The Alleys of Childhood
Northeast News July 5, 2017 This week, in place of our weekly Historic Postcard feature, we begin a four-part series of short articles written by the late John Dods exclusively…
Northeast News July 5, 2017 This week, in place of our weekly Historic Postcard feature, we begin a four-part series of short articles written by the late John Dods exclusively…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News June 21, 2017 In 1889, when cattle, pigs and all manner of livestock still roamed the streets of Kansas City, voters approved the then massive…
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News June 21, 2017 During the American Revolution, a number of patriots made flags for our new nation. Among them were Cornelia Bridges, Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News June 14, 2017 This view of The Paseo, between 15th and 16th streets, looks north toward the old Chace School, circa 1907 or 1908. The…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News June 7, 2017 “Boats on the river at the foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.” is the title of this photographic postcard published by…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News May 31, 2017 Patrick Cudahy started in the meat packing business as a carrying boy for the Roddis Packing House in Chicago in 1862. Cudahy…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News May 24, 2017 In 1936, the American Institute of Steel Construction selected the Hurricane Deck Bridge that carries Missouri Highway 5 between Versailles and Camdenton…
By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News May 17, 2017 H. Van Buren Magonigle of New York was selected from a field of roughly 15 architectural firms from across the United States…