Benton Boulevard looks different today
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 26, 2014 By 1912, Kansas City’s Parks and Boulevards system had a budget of a little over $7 million per year. The Kessler designed…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 26, 2014 By 1912, Kansas City’s Parks and Boulevards system had a budget of a little over $7 million per year. The Kessler designed…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 19, 2014 This Linen era advertising postcard showcases the famous Durand’s Restaurant in Platte Woods, Mo. Platte Woods is not often thought of as…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 12, 2014 Around 200 AD (CE), the Roman Emperor Claudius was busy conquering various parts of Europe and Asia, making a general nuisance of…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News February 5, 2014 Thirty six years ago on Jan. 28, 1978, as hotel guests slept in their roughly $1.75 per night beds, fire broke out in…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News January 29, 2014 Pickwick Lines Nite Coach service made its debut at the Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach, Calif., during the summer of 1928.…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News January 22, 2014 “The El Tovar Hotel, On the rim, Grand Canyon Arizona. A familiar scene along the walk from the Lookout Studio or the…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News January 15, 2014 Spanning the Black Canyon on the Colorado River roughly 30 miles Southwest of Las Vegas, Nev., the Hoover Dam is one…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News January 8, 2014 Outfitted in what we today refer to as “retro-chic,” the All Star Bowl at 6000 Independence Ave. was all the rage during…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News January 1, 2014 “Beverly Hills Acre Tracts. Ideal home sites on easy terms. City conveniences, no city or special taxes, half-acre lots at the price…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News December 25, 2013 This real photo postcard of the Holy Rosary Church’s Christmas Crib was taken during the 1941 holiday season. Holy Rosary Parish, 911…