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  2. Sears Modern Homes - Wikipedia

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    Sears Modern Homes were houses sold primarily through mail order catalog by Sears, Roebuck and Co., an American retailer. From 1908 to 1942, Sears sold more than 70,000 of these houses in North America, by the company's count. [1] Sears Modern Homes were purchased primarily by customers in East Coast and Midwest states, but have been located as ...

  3. Architecture of Kansas City - Wikipedia

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    One Kansas City Place is an example of the modern glass office buildings constructed in downtown Kansas City in the 1980s. It is the tallest building in Missouri, and part of the KC skyline. Kansas City had a building boom in the 1970s based on TWA 's plans to use the city as the world hub for its new fleet of Boeing 747s and anticipated ...

  4. SubTropolis - Wikipedia

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    SubTropolis. /  39.161213°N 94.476242°W  / 39.161213; -94.476242. SubTropolis is a business complex located inside of a 55,000,000-square-foot (5,100,000 m 2 ), 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2) artificial cave in the bluffs north of the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was developed by late Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar ...

  5. Country Club District - Wikipedia

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    Country Club District. Coordinates: 39.02°N 94.60°W. The Country Club District is the name of a group of neighborhoods comprising a historic upscale residential district in Kansas City, developed by noted real estate developer J.C. Nichols. The district was developed in stages between 1906 and 1950, and today is home to approximately 60,000 ...

  6. Lustron house - Wikipedia

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    Lustron houses are prefabricated enameled steel houses developed in the post- World War II era United States in response to the shortage of homes for returning G.I.s by Chicago industrialist and inventor Carl Strandlund. Considered low-maintenance and extremely durable, they were expected to attract modern families who might not have the time ...

  7. J. C. Nichols - Wikipedia

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    Jesse Clyde "J. C." Nichols (August 23, 1880 - February 16, 1950) was an American developer of commercial and residential real estate in Kansas City, Missouri.Born in Olathe, Kansas, and a student at the University of Kansas and Harvard University, his most notable developments are the Country Club District and Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, which influenced suburban developments in other ...

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