The Story of Harvey the Rabbit at Municipal Stadium If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 1960s: Legendary groundskeeper George Toma and Harvey the Rabbit. In the 1960s, fans at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium were treated to a unique and whimsical sight: a mechanical rabbit named Harvey, who popped out from behind home plate to deliver baseballs to the umpire. Harvey, named after the imaginary rabbit...
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The Story of the World's Largest Shuttlecocks If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Courtesy LOC. In 1994, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art installed four large shuttlecock sculptures across its front and back lawns. The sculptures were created by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, who were commissioned by Kansas City philanthropists Morton and Estelle Sosland. The artists were given full...
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The Story of the Muehlebach Empire If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 George Muehlebach Sr. Courtesy: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO George Muehlebach Sr., born on April 24, 1833 in Aargau, Switzerland, arrived in the United States in 1854, part of a wave of European immigrants seeking opportunity in the American Midwest. After stops in Indiana and...
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The Story of Jackie Robinson & the KC Monarchs If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 1945: Jackie Robinson as a KC Monarch. Courtesy Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. In 1945, Jackie Robinson spent five pivotal months in Kansas City playing shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues. While his time with the team was brief, it marked a turning point in both his career and the broader...
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The Story of The Midland Theatre If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Loew’s Midland Theatre opened in 1927 as one of Kansas City’s most prominent entertainment venues, reflecting the growth of cinema and live performance during the 1920s. Located within the Midland Building complex downtown, the theatre was part of a nationwide expansion by the Loew’s chain, which sought to create grand,...
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The Story of Union Depot If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Courtesy: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO Kansas City’s first grand train station, Union Depot, opened on April 7, 1878—a bold statement of the city’s growing importance in the American railroad network. Positioned near the stockyards and meatpacking district in the West Bottoms, the depot...
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The Story of Annie Chambers If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Courtesy: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO Born Leannah Loveall in 1842 near Lexington, Kentucky, Annie Chambers lived a life that defied expectations at every turn. Her story—marked by tragedy, reinvention, and redemption—mirrors the rise and reckoning of Kansas City itself. She arrived...
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The Story of the City Workhouse Castle If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Starlight's 2025 Broadway Season For 75 years, Starlight has been a unique part of summer in Kansas City! Celebrate this cultural icon with tickets to the 2025 Broadway Season on sale now. Don’t miss these popular shows: Mean Girls School of Rock Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations Plus, the KC premieres of...
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The Story of Nell Donnelly: KC's Fashion Pioneer & Kidnapping Survivor If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Nell Donnelly Reed. Courtesy: SHSMO. Nell Donnelly Reed was a pioneering businesswoman in Kansas City’s garment industry and a symbol of resilience. From launching a successful clothing company and becoming one of the first self-made female millionaires in the US to surviving a high-profile...
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