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Armour Packing Company.
Kansas City has
six packing houses, and a new packing plant to cost $2,000,000 is
building. During 1902, there were shipped from the Kansas City
market to the country 794,133 head of stock and feeding cattle,
practically as many as from all other markets combined. There are in
the yards in all 130 buildings and total area under roof is 42
acres. The horse and mule barns, all substantial brick structures,
cover an area of 141/2 acres and have a capacity of 10,000 horses
and mules. The live stock exchange building contains 31/2 acres of
floor space, three quarters of a mile of hallways, and upwards of
350 office rooms. Fully 2,000 persons are engaged in the traffic of
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Two Views of Paseo |
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Cliff Drive, North Terrace Park
A distinctive
feature of Kansas City are the cliff drives, which traverse the long
reach of high bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. These drives
are very popular, affording magnificent views of the Missouri River
Valley. |
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Midland Hotel
The Midland
Hotel was erected at a cost of a quarter million dollars, the marble
used on the interior costing $100,000. The fireproof structure was
opened to the public September 1887. |
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Walnut Street, North From Twelfth Street |
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Cliff Drive North Terrace Park
At The Turn Round Scarritt Point
Kansas City Star Building |
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American Bank Building |
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Convention Hall, Cost $250,000
The Convention
Hall is one of the architectural features of Kansas City. It was
built in 1898 and burned in 1900. The re-construction of this
building was commenced at once. It accommodates nearly 25,000
persons.
Related
WindingRiver.com Article
The Democratic National Convention.
By Randolph C. Lewis
Munsey’s
Magazine. Vol.XXIII. September, 1900.
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Main Street Near Eleventh Street
This shows one
of S. H. Knox & Co.’s 69 stores, one of the most popular resorts [sic]
in Kansas City.
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Roman Catholic Cathedral |
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
St. Mary’s
Church was built in 1886. It is constructed of red brick and cost
about $75,000. The Memorial Altar is of marble, with a Reredos 32
feet in height. It is decorated in “endolithic work,” and is
considered one of the handsomest in the United States. It cost
$3,700 and is dedicated to the memory of the late Father Jardine.
Forest Avenue Christian Church |
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Kilpatrick Residence |
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Residence of K. B. Armour |
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St. Margaret’s Hospital
First Christian Science Church |
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Elm Ridge Driving Park |
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Second Presbyterian Church [L]
Central Presbyterian Church [R] |
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Independence Avenue Methodist Church [L]
Jewish Synagogue [R] |
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Calvary Baptist Church
Corner Eighth and Harrison Streets
Calvary Baptist
Church, erected September, 1890, at a cost of $153,000.00. It is
constructed of white sandstone and has a seating capacity of 1,443.
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Union Depot, Built 1880
Kansas City is
an important railway point; 22 railways with 16 different systems
have their termini here. Kansas City is a great entreport for the
trade of the great Southwest. The Union Depot is located on the
banks of the River Missouri. |
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Proctor & Gambol’s Soap Factory
Where Ivory Soap
is made. |
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