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The Story of Town Topic
The Story of Town TopicIf you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) ​Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Town Topic Hamburgers began in 1937 when Claude Sparks opened a small white diner at 2442½ Broadway in Kansas City, selling 5-cent hamburgers cooked with onions and served on steamed buns. Modeled after White Castle, where Sparks had once worked, the tiny 24-hour stand became an instant success during the Depression by offering affordable meals and friendly service. Over the years, Town Topic added new locations, including its well-known diner at 20th and Broadway, which continues to operate around the clock. The menu has remained largely unchanged, featuring its signature hamburgers, chili made from Sparks’s original 1937 recipe, and classic diner fare like breakfast plates, pie, and malts. Over the decades, Town Topic has drawn an impressive mix of visitors, including Harry Truman, Bruce Springsteen, Al Gore, Anthony Bourdain, Walt Bodine, and Gerald Ford. What's your favorite historic restaurant in KC? Reply and let me know! This Week's Featured Home4600 W 87th Pl, Prairie Village, KS​
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The Story of Vaughan's Building & The Junction If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Historic photo courtesy: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO. Modern day photo by KC Yesterday. In the heart of downtown KC once stood Vaughan's Diamond, a prominent building at the convergence of Delaware and Main streets at 9th St. The location held historical significance,...
The Story of the Midland Theatre Bombing If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 On January 11, 1932, an explosion tore through the lobby of the Midland Theatre, then known as the Loew’s Midland, marking one of the most tragic events in the building’s history. The blast killed Frank Alexander, a young janitor who had discovered what he believed was a discarded package beneath a balcony seat shortly after...
The Story of Len Dawson Smoking a Cigarette at Super Bowl I If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Photo by Bill Ray/The LIFE Picture Collection The photograph of Len Dawson smoking a cigarette during halftime of Super Bowl I is one of the most recognizable images in Kansas City sports history. Taken on January 15, 1967, the image captures the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback seated on a folding chair,...