This mural (painted by Alexander Austin) at 31st and Troost includes images of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse.
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The Disney family home at 3028 Bellefontaine, Kansas City, Mo.
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In this 1937 letter, Disney remembers checking books out from the library about cartooning.
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Walt Disney's first cartoon premiered in 1921 at the Newman Theater, 1114 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
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In 1922-1923, this was the home of Walt Disney's first animation company, Laugh-O-Gram, at 31st and Forest. Photo taken in 1989.
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In the summer of 1923, Disney briefly moved out of the McConahy Building and into moved into the Wirthman Building at 31st and Troost. Weeks later, Laugh-O-Gram was bankrupt.
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Laugh-O-Gram studios, 2004.
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A view of Disney's studios looking east along 31st Street.
