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Wednesday, August 04, 2010, 4:53 pm Last Updated on Monday, August 23, 2010, 11:12 am Written by Administrator

Here's a selection of images relating to Roanoke Park, from its earliest days through 1971:

Typed description of Roanoke Park :: Year? Source: ? Sanborn Map of Roanoke Park and adjacent neighborhoods :: 1907 Source: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri. http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Sanborn,3 Roanoke Road (now Karnes Blvd) Looking west near 36th & Belleview :: Road surfacing in progress. Nearly the same view as the Ladies on Karnes. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-005 Ladies on Karnes :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, B-K1-001 East of Belleview, 1907 :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-011 Summit Street Entrance, Roanoke Park, 1909 :: Summit Street is now Southwest Trafficway, behind you as you look at this view. The road in the picture is Madison. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-020 West of Summit, 1909 :: Summit Street is now Southwest Trafficway, behind you as you look at this view. The road in the picture is Madison. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-013 Summit St. Entrance :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-012 Cozy Nook in Roanoke Park, 1909 :: Source: Mrs. Sam Ray postcard collection (SC58), Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri. http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Mrs,1134 Westport-Roanoke Community Center in Construction, 1962 :: Southwest corner, looking north. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-030 Westport-Roanoke Community Center, circa 1965 :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-043 Eugene German Letter :: A 1971 letter advocation the preservation of Roanoke Park's brick road. Source: ?

 

We have quite a few images of the intersection of Karnes Boulevard and Roanoke Parkway, near 37th & Wyoming. Here they are in chronological order:

 

Looking Northeast near 37th and Wyoming, 1906 :: Road surfacing in progress. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-001 Looking Northeast near 37th and Wyoming, 1906 :: Road surfacing in progress. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-002 Roanoke, Kansas City, Mo., 1911 Postcard :: Soon after the park's creation. Lamp posts not yet installed. The large tree trunk leaning against the rock wall in 1906 is still there. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives Intersection of Tiernam Dr. & Main Roadway :: Tiernam Drive is now Roanoke Parkway. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-015 Looking northeast near 37th, 1921 :: Note how much the shrubs have grown since the 1911 postcard view. Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-021 Looking south near 36th, 1921 :: Source: Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO Looking northeast near 37th & Wyoming, 2010 :: The stone steps are still there, but overgrown like the rest of the view. Source: Roanoke Park Project

This album contains historical images pertaining to Kansas City's Parks and Boulevard System in general, and parts of it outside of Roanoke Park:

George E. Kessler :: Source: ? August R. Meyer :: Source: ? Penn Valley Park :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives Hyde Park :: Year? Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives North Terrace Park (Cliff Drive) Before :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives Holly St. 1907 :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives, P-R3-010 North Terrace Park (Cliff Drive) During :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives North Terrace Park (Cliff Drive) After :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives West Terrace Park (Case Park) Before :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives West Terrace Park (Case Park) After :: Source: Kansas City Parks and Recreation Archives Ward Parkway :: Source: Missouri Valley Room, Kansas City Public Library Book? Park System Prior to 1909 :: Source: ? Extensions of the City Limits :: Source: ?

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