Remember This? Wooden sleds with runners
Dorri Partain Northeast News The kids will be dashing through the snow (next time the white stuff hits town) if Santa left a sled under the tree, creating years of…
Dorri Partain Northeast News The kids will be dashing through the snow (next time the white stuff hits town) if Santa left a sled under the tree, creating years of…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Eccentric. That’s how many described noted turn-of-the-century Kansas City architect Louis S. Curtiss. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright, Curtiss designed a variety of commercial…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This real photo postcard of the Holy Rosary Church’s Christmas crib was taken during the 1941 holiday season. Missionaries of St. Charles founded Holy Rosary Parish,…
Dorri Partain Northeast News You can bet your sweet bippy that Laugh-In fans wanted Santa to leave this game under their Christmas tree. Inspired by the popular NBC television program,…
Dorri Partain Northeast News A chance encounter inside a cave led to the development of this long-time favorite toy. Harold Graves, president of Sawyer’s Services Inc., was visiting Oregon Caves…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This week’s historic postcard shows the Monarch Vinegar Works “immense plant” in Kansas City, Missouri. The plant shown is located at 2400 Nicholson and still manufactures…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Karnes Boulevard meanders through the Coleman Highlands, Volker neighborhoods, Roanoke Park, between Southwest Trafficway and 31st Street, and continues southwest where it intersects with Roanoke Road…
Dorri Partain Northeast News Batteries not included—nor required. Wind-up toys, with their simple repetitive movements, can be traced to a French artist and inventor during the 18th century. Jacques de…
Dorri Partain Northeast News Grab your notebook paper and sharpen your pencils, kids. It’s time to make your Christmas “wish list” for Santa! For generations of children, the task was…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Although there’s a vacant lot where Benedict L. Bredburg’s Metropolitan Grocery once stood, such “corner markets” were the rule rather than the exception in the fabric…