Mount Washington Park still a gem
By Michael Bushnell This postcard, published by the Webb-Freyschlag Mercantile Company, shows a peaceful view of Swan Lake in Mount Washington Park. Situated between what was then known as Van…
By Michael Bushnell This postcard, published by the Webb-Freyschlag Mercantile Company, shows a peaceful view of Swan Lake in Mount Washington Park. Situated between what was then known as Van…
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…
By Michael Bushnell A far cry from its humble beginnings in 1887 as a tent, this week’s real photo postcard shows Melrose Methodist Episcopal Church, located at the corner of…
By Michael Bushnell As a public communication medium, postcards made their debut at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Ill., in 1893. Illustrations of the exhibits were printed on government issued…
By Michael Bushnell The description on the back of this real photo postcard describes Camp Prairie Schooner Girl Scout Camp of the Pioneer Trail Council as “a hideaway of woodlands,…
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…
This week’s historic postcard is a Chrome era Tetricolor postcard published by James Teterick of Kansas City, Mo. The written description on the back reads, “The old and the new”.…
By Michael Bushnell This week’s historic postcard from the 1932 American Royal, showing five prize-winning mules from Hineman’s Jack Farm located in Dighton, Kan. The description on the back of…
By Michael Bushnell Not much draws people to the dusty western Kansas town of Stafford today, but J. Logan Jones and his wife opened a small dry goods store there…
By Michael Bushnell Located at 22nd and Brooklyn, Municipal Stadium was the home to many professional sports teams long before the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex was completed in 1972.…