Fire department has storied history
Michael Bushnell Northeast News In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Kansas City Fire Department was not only the talk of the town, it was the talk of the…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Kansas City Fire Department was not only the talk of the town, it was the talk of the…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News In the late 1880s, Kansas City was awash with excitement that it too would soon have its own Harvest Festival. An up and coming group…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Most of the buildings shown in this Southwest News Company postcard published in 1907 were demolished in the late 1940s to make way for the new…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Electric Park View is the title of this postcard published in 1913 for Electric Park in Kansas City, Mo. Electric Park was named for the…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News According to the Nor’easter, Volume 1, Number 1, under the leadership of Editor Nathan Scarritt, the first journalistic endeavor at Northeast High School was launched on…
Michael Bushnell The Northeast News The Kansas City-Smithville Race Track grandstands and the first turn are pictured on this postcard published by the Auburn Greeting Card Company in the 1920s.…
by Michael Bushnell Northeast News Kansas City’s street railway began humbly in 1869 with the advent of small, animal-drawn cars along rails laid in existing city streets. They were usually…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News This week, we feature a card John Straley published between 1925-1930 titled “The Benton Circle,” shown in its original configuration at the intersection of St.…
In January of 1885 a lot at the corner of 9th and Harrison was purchased by T.M. James for the construction of a new church on the city’s near east…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News The postcards shown this week are real photo postcards from the estate of long-time Northeast residents Bill and Mary Ann Davis. Bill and Mary Ann…