A spring scene is shown on this 1910 post card of the pergola on the Paseo. A high-seated motor car and a horse and buggy are the only traffic on the fashionable boulevard. Minutes of a park board meeting of Aug. 24, 1898, show the city engineer was instructed to have foundation for peers for arbor or pergola built between 10th Street and 11th Street in the Paseo. After advertisements were circulated for bids for material and labor to be performed in the execution and completion of terra cotta cut stone and timber pergola, a contract was awarded George W. Goodlander, Aug. 2, 1899. Sidewalks, trees, vines and other plantings completed the project. In 1971, almost 80 years later, the park board built a new overhead trellis in concrete, using the old wood beams as forms. They also replaced broken or damaged sidewalks and steps. This spring new plants and vines will be planted to complete the restoration of the early day landmark. Kansas City Times, April 28, 1978.
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