• Northeast Newscast

    291: Northeast Public Art Survey

    May 27th, 2023
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  • Postcard

    McCleary’s Parkview Clinic, good for what ails ya

    April 5th, 2023
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  • Remember This?

    Remember This?

    May 24th, 2023
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  • Marysville key stop on Oregon Trail, Pony Express

    March 29th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher Every spring between the years 1841 to 1857, immigrants gathered in towns along Missouri’s western border to begin […]

    Newspapers essential to community vitality

    March 22nd, 2023
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    This real photo postcard spotlights Mr. Roy Powell, former Publisher of the Holt Rustler and the Gower Rustler, two weekly […]

    Dining and Dancing at Sni-a-bar gardens

    March 15th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher No publisher’s mark exists on this card postmarked Feb. 18, 1938, which shows the Sni-A-Bar Gardens in Kansas […]

    Scarritt Building dominates early KC Skyline

    March 8th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher The Scarritt Building was built in 1907 by the Scarritt Estate Company, formed in 1903 by the children […]

    Mellier Place: an up and coming subdivision of the early 20th century

    March 1st, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher Around the turn of the 20th Century, it was not uncommon for local photo-postcard companies to go door-to-door […]

    Blossom House, Union Depot key to West Bottoms Economy

    February 22nd, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher The Blossom House Hotel was opened at 1048-50 Union Ave. in 1882 by Major George Newton Blossom to […]

    The Living Flag

    February 15th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher This extremely rare, hand-colored postcard depicts the Living Flag presentation done under the auspices of the Women’s Christian […]

    Swope Park, an admirable site for the country’s best zoo

    February 8th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher “Kansas City cannot be a metropolitan area without a quality zoological garden,” said Barron Fradenburg, founding partner of […]

    Reclaiming West Terrace Park

    February 1st, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher West Terrace Park was one of Kansas City’s first parks, originally proposed by landscape architect George Kessler in […]

  • Kansas City, a national leader in flour milling

    January 25th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher This week, we feature a promotional postcard for the Southwest Milling Company showing the company’s A and B […]

    Ice Wagons once a staple of daily neighborhood life

    January 18th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher Seventeen carloads of 8-inch ice, direct from the Nemaha River near Lincoln, Nebraska were received in this city […]

    Kansas Statehood dates to First Territorial Capitol

    January 11th, 2023
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    Michael BushnellPublisher This week’s Historic postcard is a C.T. American Art Blue-Sky postcard published by E.D. Zellner of Junction City, […]

    Hotel Plaza popular with Railmen of the day

    January 4th, 2023
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    Michael Bushnell Publisher This Linen era postcard published by The Allis Press of Kansas City shows The Plaza Hotel located […]

    Blue Valley Creamery Wants Your Cows!

    December 28th, 2022
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    Michael Bushnell Publisher This week, we offer this advertising postcard from the Blue Valley Creamery Company, spotlighting three of the […]

    Christmas at the Wornall House

    December 21st, 2022
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    Michael Bushnell Publisher This week’s Historic Postcard is a Chrome era postcard depicting Christmas at the Wornall House. The house […]

    There’s nothing like a downtown Christmas

    December 14th, 2022
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    Michael Bushnell Publisher This promotional postcard was published by Kansas City-based postcard publisher James Tetirick, located at 619 W. 33rd. […]

    Swope Park, Col. Thomas Swope’s gift to Kansas City

    December 7th, 2022
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News Swope Park was a donation to the City of Kansas City made by Col. Thomas Swope, […]

    Warneke’s TipTop: A Kansas City icon

    November 30th, 2022
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    Michael Bushnell Publisher When John Warneke arrived in Jackson County, Mo., in 1866, Kansas City’s population barely topped 15,000 souls, […]

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