The Story of the TWA Building + Rocket in the Crossroads If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 The TWA Corporate Headquarters, located at 1735 Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City’s Crossroads district, served as the nerve center for Trans World Airlines (TWA) from 1956 to 1964. Designed in the International Style by architects Raymond Bales Jr. and Morris Schechter and built by Long Construction Company,...
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The Story of the 1933 KC Massacre If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Scene in front of Union Station moments after the attack on June 17, 1933. Courtesy: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO On the morning of June 17, 1933, Kansas City was the scene of a violent and tragic event that shocked the nation and led to significant changes in law enforcement. This...
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The Story of the Kemper Arena Roof Collapse If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Aerial view looking west of Kemper Arena following the structure's June 4, 1979, roof collapse. Courtesy: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO This week, we look back on the Kemper Arena roof collapse that occurred on June 4, 1979. Kemper Arena, an architectural marvel located in...
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The Story of Worlds of Fun If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 This week, we're celebrating 52 years of Worlds of Fun, originally opening on May 26, 1973 🎢 Worlds of Fun was created by Kansas City businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman. Hunt, known for moving the Dallas Texans NFL team to Kansas City and renaming them the Chiefs, wanted to establish a major entertainment venue for the region. The...
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The Story of Walt Disney in KC If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe (it's free!) Read this story online | Sponsor this newsletter | Shop 📸 Walt Disney seated at a drawing board at Laugh-O-Gram Films/Disney Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. Courtesy LaBudde Special Collections at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Walt Disney’s journey as an animator began not in Hollywood, but in Kansas City, where he lived and worked during the formative years of his career. Moving...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
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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