adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News The laying of the Cornerstone of Mercy Hospital at 1710 Independence Boulevard in October of 1916 was a ceremony full of pomp and circumstance, drawing powerful…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Upon its completion in 1914, the Montgomery Ward Distribution Center in Historic Northeast Kansas City was billed as the largest building west of the Mississippi River.…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News “Kissing the Rod” “O heart of mine we shouldn’t worry so, What we’ve missed of calm we couldn’t have you know, What we’ve met of stormy…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This week we take a break from historic cards and offer up a jewel for the Elvis Presley fans among us. This postcard shows a uniformed…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Originally designed as an ornate drinking fountain by noted Kansas City Sculptor Robert Merril Gage, the American Legion Fountain was a fixture at Ninth and Main…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News If you’ve forgotten what the third floor of the Kansas City Museum looked like when your elementary school booked a field trip there, here’s a little…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News When Kirkland B. Armour began construction of his palatial mansion on the boulevard that bears the name of his uncle, Simeon B. Armour, the roadway…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News The holiday we celebrate as Thanksgiving had very humble beginnings in a tiny settlement bordering the Massachusetts Bay in 1621. The previous winter had been extremely hard,…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This advertising postcard from The Westmoreland Company shows a residence at 74th and Mercier streets. The actual residence shown on the card is a house…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Kansas City’s Electric Park was named for the 100,000 electric light bulbs that outlined the park’s buildings and rides after dark that literally turned night into…
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