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  • September 27, 2017
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Racetrack’s legacy endures

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.…

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  • September 20, 2017
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Kansas City’s First Streetcars

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…

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  • September 13, 2017
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Benton Circle: The Early Days

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.…

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  • August 30, 2017
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A tribute to the American worker

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…