Kansas City Speedway Races, July 4, 1923

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A panorama of the Kansas City Speedway, a wooden racetrack in operation from 1922-1924 near the present-day Bannister Federal Complex at Bannister Road and Troost Avenue. The entrance to the speedway was located at 91st Street and Holmes Road. The speedway cost $500,000 in 1922 and could host 60,000 people. After two years, it had to be closed as holes in the wooden racetrack became too large to safely race on.

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July 4th 1923
Modern Location: 
9101 Holmes Road
Kansas City, MO
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Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
KCMA-C1-557-0002
Digital Object Identifier: 
KCMA-C1-557-0002
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