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Title: A Toy Store's Story: Brookside Toy and Science a Fixture For Many
Description: Article that features the Brookside Toy and Science store located in the Brookside area at 330 W. 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The store is owned by Mary Jo and Jim Ward with Jim's mother buying the store in 1964. They carry toys made by small manufacturers that may not be available in the bigger box stores. Includes pictures of the interior of the store.
Date: 2001-12-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Memorial Park to Honor Owner of Dime Store
Description: Article describes efforts by friends and fans of Bob Arfsten, founder of the Dime Store in Brookside, to create a memorial park in his honor. Arfsten died at age 72 in November, 2002.
Date: 2006-02-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Brookside Fixture Closes Its Doors
Description: The Dime Store located in Brookside has apparently closed for good. Located at 314 W. 63rd Street, it was owned by Bob Arfsten. After his death in 2002, his niece attempted to keep it open with new merchandise and extended hours. Other Brookside businesses hate to see it go.
Date: 2006-06-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 63rd Street: A Vital Link
Description: Article focuses on the history, diversity, and gradual rebirth of the 63rd Street Corridor, which stretches from State Line Road east into Raytown, Missouri. The road is described as a "vital artery" that connects some of Kansas City's wealthiest neighborhoods on the west side with its urban core on the east side. Several business and residential districts along the route are highlighted in the article.
Date: 2013-02-13
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Friends Honor Store Owner With Park Court Dedication
Description: The park at Brookside Court is to be dedicated to the late Bob Arfsten, owner of the Dime Store in Brookside. He died November 9, 2002. The dedication is to be in early May 2005. There is to be a fountain, wooden perimeter walkway and a plaque with a history of the Dime Store.
Date: 2005-01-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Brookside Typifies Benefits of Sustainable Community
Description: Article cites Brookside in Kansas City as an example of a sustainable community. The area is characterized by locally owned businesses, a high level of foot traffic, and "charm." The Roasterie Cafe is given as an example of a business suited to the neighborhood.
Date: 2008-08-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Store's Still Got 'the Floor'
Description: The New Dime Store located at 314 W. 63rd Street in Brookside is set to open April 28, 2007. Fifi Wiedeman is the new owner and a long-time Brookside resident. Even though the store was updated, the creaky wood floors were left in place. "The original Dime Store opened in 1940-- when it switched from a grocery to a general store--and Earnest Arfsten managed it for owner Levin Lanning from 1944 until he bought it from Lanning in 1963. His son, Bob Arfsten, who had worked at the store since 1944, took over after Earnest died at age 86 in 1985."
Date: 2007-04-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sisters Keep Women-Owned KC Shop in Family
Description: Sisters Abbey Fields and Sarah Douglas believe their business, Shop Beautiful, is the only retail store in Kansas City to have been continuously owned and operated by women for at least 75 years. The business began in 1936 by sisters Alice DeVasher and Dorothy Gangwer as an antique and gift store. Fields' and Douglas' mother, Ruthelma Martin, bought the store in 1967. Many Shop Beautiful customers have been coming to the store for decades, and can remember stories about the original owners.
Date: 2011-03-30
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Author Looks at Rare Brookside Images
Description: Article on local author LaDene Morton and her book, "The Brookside Story." The book traces the history of the Brookside area since 1919 when J.C. Nichols began developing it for commercial properties.
Date: 2010-12-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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