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…
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…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News March 29, 2017 In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Kansas City Fire Department was not only the talk of the town, but also…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News March 22, 2017 Between Oct. 21 and 24 of 1864, the area we now know as Loose Park was the scene of one of the…
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,…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News March 8, 2017 Old Theater architectural enthusiasts throughout Kansas City today can spot a Boller & Boller design a mile away. That’s because the Boller…
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…
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…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 15, 2017 One of the most prolific picture postcard publishers in Kansas City at the turn of the 20th century was Max Bernstein. His…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 8, 2017 Around the year 200, the Roman Emporer Claudius was busy conquering various parts of Europe and Asia, making a general nuisance of…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 1, 2017 The Big Blue River starts in southern Johnson County, Kan., where Wolf Creek and Coffee Creek meet south of Stanley to form…