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Country Club Plaza holiday lights

Concerned Civic Leaders Form Group to Support the Country Club Plaza

Kansas City civic leaders have formed a new nonprofit group to support the struggling Country Club Plaza, which will mark its centennial in 2023.

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This 1973 Hallmark illustrative guide highlights a few of the city's key points and major districts of the time. (Missouri Valley Room Special Collections)

curiousKC: What Did Union Hill Look Like Before Redevelopment?

If ever you were curious, here’s your chance to learn what Union Hill looked like before it was redeveloped beginning in the 1980s.

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The northeast corner of 31st and Main streets where the 115-year-old Jeserich building is located.

Commission Backs Historic Landmark Protection for Buildings at 31st and Main

The Historic Preservation Commission supports local landmark designation for several buildings at 31st and Main streets that would otherwise face imminent demolition.

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The 134 year-old Jeserich Building at the corner of 31st and Main streets.

Owner Plans to Demolish Historic Main Street Building, No Future Plan for Now

A group of historic, but unprotected, buildings at the northeast corner of 31st and Main streets are going to be demolished soon, according to their owner, with no plan yet prepared for the redevelopment of the site.

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Drake Development would like to build a three-level, three-restaurant complex on the site of the Seventh Church of Christ, Scientists at 47th and Jefferson streets next to the Country Club Plaza.

Plaza Development Controversy Erupts, 1940s Church Likely Casualty

The Country Club Plaza is a development flash point again with the likely demolition of an attractive, but unprotected, old church and a developer’s plan to replace it with a three-level restaurant project.

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