SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 63
WHEREAS, Walt Disney began his incredible career of filmmaking in a building at 31st and Forest Streets in Kansas City, Missouri, in the early 1920s; and
WHEREAS, that building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, this building has recently been purchased by a not-for-profit organization of Missouri citizens dedicated to preserving, restoring and opening this building to the public; and
WHEREAS, the Walt Disney Family foundation has pledged to match up to $450,000 in fund raised for the restoration of this building; and
WHEREAS, significant progress has been made toward the stabilization and preservation of the building; and
WHEREAS, this building is of great culture and historical significance to the people of Kansas City and the State of Missouri:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-second General Assembly, First
Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, declare and establish the Laugh-O-Gram Studio Building at 31st
and Forest Streets in Kansas City, Missouri as a State Historic Site.
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