adminRemember this? Pepsi Challenge
Which cola brand do you prefer? This was the question on everyone’s mind during the nationwide Pepsi Challenge. In 1981, the two soft drinks that had battled to be the…
Michael Bushnell- historic northeast
- Postcard
- January 19, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
Michael BushnellRomeo and Auero: Staley’s Twin Pigs
By Michael Bushnell This black and white, promotional postcard was produced for the Staley Milling Company of North Kansas City, Mo. Staley Milling Plant No. 1 was located at 1717…
- Dorri Partain
- animatronics
- band
- January 12, 2022
- 2 minutes Read
Dorri PartainRemember this? ShowBiz Pizza tokens
Come for the pizza, stay for the fun! These ShowBiz Pizza Place 25 cents game tokens made going out for pizza an expanded experience. A new concept in family entertainment…
- Michael Bushnell
- concourse park
- eternal flame
- January 12, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
600 attend Kennedy Memorial dedication
This week’s historic postcard focuses on the John F. Kennedy Memorial located in the Colonnade in Concourse Park at the intersection of St. John Avenue and Gladstone and Benton boulevards.…
- Michael Bushnell
- January 5, 2022
- 2 minutes Read
The Grand Opera House
Michael Bushnell Publisher The Grand Opera House, located at 704 Walnut Street, is this week’s historic postcard printed in Germany and a wonderful example of a hand-colored postcard from the…
- Dorri Partain
- January 5, 2022
- 2 minutes Read
Remember This?
Dorri Partain Contributor As the first babies of 2022 enter the world, the method of keeping them clean and dry has changed greatly from the previous century. Both diapers and…
- Dorri Partain
- 2000
- new years eve
- December 29, 2021
- 2 minutes Read
Remember this? Y2K party hat
As clocks around the world approached 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1999, revelers wondered what would happen as the hands struck midnight – would computers crash and send daily routines…
- Michael Bushnell
- historic northeast
- history
- December 29, 2021
- 2 minutes Read
National Cloak and Suit Company
This week’s historic postcard column spotlights one of Historic Northeast’s most iconic and recognizable buildings. Located at 5401 Independence Avenue, The National Cloak and Suit building was built in 1919…
- Michael Bushnell
- history
- Postcard
- December 22, 2021
- 3 minutes Read
A flight of fancy with Santa himself
What could be more festive than Santa Claus himself, along with his team of reindeer, on the wings of an early Wright Flyer airplane, laden with bags of presents flying…
- Dorri Partain
- December 22, 2021
- 2 minutes Read
Remember this? Christmas apron
The “hostess with the mostest” may show her holiday flair with a festive homemade Christmas apron. For centuries, homemakers and chefs have utilized a fabric covering to protect their clothing…
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