That's an image of Kansas City Main Street 1951 swiped from propagandist City Hall social media denizens . . . And here's more than a few topics to consider for the overnight.
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Kansas City Old School Suspect Charged
Man, 76, charged with impersonating officer after pulling over woman in Kansas City
A 76-year-old man has been charged with impersonating a police officer to pull over a woman. Kansas City police say Miller Marks admitted he activated his emergency equipment in order to stop the red SUV because he said the driver was speeding and he was afraid the vehicle may strike his car.
Inner-Suburban Life & Death
Only 5 feet from his front door, he was killed by a bullet. His mom, relatives mourn
Family members of Tyson White, a 16-year-old killed in Grandview mere feet from his front door, are mourning the loss of the teen. Tyson was shot in the back outside his home at the Arbors of Grandview apartment complex off Holiday Drive.
Show-Me Dox Cont'd
House still wants records of pro-Greitens group
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Missouri House is pressing ahead with a demand for documents about a nonprofit group that supports Gov. Eric Greitens' agenda. Greitens has said he will resign at 5 p.m. Friday.
Call It Kansas Good News
Kansas Couple Adopts 'Fab Five' Siblings After Newspaper Story Spurs Worldwide Interest
A Kansas judge officially approved Jeff and Toni Whaley's request to adopt the five children, who range in age from 3 to 12.
KCMO Runs From Global Climate Change
Hospital Hill 5k rescheduled due to heat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hospital Hill Run announced the 5k run scheduled for Friday evening has been moved to 7 a.m. Saturday due to expected high temperatures. The 41 Action News Weather Team predicts a high of 96 degrees on Friday.
Celebrate Fanboy Skepticism
My weekly attempt to identify a weakness in Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes continues to fascinate me on a weekly basis. Mahomes is a quarterback with one, measly professional start to his name (OK, it was a good start at that), yet locally, the general manager has called him "one of the best players" he has ever seen and nationally, Bleacher Report's Matt Miller has deemed it "officially time to buy the hype."
Refreshing Local Fight Against Cancer
Alex's Lemonade Stands popping up in the Metro soon to raise money for childhood cancer research
Alex's Lemonade Stand is a national effort dedicated to helping find a cure for children battling cancer. You'll start to see those stands popping up around the Metro this weekend. The first lemonade stand started with Alexandra Scott. At just four years old, she was diagnosed with cancer.
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Thing of it is, the KC streetcar was outdated back then too.
ReplyDeleteWonder how many homicides that year?
ReplyDelete^^There was a least one that was notorious.
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September 1953
ReplyDeleteA simpler time in Kansas City's history to be sure but still buy this time the move to the suburbs had already started and we were beginning to see the outset of the blank which we are still having to confront. In less than five years from the time this photo was taken the streetcar would be nearly out of commission and mostly abandon. People had already started relying on their cars as the main source of transportation. Still, there's no doubt that things were bustling in Kansas City's downtown at this point and despite the billions of dollars that we've poured into the area surrounding the streetcar, this kind of activity is rarely the case and only takes place when there is a widely promoted and usually subsidized event.
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