Aerial Views | KC History - Missouri Valley Special Collections

Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, Photo Division New York City, shot these Kansas City aerial views in the 1920s and '30s. The company's name derived in 1929 from pioneer aircraft engine developer and manufacturer Glenn Curtiss and the famous Wright brothers.

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Union Station

Aerial view looking east over near 25th Street and Southwest Boulevard; shows the west side of Union Station. Identified on back as "Penn Ave. Viaduct & Union Sta."

1930 (year approximate)

Union Station

Aerial view, looking north, of Union Station; also shows BMA Building and a portion of Main Street.

1930 (year approximate)

Union Station and Liberty Memorial

Aerial view, looking northeast, near 29th Street and Southwest Boulevard; shows Union Station, Liberty Memorial, and train roundhouse.

1930 (year approximate)

University of Kansas

Aerial view of buildings, stadium, and grounds of the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

1930 (year approximate)

University of Saint Mary

Aerial view of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas.

1930 (year approximate)

West Bottoms

Aerial view looking east across the West Bottoms from Kansas City, Kansas. Includes view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, as well as the 2nd Hannibal Bridge and the ASB bridge. Both the Kansas and Missouri rivers in view.

1930 (year approximate)

West Bottoms

Aerial view looking north near 29th Street and Southwest Boulevard. Stockyards, train roundhouse, Kansas, and Missouri rivers in view.

1930 (year approximate)