Reclaiming West Terrace Park
Michael BushnellPublisher West Terrace Park was one of Kansas City’s first parks, originally proposed by landscape architect George Kessler in his plan to develop a “city within a park” in…
Michael BushnellPublisher West Terrace Park was one of Kansas City’s first parks, originally proposed by landscape architect George Kessler in his plan to develop a “city within a park” in…
Dorri PartainContributor Living 20 minutes into the future and tagging Coke drinkers as “Coke-ologists,” Max Headroom was developed as the first computer-generated TV presenter. The character, created by George Stone,…
Michael BushnellPublisher This week, we feature a promotional postcard for the Southwest Milling Company showing the company’s A and B Flour Mills. The “A” mill was built in 1913 near…
Dorri PartainContributor Can you do “The Flake?” If you can, you know the “crazy new dance that’s the talk of the town.” In a cross-promotion offer between Liberty Records and…
Michael BushnellPublisher Seventeen carloads of 8-inch ice, direct from the Nemaha River near Lincoln, Nebraska were received in this city on Sunday last by the K.C. & Wyandotte Ice Company.…
Dorri PartainContributor Need a chip off the block? Then this ice pick advertising the Kansas City Ice Company will pointedly do the job. Despite the similarity of names, the Kansas…
Michael BushnellPublisher This week’s Historic postcard is a C.T. American Art Blue-Sky postcard published by E.D. Zellner of Junction City, Kan., showing the first Territorial Capitol Building, now located on…
Dorri PartainContributor On January 16, 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced the attack on military targets in Iraq, and Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm. Also known as the…
Dorri Partain Contributor What’s for lunch? For a wide selection of menu options, head to the International Cafe. For nearly a decade, visitors to Kansas City Crown Center’s shopping, dining,…
Michael Bushnell Publisher This Linen era postcard published by The Allis Press of Kansas City shows The Plaza Hotel located on Pershing Road just West of Main Street, directly across…