Postcard - Northeast News

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August 16, 2016
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Highest point in Kansas City housed corruption cleanser

Northeast News This advertising postcard from The Westmoreland Company shows a residence at 74th and Mercier streets.

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August 9, 2016
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Benton Circle: the early days

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 2, 2016
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Neighborhood school built on history

Northeast News Located on the corner of Prospect Boulevard and Amie Court, Garfield Elementary School was one of the first ward schools in Kansas City.

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July 26, 2016
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Troost Lake connects to streetcar, Mormon histories

Northeast News Opening to the public in 1888, Troost Park and adjoining Troost Lake were the ideas of the Kansas City Cable Railway Company (later known as the Kansas City

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July 19, 2016
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The wild waters of pre-levee Kansas City

Northeast News Published by the North American Postcard Company of Kansas City, Mo., this week’s card is a Real Photo Postcard showing the West Bottoms area looking northwest toward the

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July 12, 2016
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Christmas in July

Northeast News This week, a rare treat — a Real Photo postcard showing a newly completed Penn Valley Drive in Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Mo.

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July 6, 2016
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Bible College once served Historic Northeast

Northeast News Established in 1890 as a school for “girls,” the Scarritt Bible and Training Institute was located at Harris (now Norledge Avenue) and Askew avenues in Historic Northeast Kansas

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June 28, 2016
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Celebrating with Uncle Sam: Happy Fourth of July!

Northeast News Historians aren’t completely certain how the legendary character Uncle Sam was created, or for whom (if anyone) he was named.

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June 21, 2016
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Kansas City’s old Convention Hall

Northeast News This week, we feature a rare advertising postcard showing the old Convention Hall, which was destroyed by fire in early April 1900 — just 90 days prior to

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June 14, 2016
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Century-old view of KC from river

Northeast News Kansas City’s riverfront on the Missouri River is pictured in this old, turn-of-the-century postcard published by The Southwest News Company of Kansas City.