Robert F. Barrett Collection

Aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking southwest. The Missouri River passes in front of downtown. Skyscrapers are visible in the distance. Warehouses and industrial facilities are visible in...

Aerial view of downtown Kansas City. Skyscrapers are surrounded by dozens of blocks with retail and office buildings. Interstate 670 passes in front of the skyscrapers. The Missouri River is in the...

Aerial view of downtown Kansas City. Skyscrapers are surrounded by dozens of blocks with retail and office buildings. Interstate 670 passes in front of the skyscrapers. The Missouri River is in the...

Aerial view of fields and an industrial park near Kansas City. Skyscrapers and downtown Kansas City are visible on the skyline. A highway is passing through the fields. Warehouses are on the other...

Aerial view of fields and an industrial park near Kansas City. Skyscrapers and downtown Kansas City are visible on the skyline. A highway is passing through the fields. Warehouses are on the other...

Aerial view of industrial facilities through a helicopter window. Factories and warehouses are in the foreground. Skyscrapers and downtown Kansas City are in the distance.

Aerial view of an industrial area near downtown Kansas City. There are houses in between trees at the bottom of the photo. Warehouses and railroad tracks are in front of the downtown area. Skyscrapers...

Aerial view of Kansas City above Interstate 670 looking west. The sun is setting and casting a glare on the photo. Skyscrapers and downtown Kansas City are on the right. Houses and office buildings...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking northeast from a downtown skyscraper. Several parking lots are in front. Cars are driving along the roads. A white skyscraper is in the front and several more are...

Aerial view of Kansas City from atop a building in downtown. Several skyscrapers are scattered between office buildings and parking lots. Cars are driving along the roads. All the buildings and lots...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking northeast from a downtown skyscraper. Several parking lots are in front. Cars are driving along the roads. A white skyscraper is in the front and several more are...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking northeast from a downtown skyscraper. Several parking lots are in front. Cars are driving along the roads. A white skyscraper is in the front and several more are...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking north from atop the Power & Light building. Several parking lots are on the right. Cars are driving along the roads. There are dozens of skyscrapers and office...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking east from a downtown skyscraper. Several parking lots are in front. Cars are driving along the roads. One skyscraper is on the left. All the buildings and lots are...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking east from a downtown skyscraper. Several parking lots are in front. Cars are driving along the roads. One skyscraper is on the left. All the buildings and lots are...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking northeast from a downtown skyscraper. Several parking lots are in front. Cars are driving along the roads. A white skyscraper is in the front and several more are...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking north from atop the Power & Light building. Several parking lots are on the right. Cars are driving along the roads. There are dozens of skyscrapers and office...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking north from atop the Power & Light building. Several parking lots are on the right. Cars are driving along the roads. There are dozens of skyscrapers and office...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking northeast from atop the Power & Light building. Several parking lots are in the foreground. Cars are driving along the roads. There are dozens of skyscrapers and...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking northeast from atop the Power & Light building. Several parking lots are in the foreground. Cars are driving along the roads. There are dozens of skyscrapers and...

Aerial view of Kansas City looking south from the Power & Light district. Interstate 670 passes underneath several road bridges. Office buildings and warehouses are on the other side of the highway.

Aerial view of Kansas City looking south from the Power & Light district. Interstate 670 passes underneath several road bridges. Office buildings and warehouses are on the other side of the highway.

Aerial view of Kansas City looking south from the Power & Light district. Interstate 670 passes underneath several road bridges. Office buildings and warehouses are on the other side of the highway.

Aerial view of Kansas City above the intersection of Interstates 35 and 670 looking east. Downtown is on the left, including the Convention Center, Municipal Auditorium, and Kansas City Power and...

Aerial view of Kansas City above Interstate 35 looking northeast. Skyscrapers, parking lots, and downtown Kansas City are visible in the center. There are office buildings and houses spread to the...