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Do you remember Memorial Hall’s prime? As KCK icon turns 100, we want your help

By Randy Mason
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, AKA Memorial Hall, at 600 N. Seventh Street. When it was built in 1924, the building became the largest meeting place for business and professional people and fraternal organizations such as the Masons. cutline: Cynthia Lowe of Kansas City, Kan., correctly identified the building as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, also commonly referred to as Memorial Hall. It is located at 600 N. Seventh Street in Kansas City, Kan. Lowe will receive a copy of "The Ultimate Kansas City Puzzle Book," a compilation of more than 450 home-grown brain teasers. photo quiz
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, AKA Memorial Hall, at 600 N. Seventh Street. When it was built in 1924, the building became the largest meeting place for business and professional people and fraternal organizations such as the Masons. cutline: Cynthia Lowe of Kansas City, Kan., correctly identified the building as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, also commonly referred to as Memorial Hall. It is located at 600 N. Seventh Street in Kansas City, Kan. Lowe will receive a copy of "The Ultimate Kansas City Puzzle Book," a compilation of more than 450 home-grown brain teasers. photo quiz KC Star archives

Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, is about to turn 100. Yes, the place you might have seen Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osborne, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Frank Zappa, or hundreds of others. And the last place Patsy Cline played.

If you remember going to concerts, wrestling matches, graduations or big events there we want to hear about them. If you have photos or ticket stubs, even better.

The Star’s Randy Mason is on a mission to give this low-key landmark the credit it deserves — with stories and videos that you could be a part of.

Fill out the form below to get involved. If you can’t see it, fill it out here.

This story was originally published August 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM.

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