Sweeney System taught thousands mechanics and radio repair
August 2nd, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher Sweeney’s Army Motor Mechanics School is shown on this real photo postcard dated Aug. 18, 1918. The school […]
Hostelry served downtown community for almost a century
July 26th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher The venerable Densmore Hotel located at 906-914 Locust was part of Kansas City’s downtown for almost 100 years. […]
The flood to end all floods
July 19th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher Making the floods of 1903 and 1908 seem insignificant in comparison, the flood of 1951 was dubbed “The […]
Boulevard view much the same 100 years later
July 12th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher This 1920 Fred Harvey postcard is entitled “Gladstone Boulevard looking North” and shows the 400 block of one […]
Summertime means lake time!
July 3rd, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher This week’s linen style postcard features a typical boat and fishing dock at Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.An […]
A hair raising ride
June 28th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher In their 1950 book, “City of the Future,” which celebrates Kansas City’s first 100 years, Henry Haskell Jr. […]
Palatial City Hall once stood in River Market District
June 21st, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher In 1889, when cattle, pigs and all manner of livestock still roamed the streets of Kansas City, voters […]
Stats hotel prominent in local LGBTQ history
June 14th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher Downtown Kansas City’s Stats Hotel at 12th & Wyandotte was proclaimed to be at the center of everything […]
AAA, providing security to the modern traveler
June 7th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher On October 4, 1946, “Pearle” sent this black and white, photo postcard to her mother, Mrs. Walter Cochran […]
Paseo YMCA central to city’s African American heritage
May 31st, 2023by Michael Bushnell
By Michael Bushnell, Publisher This week, in tandem with our summer interns’ story on Juneteenth, we spotlight the Paseo YMCA […]
All aboard the Cotton Blossom for a grand show!
May 24th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher This week, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Worlds of Fun on May 26, 1973, […]
Montgomery Ward, largest building west of the Mississippi!
May 17th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher Upon its completion in 1914, the Montgomery Ward Distribution Center in Historic Northeast Kansas City was billed as […]
Morse/Sumner School boasts diverse history
May 10th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher This week’s Historic Postcard is a Real Photo Postcard published by the North American Postcard Company of Kansas […]
Punchin’ your ticket with a smile on the Swift & Far RY
May 3rd, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher “One smile from you in Kansas City would transfer me to heaven.” So indicates the message on the […]
Sufferin’ Blowouts!
I should have bought Goodyears!
April 26th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher This advertising postcard for the M&T Tire Company at 4629 Troost was produced in the late 1920s and […]
Cliff Drive’s legacy endures time as a world-class park
April 19th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher “Cliff Drive, Kansas City, Missouri.” So reads the description on the front of this postcard published by the […]
As Kansas City grew, so grew the City Market
April 12th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher Building the imposing new City Hall at Fifth and Main streets required the installation of roughly 60 circular […]
McCleary’s Parkview Clinic, good for what ails ya
April 5th, 2023by Michael Bushnell
Michael BushnellPublisher Dr. Aretas S. McCleary arrived in Kansas City in 1893 from Montgomery County, MO., to practice medicine. Specializing […]
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