Famous “bachelor retreat” once stood at 36th and Main
This home, which stood at the se corner of Main and 36th until 1934, is credited with helping to encourage early Kansas Citians to move from downtown to Midtown in the late 1800s. Later, it became known as a “bachelor retreat,” shared by ...
Do you know the history of this Heart of Westport neighborhood block?
The 3900 block of Central is near the corner of Broadway and Westport Road, where the Corner Restaurant now stands. In the 1940s, when this photo was taken, the building appeared to house the headquarters for a Jackson County Sheriff candidate.
As ...
West side of 3800 block of Main thrived in developing Midtown
Around 1910, the Dunn home at 3800 Main was one of only two homes of this block, which is now lined with commercial spaces and parking lots. That led the Dunns to take advantage of the growing commercial nature of Main – by building business ...
Midtown mansion converted to business, moved to Main Street
The Charles Campbell home, known as White Gables, was moved to Main Street in 1924 and repurposed as a commercial hall.
When Midtown began to develop in the late 1800s, it was a posh residential area where well-to-do Kansas Citians built mansions ...
Mastin Mansion Once Dominated the Block at Armour and Main
This 1923 newspaper gives a rare glimpse of the massive mansion of T.H. Mastin that once took up the entire block at the southeast corner of Armour and Main. The home was said to resemble a French chateau and was known for its well-kept lawn ...
Do you remember this block between Main and Wyandotte, from 31st to 31st Terrace?
This block of Midtown was a mix of commercial and neighborhood businesses in 1940. At 31 W. 31st Street, this building housed both an auto repair shop and a Venetian blind store. Next door, Mason’s Rabbitry offered rabbits – both Easter ...
How important is preserving the history and character of Westport?
The goal of a fundraising effort called Help Save Old Westport is to catalogue the significance of buildings such as Kelly’s Westport Inn (seen here in 1958), one of the oldest buildings in Westport. The survey would be a first step in ...
Do you remember this block of Westport Road from Broadway to Central?
The bank at the corner of Westport Road and Broadway looks much the same today as it did in this 1940 photo. The block it occupies looks much the same as well. Although businesses have come and gone, the block hasn’t changed much since ...
Do you remember the blocks of Cherry and Kenwood bounded by Armour and 34th?
On Kenwood between 34th and Armour Boulevard, these three single-family homes were the frequent sites of bridge parties, sewing clubs and other get-togethers in the decades immediately before these photos were taken in 1940. When the 10-room ...
Mansions at Armour and Main gradually repurposed, replaced
The Henry Fowler residence once stood at the corner of se corner of Main and Armour, serving as a union hall after 1940 and demolished in 1995.
Today’s historical post looks at the block from Armour to 36th Street, from Main to Walnut, a ...
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