Roberts Building, 18th & Vine Kansas City Missouri

ID: 502 ~ Source: The Roberts Building. African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City, MO. https://aahtkc.org/roberts-building ~ Creator: University of Central Missouri Department of History, Stuart Hoy

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Roberts Building, 18th & Vine Kansas City Missouri — The Roberts Building. African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City, MO. https://aahtkc.org/roberts-building

The Roberts Building is located on Vine Street in Kansas City Missouri. It was constructed in 1923 by automobile businessman Homer Roberts and black realtor John Sears. In 1923, Homer Roberts opened the Roberts Motor Mart dealership on the first floor of the building.

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Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine Roberts Building

By University of Central Missouri Department of History, Stuart Hoy, Glyne Gee

The black business community was very prosperous between 1910 and 1930. Second to the Lincoln Building, the Roberts Building was the site of the first black-owned automobile dealership in America. It was constructed in 1923 by businessman Homer…