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History of Paseo High School
History of Paseo High School
Passage on history of Paseo High School states that the school, located on the northeast corner of Houston and Flora avenues, was originally called Highlands High. The name was changed to Paseo High…
Date : 1929
Truman Road Viaduct
Open a Viaduct between Cities: Mayors Take Part in Ceremony at Twenty-third Street Span
Open a Viaduct between Cities: Mayors Take Part in Ceremony at Twenty-third Street Span
Photos, captions, and article about "the completion of a major remodeling project which reopened the Twenty-third street viaduct to traffic between the cities and to the Central Industrial…
Date : 1961-09-08
Don Bosco High is a Casualty
Don Bosco High is a Casualty
After ten years in operation, the Don Bosco Charter High School announced that it will close at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. Declining enrollment and poor attendance were cited as the…
Date : 2011-04-09
Plan to Improve Schools Unveiled
Plan to Improve Schools Unveiled
On Saturday, Kansas City school officials released their plan to improve the area schools. Among the proposed steps, "the five year initiative calls for longer days and measuring progress by…
Date : 2010-03-21
In a Time of Economic Shifts, The Star is Changing as Well
In a Time of Economic Shifts, The Star is Changing as Well
Editor, Mike Fannin, explains how the printed newspaper, The Kansas City Star, will be reorganized to adapt to the difficult economic time. The main news section will be combined with the local and…
Date : 2009-04-06
Effort to Restore School Revitalized
Effort to Restore School Revitalized
Before her death in 2004, Lucille Douglass worked to restore the Benjamin Banneker School in Parkville, one of the first schools built for black students in Platte County. The project languished, but…
Date : 2009-05-03
John K. Stark School
Union Station Span to Open
Union Station Span to Open
Article reports the opening to pedestrian traffic of a bridge linking Union Station to the Freight House District directly to its north. The pedestrian bridge, incorporating an historic 1892 steel-…
Date : 2006-10-05
Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute
Descriptions of and references to Octave Chanute, engineer of early railroad bridges and other constructions, including the Hannibal Bridge at Kansas City, Missouri, and the Kinzua Viaduct in…
Date : 1905-06-17
The History of Kansas City
The History of Kansas City
Early history of the public school system, starting with the problems in initial organization because of the Civil War up to 1882.
Date : 1881
Flood Scene
Flood Scene
Unidentified bridge.
Date : 1903
Brush Creek
Brush Creek
Looking southwest at east side of bridge crossing Brush Creek at Belleview and Ward Parkway.
Date : 1932-06-13
Broadway Bridge Dedication
Broadway Bridge Dedication
Patricia Wilkinson holding champagne bottle at dedication ceremonies.
Date : 1956-09-05
Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1957, Page p358
Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1957, Page p358
A portion of Kansas City from E. 24th Street south to E. 25th Street and from Park Avenue east to Prospect Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to…
Date : 1909 to 1957
Collection: Sanborn Maps
History and Newspapering
History and Newspapering
Article about the history of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers and their unique perspectives offered about Kansas City, with photos and biographical descriptions of several of its prominent…
Date : 1986-01
Flood Scene
Flood Scene
Distant view, looking west, of Intercity Viaduct.
Date : 1908
Newsboys - Chillicothe, Missouri
Newsboys - Chillicothe, Missouri
Group portrait of newsboys and an adult posing behind stacks of newspapers and in front of a newspaper truck in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Date : 1922-04-28
Kansas City Quadrangle
Kansas City Quadrangle
Topographical map of Kansas City, Missouri, overlaid by street grid. Major streets identified, as well as schools, railways and hospitals.
Date : 1940
Collection: Maps
Joseph Hoffman
Joseph Hoffman
Joseph Hoffman seated at piano.
Collection: Assorted Images
Radius: Prosso Preparatory School, Kansas City, Mo.
Radius: Prosso Preparatory School, Kansas City, Mo.
Yearbooks for the prep school for boys at 51st and Swope Parkway.
Date : 1904 to 1909
Map of Cass County, Missouri
Map of Cass County, Missouri
Map of Cass County showing townships in color. Also shows rivers, roads, sections lines, schools, and railroads.
Date : 1883
Collection: Maps
Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad Bridge
Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad Bridge
Construction view from middle of Missouri River of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad bridge; later renamed the Chouteau Bridge.
Date : 1889
Joe McGuff
Joe McGuff
Head and shoulders portrait of Joe McGuff, Sports Editor for the Kansas City Star.
Date : 1965
Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1940-1957, Page p260
Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1940-1957, Page p260
A portion of northeast Kansas City from Anderson Avenue south to Garner Avenue and from Bales Avenue east to Monroe Avenue, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of pages refer to…
Date : 1940 to 1957
Collection: Sanborn Maps