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  • April 5, 2017
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The glory days of the Blue River

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News April 5, 2017 The North American Postcard Company of Kansas City, Mo., published this Real Photo postcard, showing the Blue River near 15th Street, in…

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  • March 15, 2017
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Sweet sound of St. Pat’s

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News March 15, 2017 Greeting postcards such as this have long been used to convey greetings to friends and relatives afar. The man who became St. Patrick,…

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  • March 1, 2017
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Alderman Jim’s machine moved Missouri

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News March 1, 2017 This postcard depicts the statue of “Alderman Jim” Pendergast in its original location just below present-day Case Park, overlooking Pendergast’s beloved first…

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  • February 22, 2017
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Kansas City’s first memorial

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 22, 2017 Dedicated on June 2, 1909, the August R. Meyer Memorial, at 10th Street and Paseo Boulevard, was the first memorial to be…