admin- November 6, 2019
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P&L building lights up KC
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Arguably one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the country, rivaled only by the Chrysler Building in New York City, the Kansas City…
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- October 30, 2019
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Early 1900s school site is now interstate interchange
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This view of The Paseo, between 15th and 16th Streets, looks north toward the old Chace School, circa 1907 or 1908. The Chace Public School was…
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- October 23, 2019
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Author Poe lives on through this literary postcard
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This Halloween, we depart from our traditional jack-o-lantern or witching-style postcard and offer this literary postcard published by the Webb Freyschlag Company of Kansas City. The…
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- October 16, 2019
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A royal treat since 1899
Michael Bushnell Northeast News The roots of today’s American Royal can be traced to 1899 when the fledgling event was referred to as the National Hereford Show. Billed as the…
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- October 9, 2019
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Dodge flashes ahead in style with the 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Advertising postcards such as these were used widely by automobile dealers from the early 1920s through the golden age of picture postcards, the late 1950s. These…
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- October 2, 2019
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Taming the streets of Kansas City
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Print advertisements placed by the Oldsmobile Company in 1939 tout the new Olds “60” as the “car that tamed the Belgian Block,” referring to how well…
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- September 25, 2019
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Those were some postcards! (And that’s no exaggeration)
Michael Bushnell Northeast News William H. “Dad” Martin of Ottawa, Kansas, is considered to be the father of the exaggerated postcard. Some of his better work featured huge ears of…
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- September 18, 2019
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Burgers and Bowling
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Today is National Cheeseburger Day! With that, we acknowledge that some of the best burgers can be found in the most interesting places. For example, St.…
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- September 11, 2019
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National Cheeseburger Day is just around the “Corner”
Michael Bushnell Northeast News It’s that time of year again! Time to celebrate the all-American Cheeseburger. Just like last year, we’re promoting the various cheeseburgers to be had at any…
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- September 4, 2019
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At the end of the road
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Santa Monica Pier, home of the Santa Monica Auto Camp, at 1617 Ocean Avenue, one block away from the Santa Monica Pier, is the end of…
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