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1. Discarded Street Names in Kansas City Discarded Street Names in Kansas City Spring 1995 Article of street name origins, such as Cumberland Avenue ("West Ninth), Elizabeth Street (Forest Avenue, "after a relative of the late Judge Joseph C. Ranson"), and Gertrude Street (17th Street, after...
2. Discarded Street Names in Kansas City Discarded Street Names in Kansas City Spring 1995 Article of street name origins, such as Chestnut ("Eleventh"), Gay ("Charlotte, from Independence avenue south"), Ottawa ("Twelfth street"), and Edgar ("Forest avenue, from Independence avenue north")....
3. He Beats the Rap but You Take It He Beats the Rap but You Take It May/17/1935 Photo and article about the murder trail of Charles Gargotta, "rat-faced Pendergast political lieutenant and gangster" reportedly interrupted by Sheriff Thomas Bash in "a killing party on Armour boulevard...
4. National Diamond Jubilee Homes Competition National Diamond Jubilee Homes Competition July-August//1983 Article about the Tom and Cindy Greving residence at 3830 Forest Avenue, designed in 1908 by architect John W. McKecknie, in the neighborhood "changing its name to Squer Manor" from Center City.
5. Reverend John Keyes Reverend John Keyes 1946 File containing a brochure or program invitation honoring the 70th birthday of Reverend John Keyes in 1946 and the 40th anniversary of his founding of the Saint James Catholic Church at 3740 Forest Avenue....
6. Swingin' thru Town: So There Goes the Neighborhood Swingin' thru Town: So There Goes the Neighborhood November//1970 Photo and description of the one-block area on 23rd Street between Forest and Tracy Avenue, formerly the home of several nationally known jazz figures, with photo of Count Basie's former home at 2317 Forest...
7. The School of Last Resort The School of Last Resort October//1982 Photos and article about the DeLaSalle Education Center, a school at 3740 Forest Avenue "working for some kids other schools already had written off," with English teachers aiming "to teach survival, not...