Tag: South Hyde Park

South Hyde Park block once had a grocery store

In 1913, the five neighbors along this stretch of Kenwood from 41st street south made a big splash in the early summer. Mrs. C.M. Reiter began by planting pink Dorothy Perkins roses. The next year, her four neighbors did the same. By the second year, a solid wall of the pink roses bloomed along the walls facing Gillham Park. The other residents included the families of James S. Wood, Guy Wasson, Harry W. Leahy, William T. Cleary and Frederick G. Hart. Recent photo from Google Maps.

The block of South Hyde Park bounded by Holmes, Kenwood, 41st and 42nd is now composed of mostly single-family bungalows. But from the 1920s to the 1940s, the block also held a grocery store and was home to the Meiners grocery family. Census records illustrate how the block began to fill in during the early… Continue reading South Hyde Park block once had a grocery store

Small bungalows, apartments made up South Hyde Park block

Like most of Midtown, people moved in and out of this South Hyde Park neighborhood from the time its small homes and apartments were built in the early 1900s. Some of the small bungalows were occupied by owners and their families; others were rented from real estate companies. As part of our Uncovering History Project, the… Continue reading Small bungalows, apartments made up South Hyde Park block

Do you remember this block of South Hyde Park?

  The South Hyde Park area of Midtown developed rapidly after 1905, spurred by new city water service and the expansion of streetcar lines to newly-built middle class homes. The block of today’s focus, from 42nd to 43rd, from Holmes to Charlotte, is composed of modest homes which still look much like they did when… Continue reading Do you remember this block of South Hyde Park?

Do you remember the 4300 blocks of Troost and Harrison in South Hyde Park? 

There was a day in Kansas City when almost every kid could walk to an ice cream parlor like this one at 4338 Troost. That’s one of the memories that is preserved in a series of 1940 photographs showing every home and commercial business on the 4300 blocks of Troost and Harrison that year. This area of South… Continue reading Do you remember the 4300 blocks of Troost and Harrison in South Hyde Park? 

Do you know the history of this South Hyde Park block?

As part of our Uncovering History Project, the Midtown KC Post is taking a look at the 1940 tax assessment photos of each block in Midtown. Today, we look at residences and businesses in the South Hyde Park neighborhood, from 45th Street south to Brush Creek, from Gillham/Harrison to Troost. As you can see from the photos in the… Continue reading Do you know the history of this South Hyde Park block?