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Wiedenmann Family Came to Westport Area in 1850's
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Reprint of an article written by Dory DeAngelo that appeared in the Kansas City Star on July 20, 1988 about the Wiedenmann family that owned and operated a store on the northwest corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania, which is now Kelly's Bar.
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2011-11
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Magazine Article
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Interview with Steve Hammer
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Interview with Steve Hammer about his family's history in Kansas City garment industry. He discusses his family's company, Hammer Brothers, and how it adapted to industry changes by moving from suppliers and manufacturers for the coat and dress business, to promotional clothing and hats, to supplying the patch and athletic wear embroidery industry. He also discusses his Jewish identity, his relationship with the local Jewish community, and also discusses his maternal family's Cake Box Bakeries.
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2008-10-14
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Object Type
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Video Recording
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Through History Cliff Drive Has Remained a Gem
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Article provides an historical overview of Cliff Drive located in historic Northeast Kansas City. Running through North Terrace Park (now George E. Kessler Park), Cliff Drive is roughly three miles long and meanders through wooded hills and rugged limestone cliffs. The route has been a popular recreational area for Kansas Citians since it opened in 1900.
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2008-05-14
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Newspaper Article
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Employee Strikes Weave an Historic Thread Through Kansas City
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Article provides an historical overview of union labor strife in Kansas City; specifically three early labor strikes: 1889 Garment Makers Union walkout of the Swofford Brothers Shirt and Overall factory; May 5, 1912, work stoppage by beer delivery drivers of Local Union 100; December 16, 1936, sit-down strike by workers at General Motors' Fisher Body Plant in the Leeds District.
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2008-03-12
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Newspaper Article
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When the Circus Came to the Northeast
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Kansas City historian and author, Dory DeAngelo, reminisces about the days when traveling circuses would visit Kansas City and put on performances in the Northeast neighborhood. From the early-1930s through the mid-1950s, the circuses would set up in a field near St. John Avenue and Belmont Boulevard across from the old Montgomery Wards building. The Northeast neighborhood was an ideal location because the KC Terminal Railiroad ran through the area.
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2007-11-21
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Newspaper Article
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