Swope Park, Col. Thomas Swope’s gift to Kansas City
December 7th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
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, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher When John Warneke arrived in Jackson County, Mo., in 1866, Kansas City’s population barely topped 15,000 souls, […]
Drive to your gate at the new KCI
November 23rd, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Fifty years ago this month, on November 11, 1972, Kansas City International Airport opened for the […]
Missouri Pacific: Route of the Eagles
November 16th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher Published for the Missouri Pacific–Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, this promotional postcard shows a picturesque view as […]
Sheffield Car Works, part of the thriving Blue Valley Industrial District
November 9th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This week’s historic postcard is once again a companion to our Independence Avenue Community Improvement District […]
Time to get out the vote!
November 2nd, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher The November midterm election is next Tuesday and right along with that we’ve got two vintage political […]
Amusement park, beer garden once stood on the Avenue
October 26th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Traveling east on Independence Avenue approaching Hardesty today, it is difficult to comprehend that, at one […]
A Royal treat since 1899
October 19th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher The roots of today’s American Royal can be traced to 1899 when the fledgling event was referred […]
Priests of Pallas, Kansas City’s original harvest festival
October 12th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News In the late 1880s, Kansas City was awash with excitement that it too would soon have […]
Electric Park’s favorite band
October 5th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher This week we celebrate October as Italian Heritage Month by featuring this Electric Park postcard published by […]
Elmwood Cemetery’s Historic Armour Chapel
September 28th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News The year was 1871 when Phillip Danforth Armour, in partnership with John Plankington, opened a small […]
Elmwood Cemetery, welcoming and diverse since day one
September 21st, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher This week’s Historic Postcard column delves into how Elmwood Cemetery, integrated on all levels, is a reflection […]
Elmwood’s Gravestone Architecture
September 14th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Funerary Art is well represented in Elmwood Cemetery and some of the finest stone carvings can […]
Elmwood Cemetery celebrates Sesquicentennial
September 7th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher Welcome to the first of a series of four Historic Postcard columns dedicated to Elmwood Cemetery in […]
Ford’s Old Winchester plant still a part of Blue River Valley History
August 31st, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This week’s Historic Postcard focuses on the upcoming Labor Day holiday and a brief history of […]
Boulevard Beer remains local favorite
August 24th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher No Historic Postcard series on the Kansas City beer scene, past or present, would be complete without […]
Soda Water – the other bottled beverage
August 17th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Northeast News To date, our Historic Postcard series this summer has focused on Kansas City’s local brewing history, […]
Goetz Country Club Special, the Bright Beer!
August 10th, 2022by Michael Bushnell
Michael Bushnell Publisher The new $750,000 M.K. Goetz Brewery wasn’t built in Kansas City until 1936, but it’s long, storied […]
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