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Title
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Kansas City: Once the Sodom-Gomorrah of the Short Grass, It Has Now Repented, Waxed Fat and Respectable
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Description
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Extensive article about constants and changes in the character of Kansas City, including its vice, violence, and corruption of the late 1800s and 1930s. Also a descriptive section on Independence and several profiles of prominent figures and institutions in Kansas City's history, such as Tom Pendergast, J. C. Nichols, the Stockyards, Quality Hill, Roy Roberts, William R. Nelson, Harry S. Truman, the Coates House, the Kansas City Museum, etc., with many photos.
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Date
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1950-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
