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1. Albert Wiser Obituary Albert Wiser Obituary May/18/1937 File containing an obituary for architect Albert Wiser, "designer of the Sophian Plaza, the Waltower building, the Georgian Court apartments and many other buildings in Kansas City and the Southwest" before...
2. Carl G. Osterstrom: General Manager of Carloading Firm Dies at 67 Carl G. Osterstrom: General Manager of Carloading Firm Dies at 67 October/9/1958 Photo and obituary for Carl Osterstrom, "67, of 3 East [55th Street Terrace." Native of Des Moines coming to Kansas City about 1933 and becoming "general manager of the Merchants Carloading company, 1125...
3. Deaths: Mrs. Mildred Osterstrom Deaths: Mrs. Mildred Osterstrom January/2/1956 Obituary for Mrs. Mildred Wine Osterstrom, or Mildred Osterstrom, "55, of 3 East [55th Street Terrace." Native Kansas Citian becoming a Kansas City Public Library employee, wife of Carl Osterstrom, and...
4. Elegance Restored Elegance Restored April 21, 2013 Article details the interior and exterior restoration of the Bent-Ward House, located at 1032 W. 55th Street. Representatives from Tam Stone Interiors and Blade Landscape provide details of the project....
5. French Kiss French Kiss October 11-17, 2001 Review of Aixois, a French restaurant in Brookside, at 251 East 55th Street.
6. Joseph Silverforb Joseph Silverforb October/17/1964 Obituary for Joseph Silverforb, "64, who operated a drugstore at [55th Street] and Brookside road." Native Kansas Citian also former operator of a Downtown café and jewelry store.
7. Lawmaker's Bill Would Speed Up Watkins Drive Lawmaker's Bill Would Speed Up Watkins Drive February 24, 2005 Missouri Representative Craig Bland wants to form a committee to think about installing overpasses on Bruce Watkins Drive so that traffic can move quicker. There are currently three stoplights, at Gregory...
8. Mrs. Jessie R. Vawter: Widow of Roeland Park Developer Dies of Cancer Mrs. Jessie R. Vawter: Widow of Roeland Park Developer Dies of Cancer January/23/1956 Photo and obituary for Mrs. Jessie Vawter, "58, widow of Charles Edward Vawter [or Charles Vawter], developer of Roeland Park in Johnson County." Mrs. Vawter a native of Saint Louis raised in Kansas City...
9. Old Schools Await New Uses in KC Urban Core Old Schools Await New Uses in KC Urban Core December 9, 2007 This article gives information on the abandoned school buildings owned by the Kansas City School District. "Since the 1970s, the Kansas City district has closed at least 34 schools. Fifteen were sold....
10. South Troost Development Lines Mark Expansion of Trade Artery: Improvements Enhance City's Longest Street South Troost Development Lines Mark Expansion of Trade Artery: Improvements Enhance City's Longest Street from 27th to 75th--Several New Buildings Ready for Occupancy December 28, 1929 Article with photos and description of the widening and paving of Troost Avenue ("the longest street in the city") south to 75th Street in the 1920s, coinciding with other building and business development...
11. W. M. Fible's New English Type Home Has a Unique Plan W. M. Fible's New English Type Home Has a Unique Plan April/3/1921 Illustrations and caption about "the new home of William M. Fible, an English type residence at 823 West [55th Street], overlooking the golf links of the Kansas City Country Club," and designed by architect...