, located at 8th and Walnut streets. Bob Gould, of Gould Evans Associates, received a design award for his work in the restoration of this building.
Date: 1984
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 8880 Ward Parkway Building
Description: View of the 8880 Ward Parkway Building. The architecture firm HNTB received an award for design of this building, which successfully resolves issues related to small site.
Date: 1986
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Hill Townhouse
Description: Union Hill townhouse of William E. Norton (owner and designer of award-winning renovation), located at 3030 Grand Avenue.
Date: 1984
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hyde Park Townhomes
Description: View of townhomes located in the Hyde Park neighborhood, at 3735-45 Gillham Road. PBNA Architects, Inc. received an award for their design of these residences.
Date: 1986
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Street Paving Crew
Description: View of a Midwest PreCote Co. paving crew working with machinery at an unidentified location.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Duncan Architects, Inc. Offices
Description: Partial view of the offices of Duncan Architects, Inc., located at 2500 Holmes Street. A courtyard connected these offices to the Duncan Residence; Herbert Duncan received an award for his work on these buildings and courtyard.
Date: 1984
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nursery/Pediatrics Ward in Hospital
Description: Interior view, two unidentified nurses and other medical personnel attending to infant in nursery/pediatrics ward at General Hospital. Back of photograph states: "Pediatrics-Gen. Hosp., not used - Mgrs. Rpt 51-52."
Date: 1952-09-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nursery/Pediatrics Ward in Hospital
Description: Interior view of two unidentified medical personnel attending to an infant. Taken at General Hospital. Back of photograph indicates it is "Pediatrics-General Hospital." Also says: "Not used-City Mgr's An Rept-51-52."
Date: 1952-09-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view, believed to be an operating room at General Hospital No. 1. View includes unidentified operating room personnel performing surgery. Research and Budget Department stamp is located on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Medical Personnel
Description: Interior view of male medical personnel playing musical instruments in an unidentified lounge area presumably at General Hospital. No identification on individuals.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nutrition/Food Services in Hospital
Description: Interior view of what appears to be a food service area in General Hospital. Unidentified hospital employee is pouring milk into a class located on a scale. Filled food tray is located on counter as well as a loaf of Wonder enriched bread.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hospital Adult Patient Care
Description: Interior view of two health care personnel assisting an unidentified female patient with a medical procedure. Probably taken at General Hospital.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nursing Students
Description: Exterior view of unidentified young men and women in and by a Chevrolet automobile parked outside of General Hospital. A 24th Street street sign is in view. Believed to be nursing students and other medical students.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tuberculosis Hospital
Description: Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nursing Students
Description: Interior view, two unidentified nursing students, believed to be at General Hospital. Girls are holding Coca-Cola bottles.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nursing Students
Description: Interior view believed to be in a nursing student lounge area in General Hospital No. 1. Individuals are not identified. Included in the scene is a record player cabinet and 78 rpm records.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nutrition/Food Services in Hospital
Description: Interior view, unidentified nurse with two nursing students with a hospital patient's food tray located on a table. Probably taken at General Hospital No. 1.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

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