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It Happened in Kansas City
Title
It Happened in Kansas City
Description
Short article about the "richest man ever to live in Kansas City," Lamon Harkness, or L. V. Harkness, residing in a brownstone mansion on Linwood Boulevard east of Troost Avenue. Upon his death in 1915 he left an estate of $150 million dollars, garnered from Standard Oil money.
Date
1951-09-09
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Today Your Search for the Ideal Apartment Ends at the Berkshire and Berkshire Arms
Title
Today Your Search for the Ideal Apartment Ends at the Berkshire and Berkshire Arms
Description
Full page ad and illustration for the new Berkshire and Berkshire Arms Apartments opening in 1928 at 1017-1021 Linwood Boulevard, designed in the form of "twin towers."
Date
1928-08-19
Object Type
Newspaper Article