Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher What Americans celebrate as Thanksgiving is traditionally tied to a three-day feast involving the Pilgrims after their first American harvest in 1621. The previous winter had claimed…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher Phillip Sollomi opened the Wishbone Restaurant in 1948 in a renovated private residence, just north of the Country Club Plaza at 4455 Main St. The restaurant specialized…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher The Westgate Hotel was constructed at the junction of 9th and Main and Delaware in 1916 at a cost of roughly $400,000. The “new” Westgate Hotel was…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher In today’s market, a case could easily be made against Joseph Loose for collusion and the sharing of trade secrets when, as a Board Member of National…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher The foundation for the Coates House, originally the Broadway Hotel, was laid in 1857 prior to the formal onset of the Civil War. However, escalating border skirmishes…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher Originally built in stages between 1900 and 1935 on a 240-acre hillside just outside the county seat of Liberty, Mo., the Odd Fellows Home as it is…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher The description on the back of this Chrome style postcard published by James Tetrick, 619 W. 33rd street in Kansas City, Mo. in the late 1960’s reads:…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher For the month of October, since Halloween everywhere else seems to be cancelled, we here at the House of News will be exploring some really cool locations…
Michael BushnellOn October 5, 1910, 110 years ago today, Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker was in Kansas City with his team and led the Industrial Club Parade. The description on the…
Michael BushnellMichael Bushnell Publisher The description on the back of this linen-style postcard published by the Curt Teich Company of Chicago, Ill. reads: “The Great Mound is as perfect today as…
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