Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher General Hospital, or City Hospital as it was originally referred to, got its start in 1870 on a hill overlooking OK Creek near 22nd Street and McCoy…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor This sweet and crunchy candy was created by Salvatore Ferrara in 1924 as a new variety for his Ferrara Pan Candy Company. Ferrara immigrated from Italy to…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher This week’s historic postcard is a companion piece to our Remember This column that features Reddy Kilowatt, the advertising mascot for the Kansas City Power and Light…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Someone’s in the kitchen with Reddy Kilowatt! Get out your rolling pin and bake up some cookies for the kids featuring the mascot for electrical services and…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Stirred, not shaken. Whether called cocktail stirrers or swizzle sticks, these colorful plastic sticks make great souvenirs of one’s travels. Back when all airlines offered full meals…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher Trans World Airlines launched its first jet service on January 25, 1959, between New York-Idlewild and San Francisco. The route was chosen by TWA’s then-President Howard Hughes…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor If a product bore the Katz label, consumers could be sure they were paying the lowest price in town. At Katz Cut-Rate Drug Stores, the face of…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher When Isaac “Ike” Katz was 13 years old, he quit school and went to work for the Great Northern Railway selling newspapers to help support his family…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Kansas City’s favorite clown not only appeared on television, but his famous face was used to advertise local products and businesses as well. Whizzo the Clown, as…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher Who’s always smiling, never sad? It’s Whizzo! Who makes the boys and girls so glad, Whizzo. He’s a merry fellow with a big red shiny nose, dressed…
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