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adminDorri Partain Assistant Editor Is the Big Boy a burger or a mascot? America’s original double-decker cheeseburger dates to 1936, when Glendale, California restaurant owner Bob Wain created his special sandwich…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor In the development of home refrigeration, the “ice box” transformed from a wooden box that was cooled by a block of ice, into an electric appliance able…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor Men: Have you ever wondered where ladies set all their belongings when they head to the Powder Room? If a gal is lucky, she will find a…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor Nanu, nanu! Move over baseball cards, for collectable cards featuring television shows and movies. Commonly called trading cards or “bubble gum cards”, Topps Chewing Gum Co. began…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor Who was Casey, and where was his place? Casey, an African bull elephant, arrived in Kansas City in 1955 at the age of four. Both he and…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor Planning a vacation? Long before the creation of GPS and Google Maps, travelers relied on their handy road atlas loaded with fold-out maps and updated highway information.…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor Hey, Hey, we’re The Monkees, come and watch us sing and play. We’re the young generation, and we’ve got something to say… Made for television band The…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor A handy companion to the fountain pen, the ink blotter prevented smears and blotches that often occurred while waiting for the ink to dry. Paper manufacturer Joseph…
Dorri PartainWhether you like your steak well done or medium rare, this Cowtown could offer a fine dining experience “where the steak is born”. The Golden Ox, located on the first…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor “The finest buffet in the USA” operated for over 30 years in two distinct locations- North Kansas City and Winterset, Iowa. Eventually “known coast to coast”, the…
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