Scores of schoolchildren, judges and bishops visited this Southmoreland home
This house that once stood at the northeast corner of Warwick and 40th Street hosted some famous parties celebrating its well-known and well-loved resident in the 1930s. Schoolchildren with ties to him, lawyers, judges and bishops visited “gentleman ...
On Southmoreland’s Oak Street, grocers, railroad men, salesmen raised their families
Families moved into homes on the 4100 block of Oak beginning in the late 1800s and the area blossomed in the early 1900s.
A 1909-1950 Sanborn map of the block. Note that Oak and McGee run north to south so the map is flipped on its side.
A well-known ...
Middle class families settled in Southmoreland on Hyde Park Avenue (McGee Street)
The corner of E. 43rd and McGee Streets in 1940. Middle-class families filled in the rows of homes along McGee from 41st to 43rd beginning in the early 1900s. Family members worked as railroad workers, chemists and real estate dealers, among ...
House histories: Baseball’s “Line Drive” Nelson once lived in Southmoreland
The history of one home in the 4300 block of Warwick triggered memories for a former owner, who recalled stories he heard about a famous baseball player nicknamed “Line Drive” Nelson who once lived there.
Joe Mosby stood outside ...
Block of Southmoreland was home to prominent city figures
The 4300 block of Warwick holds an important place in Kansas City history. When well-known civic and business leaders moved into these large homes between 1900 and 1915, they helped spur a movement to the newly-developing south side.
Midtown ...
Do you know the history of this Southmoreland neighborhood block?
Warwick Boulevard 1894. Looking north from 41st Street. Courtesy Kansas City Public Library, Missouri Valley Special Collections.
Last week, our Uncovering History story featured a block of the Southmoreland neighborhood around 43rd and Main. ...
Do you know the history of this Southmoreland neighborhood?
The Karnopp Building at 43rd and Main in 1930. Courtesy Kansas City Public Library – Missouri Valley Special Collections.
As part of our Uncovering History Project, the Midtown KC Post is taking a look at the 1940 tax assessment photos of ...
Southmoreland neighborhood: history in stone walls
The earliest residents of Kansas City’s Southmoreland neighborhood were wealthy businessmen looking to escape the hustle and bustle of downtown. Even though many of the mansions they built in the late 1880s have not survived, their confidence ...
Uncovering History: Have Much of Midtown Has Been Uncovered?
This is the low-tech map I use to keep track of the Uncovering History posts developed for the Midtown KC Post. So far, the project has detailed the histories of more than 150 blocks of Midtown. A very important part of the project is the participation ...
Dinner for 100 on this Southermoreland block
This home on today’s featured block was probably built just after the turn of the twentieth century. The block, McGee to Warwick between 39th and 40th, filled with well-off families in the early 1900s. The need for expanded parking for Westport ...
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