Kansas City Museum: What’s coming in 2024!
As we near the end of 2023, we want to wish you happy holidays and to say thank you again for supporting the Kansas City Museum. When we started this…
As we near the end of 2023, we want to wish you happy holidays and to say thank you again for supporting the Kansas City Museum. When we started this…
Michael BushnellReporter Electric Park, originally located in Kansas City’s East Bottoms community was named for the over 100,000 electric light bulbs that lined the perimeter of park buildings and rides,…
Dorri Partain Contributor Is it “out of date” to use a datebook? With the advent of smartphones and an array of apps to keep track of dates and make notes, the…
Michael BushnellReporter With the Arts and Crafts Movement in full swing at the time, we bring you this simple, Christmas greeting postcard sent from Chicago, Illinois to Miss Ella O’Connor…
Dorri PartainContributor “Feliz Navidad, amigos!” Taco Bell restaurant’s most popular ad campaign was also one of its most controversial, leading to a boycott of the brand. An unnamed pooch, only…
Michael BushnellReporter This week’s postcard published by the North American Postcard company of Kansas City, MO, shows a scene in Budd Park. Budd Park was Kansas City’s third park, with…
Dorri Partain Contributor “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” That’s the response Ralphie gets everytime he mentions that he wants a Red Ryder Range BB gun for Christmas in the classic…
Michael BushnellReporter Leisure activities have long been a part of Northeast life. This historic postcard published by Max Bernstein of Kansas City, MO shows the tennis courts on the Concourse…
Dorri Partain Contributor Headed to the Antioch Center mall to visit Santa? Be sure the kids visit Antimouse and Antimoose too! These furry companions were the official mascots of the Antioch…
Michael BushnellReporter This week’s historic postcard, published by Max Bernstein in the 1920’s, shows a bird’s eye view looking north toward downtown from General Hospital. The actual vantage point for…