admin- May 18, 2011
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Streamlined rockets reflect rail heyday
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News May 18, 2011 What became one of America’s greatest “bread and butter” railroads was founded in 1845 by a group of civic leaders in and…
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- May 11, 2011
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Remembering stock yards’ glory days
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News May 11, 2011 About two years after the opening of the “new” Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River, Kansas City’s first Livestock Exchange building was…
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- May 4, 2011
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Missouri Pacific Lines: Route of the Eagles
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News May 4, 2011 Planetarium Domes combine a smooth, quiet ride with extra sightseeing thrills for travelers aboard Missouri Pacific’s swift, luxurious, streamlined Texas and Colorado Eagles.…
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- April 27, 2011
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Mount Washington Park still a gem
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News April 27, 2011 This postcard, published by the Webb-Freyschlag Mercantile Company, shows a peaceful view of Swan Lake in Mount Washington Park. Situated between what…
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- April 20, 2011
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Scarritt Building exuded opulence
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News April 20, 2011 Built in 1907 by the Scarritt Estate Company (formed in 1903 by the children of the prominent early-day Kansas Citian, Nathan Scarritt,…
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- April 13, 2011
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Marysville, Kan., first stop on Pony Express route
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News April 13, 2011 Every spring between the years 1841 to 1857 emigrants gathered in towns along the Missouri River and began their long trek westward…
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- April 6, 2011
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Hialeah and pink flamingos: It must be spring
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News April 6, 2011 In 1920, Missouri cattleman began to develop the area around the Hialeah racetrack by donating land for community use while helping to…
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- March 30, 2011
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Pastoral scene belies bloody history
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News March 30, 2011 Mention the town Trading Post, Kan., and you’ll more than likely get blank stares from whoever you are talking to at the…
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- March 23, 2011
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Fires destroy once grand Fairmount Park
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News March 23, 2011 This week’s postcard gives us a look at Fairmount Park from Independence Avenue. This view would have been from where the old…
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- March 16, 2011
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Greetings from St. Patrick
By Michael Bushnell Northeast News March 16, 2011 Greeting postcards, such as this, have long been used to convey greetings conveniently to friends and relatives afar. The man who became…
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