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Bryan StalderBryan StalderContributor At the corner of 12th and Baltimore in Downtown Kansas City, amid the bustle of the modern Marriott complex, stands a piece of living history that once functioned…
Bryan StalderBryan StalderContributor In 2019, the Northeast News brought readers a series of postcards from Route 66, and I often reference those stories in my travels along the Mother Road. On…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian With school days on the horizon and the summer break drawing to a close, we take a look at an early vocational technical training school in…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian Located at E. 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue, Municipal Stadium was the home to many professional sports teams long before the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex was completed…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian A far cry from its humble beginnings in 1887 as a tent, this week’s real photo postcard shows Melrose Methodist Episcopal Church, located at the corner…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian Rose Marie Serrone opened her flower and gift shop in a single story, Art Deco-style building in 1946 located at 2659 Independence Blvd. Rose Marie’s Floral…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian Seventeen carloads of 8-inch ice, direct from the Nemaha River near Lincoln, Nebraska were received in this city on Sunday last by the K.C. & Wyandotte…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian With the Arts and Crafts Movement in full swing at the time, we bring you this simple, Christmas greeting postcard sent from Chicago, Illinois to Miss…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributing Historian What Americans celebrate today as Thanksgiving is traditionally tied to a three-day feast involving the Pilgrims after their first American harvest in 1621. The previous winter…
adminMichael BushnellContributing Historian This week’s postcard offers a look at Fairmount Park from Independence Avenue. This view was from the vantage point of the old A&P store (now Dollar General)…
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