A little slice of Beverly Hills in Independence
Michael Bushnell Northeast News “Beverly Hills Acre Tracts. Ideal home sites on easy terms. City conveniences, no city or special taxes, half-acre lots at the price of city lots.”…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News “Beverly Hills Acre Tracts. Ideal home sites on easy terms. City conveniences, no city or special taxes, half-acre lots at the price of city lots.”…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This week we make a departure from our normal preview of old Kansas City cards and take a look at a vintage Hollywood California postcard of…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News When Kirkland B. Armour began construction of his palatial mansion on the boulevard that bears the name of his uncle, Simeon B. Armour, the roadway was…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News “Here’s to a happy New Year! A year wise in its plans, persistant in its efforts, fortunate in its opportunities and prolific in good results,” reads…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This artist-signed Clapsaddle Santa postcard was sent to Ernest Julien of Amsterdam, Mo., on Dec. 23, 1907. Born Ellen Hattie Clapsaddle on Jan. 8, 1865 in…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This Max Bernstein pre-linen style postcard, circa 1925, was sent to Miss May Clifford, R.F.D. of Sedalia, Mo., on Aug. 5, 1925. It reads, “Greetings from…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News The Newman Theater is shown on these 1919 postcards. It was the third and finest of Frank L. Newman’s movie houses in Kansas City. The Newman…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News When John Warneke arrived in Jackson County, Mo. in 1866, Kansas City’s population barely topped 15,000 souls, all intent on making a life in the newly-settled…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News What we now celebrate as Thanksgiving is traditionally tied to a three-day feast involving the Pilgrims after their first harvest in 1621. After the long winter…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This postcard published by the Webb-Freyschlag Mercantile Company shows a peaceful view of The Rest in Mount Washington Park. The divided-back postcard was mailed on July…