Roxford
Roxford is an apartment building in Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri. Roxford is situated nearby to Central Presbyterian Church, as well as near the theater building Strand Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McConahay Building and Laugh-O-Gram Studio.
McConahay Building
Historic building
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The McConahay Building in Kansas City, Missouri is a two-story Tapestry Brick building designed by prominent Kansas City architect Nelle E. Peters in 1922. McConahay Building is situated 2,500 feet north of Roxford.
Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Recording studio
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The Laugh-O-Gram Studio was an independent American animation studio founded by Walt Disney on June 28, 1921 and closed on October 16, 1923. It was located on the second floor of the McConahay Building in Kansas City, Missouri, as a key early venture for Disney and his recruited pioneers of animation, including Ub Iwerks, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, and Friz Freleng. Laugh-O-Gram Studio is situated 2,500 feet north of Roxford.
Uptown Theater
Theater building
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The Uptown Theater is a historic theater located in Kansas City, Missouri. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Uptown Building and Theater. Uptown Theater is situated 1 mile west of Roxford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westport and Hospital Hill.
Westport
Suburb
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Westport is a historic neighborhood and a main entertainment district in Kansas City, Missouri. In the early 19th century, West Port was settled by a group led by American pioneer and tribal missionary Reverend Isaac McCoy, who brought his son John Calvin McCoy as surveyor, and his son-in-law Reverend Johnston Lykins who bought the land.
Hospital Hill
Neighborhood
Hospital Hill is a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. The neighborhood is located between 22nd Street to 25th Street and Gillham Road to Troost Avenue.
Country Club Plaza
Suburb
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The Country Club Plaza is a privately owned regional shopping center in the Country Club District of Kansas City, Missouri. Opened in 1923, it is considered to be the first planned large outdoor suburban shopping center in the United States and among the first regional centers to accommodate shoppers arriving by car. Country Club Plaza is situated 2 miles southwest of Roxford.
Roxford
- Type: Apartment building
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.06357° or 39° 3′ 49″ northLongitude
-94.57211° or 94° 34′ 20″ westLevels
8Open location code
86F73C7H+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1132288314OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartments
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