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Resilient Westport Looks Ahead
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Article describes efforts by Westport business owners and the Westport Community Improvment District to adapt to a changing customer base and stiff competition from other entertainment districts. Created in 2003, the Westport Community Improvement District has been pivotal in growing Westport's residential population and office base, as well as funding for streetscaping and security improvements. Several Westport retailers are profiled in the article.
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2009-03-17
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Newspaper Article
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George Wiedenmann: Westport Fixture Shared Bright Outlook
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Obituary information on George Wiedenmann of Overland Park, Kansas, who died on May 29, 2007 at the age of 82. "Originally from Germany, George Wiedenmann's family settled in the Westport area in 1854. While Wiedenmann was growing up, his grandfather owned a grocery at Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue called Wiedenmann's Brothers Grocery--in the historic building that is now Kelly's Westport Inn." Wiedenmann was a member of the Westport Historical Society and he worked for Russell Stover Candies for 25 years.
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2007-06-19
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Newspaper Article
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Weidenmann Family Came to Westport Area in 1850s
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Article tells of the Weidenmanns, one of the early families in Westport. They operated a store in the building that now houses Kelly's Westport Inn from the 1860s until 1927 and had extensive land holdings in the area.
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1988-07-20
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Newspaper Article
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Julia R. Wiedenmann McElroy
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Obituary for Julia "Judy" Wiedenmann McElroy who died October 9, 2005 at the age of 93. She was born July 30, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Jacob C. and Mary L. Wiedenmann, descendents of a pioneer family from Germany who settled in 1854 in Westport. Her grandparents store is now Kelly's Westport Inn. She was married to Perrin D. "Mac" McElroy, public administrator of Kansas City who preceded her in death in 1963.
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2005-10-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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A Hollywood Homecoming
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Article about the movie ''Lenexa 1 Mile'' directed by Shawnee Mission West graduate Jason Wiles. Discusses filming at Kelly's Westport Inn and Wiles' acting career.
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2005-06-12
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Newspaper Article
