Sunday School at Oakley UMC
Michael BushnellPublisher In 1885, Mr. Alfred Zartman, assisted by a J.W. Jenkins and a George Larkin, conducted a Sunday School class in the Oakley School, a small frame building near…
Michael BushnellPublisher In 1885, Mr. Alfred Zartman, assisted by a J.W. Jenkins and a George Larkin, conducted a Sunday School class in the Oakley School, a small frame building near…
On this week’s episode, Nick Vedros of The Lumi Neon Museum is in the studio with Kansas City Museum’s Anna Marie Tutera and Denise Morrison to share the story of…
By Dorri Partain The pure spring waters of San Antonio, Texas, were used for decades to produce a variety of locally-available beer brands. Founded in 1883 as the J. B.…
By Michael Bushnell This early hand-colored postcard shows the Sugar Creek Refinery, Standard Oil Co., near Kansas City, Mo. The Missouri River and the operations of the refinery can easily…
Michael BushnellPublisher Rose Marie Serrone opened her flower and gift shop in a single story Art Deco-style building in 1946 located at 2659 Independence Blvd. Rose Marie’s Floral & Gift…
By Michael Bushnell “See Kansas City and know what you’re seeing,” states the description on the back of this Curt Teich vintage 1920’s color postcard showing the Yellow Cab Company’s…
A New Conservatory for the Cultivation, Presentation, and Preservation of Our Stories Sponsored Content In honor of Women’s History Month, the Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., announced that it…
By Michael Bushnell The Collinwood Apartments, located at 2501-2519 E. Linwood Blvd., were developed and built by William H. Collins and his architect John W. McKecknie. The design was groundbreaking…
By Dorri Partain To the victor goes the bragging rights, and what better way to brag that your hometown team is No. 1 than with a novelty license plate for…
By Michael Bushnell The Hotel Victoria, located at the northeast corner of Ninth and McGee streets, was a fine, substantial hotel when it originally opened in 1888. It was especially…