Please order prints or digital files and pay use fees through this website. Reproduction (printing, downloading, or copying) of images from Kansas City Public Library requires permission and payment for the following uses, whether digital or print: publication reproduction of multiple copies personal, non-educational purposes and advertising or commercial purposes. An underground passage leads to the Municipal Auditorium underground parking. They are those of the United States and Kansas City and the flags of nations in which Kansas City has sister cities -Sierra Leone, Japan, Spain, Taiwan and Mexico. Seven flags add color to the street level facade. The impressive stone and brick exterior is original, as are the imported black and gold marble pillars rising to the mezzanine balcony in the foyer. But some of the old features have been retained. Today there are new exterior windows throughout, new walls, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical equipment. Recently the Aladdin was renamed Embassy on the Park after it had been completely renovated. When the Aladdin Hotel was completed in 1925 it was considered one of the most luxurious hotels and the tallest building in Kansas City. We have a nice cool room in this hotel on the 14th floor. Taylor, Chula, Mo., wrote: Mom darling - Just a line to let you know we are both fine, but so busy. Dining, dancing and entertainment AAA garage facilities W.A. Rates single, $2 to $3.50 kitchenette apartments, $75 per month. The legend on the reverse side describes hotel facilities: Aladdin, Kansas City, Mo., 265 rooms - 265 baths. The 1932 promotional post card of the Aladdin Hotel - the hotel with a personality - was published in color, with automobiles on the street at 1215 Wyandotte, and planes flying over the hotel's rooftop. Sam Ray Postcard Collection (SC58), See finding aid: Promotional postcard for the Aladdin Hotel at 1215 Wyandotte Street.
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