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adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This week, in conjunction with our National Cheeseburger Day promotion, we feature an iconic Historic Northeast location that served up not only cheeseburgers, but deli sandwiches, ice cream…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Ferdinand Heim, along with his brothers Michael and Joseph, purchased the Star Ale Brewery at 14th and Main Street in 1884 and promptly began to change…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This year, in honor of the approaching Labor Day holiday, we get a rare glimpse inside of one of the meat packing houses located in the…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News “This house roofed by Northwest Ready Roofing Company,” reads the description on the front of this postcard showcasing the Northwest Ready Roofing Company of Kansas City,…
adminNorman School in the 3500 block of Jefferson was built in 1898 by John Perry, Principal of the Keith & Perry Coal Company. Architect for the project was Charles A.…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News William H. “Dad” Martin of Ottawa, Kan., is considered to be the father of the exaggerated postcard. Some of his better work featured huge ears of…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Over the Memorial Day holiday of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt visited Kansas City as a guest of the Commercial Club. He spoke to a large audience…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News In March 1867, the Missouri Legislature granted permission to allow Kansas City to organize an official fire department. In August of that same year an…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News The old Union Depot went out with a wild party in the fall of 1914, when the new Union Station on Pershing Road opened for business.…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News In continuing with our 7-11 themed issue for July 11th, we offer this Max Bernstein-published Linen-type postcard of Big Eleven Lake in Kansas City, Kansas. The…
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