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Title
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12th and Main Streets
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Description
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Looking north along Main Street from 12th Street. On the right is the southwest corner of the Jones Store building. Harzfeld's Department Store is visible one block south, and signs for King Joy Lo Restaurant, Liggett's Drugs, B & G Hosiery, Newman Theater, and Berkson's line the west side of the street from south to north. The block on the west side of Main was razed in the early 1970s and now occupied by City Center Square.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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New Book Chronicles Harzfeld's
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Description
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Profile of local authors Joe and Michele Boeckholt and their new book titled "Harzfeld's: A Brief History." The Boeckholts--both designers by trade--first became interested in Harzfeld's when they acquired the papers of the company's late graphic designer, Erasmus Beall. The department store was founded by Siegmund Harzfeld in 1891 as the Parisian Cloak Company and remained in business in Kansas City for nearly 100 years. Sidebar article includeds a Harzfeld's Department Store timeline (1891-1981).
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Date
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2009-11-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
