3700 block of Washington was home to first female Livestock Exchange member
On the 3700 block of Washington Street, Thomas S. Moffett and his wife Louise built this home in 1906 (seen here in a recent image). Thomas Moffett died in 1930 and his wife became the first female member of the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange.
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Do you remember this block of the West Plaza neighborhood?
Like many corner stores, this one at W. 47th Street and Holly had been many things through the years. Earliest mention is in 1917, when it was a grocery store. By 1921, it had become a meat market, then served as a clothes pressing establishment ...
Plaza area hotel, apartments and retail project moves forward
The council planning and zoning committee on Wednesday approved a compromise for eight-story hotel and apartment buildings just north of the Country Club Plaza.
The rezoning of 1.5 acres goes to the full council today for final approval.
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A pioneer family once owned this Valentine block
The unique stone house at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Valentine Road is now called The Writer’s Place. Built as a home in the early 1900s, the house became a church in 1954. Much of the property on the east side of Pennsylvania was ...
Immigrants and workers built their homes in the West Plaza neighborhood
Some of the older homes built around 1909 have since been replaced but other small homes on this West Plaza block have stood since the area developed more than 100 years ago. This house stood near the corner of 46th and Wyoming.
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Westport High plans depend on community input into parking expansion
Gerald Smith of Plexpod said his company thinks the redeveloped Westport High School would be a perfect site for a co-working space. But developers of the project say their latest plan won’t work unless restrictions on parking in the track ...
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.
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Do you remember this block of Warwick and Walnut from 43rd to 44th Streets?
A recent Google maps view of the 4300 block of Walnut.
One important name stands out in the history of a block of the Southmoreland neighborhood from Warwick Boulevard west to Walnut and from 43rd to 44th, that of architect Albert Turney. ...
Who lived on this Midtown block in 1940?
Working-class families from Sweden, Missouri and Kansas lived on this West Plaza block in 1940. Residents of the block had a variety of jobs: salesmen, flour mill hand, marble cutter, machinist in a canning factory, upholsterer, piano tuner, ...
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.
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