adminDorri Partain Northeast News Major League baseball finally arrived in Kansas City when the Philadelphia Athletics moved to town in 1955. Also known as the A’s, team owner Arnold Johnson…
adminDorri Partain Northeast News A handy companion to the fountain pen, the ink blotter prevented smears and blotches that often occurred while waiting for the ink to dry. Paper manufacturer…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This Kodachrome postcard published in the late 1950s shows the numerous apartment buildings built on the south side of Brush Creek near the Country Club Plaza.…
adminDorri Partain Northeast News Downtown shoppers, hang on to your petticoats! At the turn of the 20th Century, when ladies wore long skirts and layers of petticoats, a short street…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This week’s postcard, published by the South West News Company of Kansas City, Mo., features a Real Photo postcard view of the Sharp Building on Petticoat Lane.…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News “An idea to create the largest zoological garden in the United States. There will be nothing better in the world. Swope Park is an admirable site…
adminDorri Partain Northeast News Who was Casey, and where was his place? Casey, an African bull elephant, arrived in Kansas City in 1955 at the age of four. Both he…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News About two years after the opening of the “new” Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River, Kansas City’s first Livestock Exchange building was constructed. Prior to that…
adminDorri Partain Northeast News Whether you like your steak well done or medium rare, this Cowtown could offer a fine dining experience “where the steak is born”. The Golden Ox,…
adminDorri Partain Northeast News What do you want to be when you grow up? For young travelers flying the friendly skies, all you had to do was sit quietly in…
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