Kansas City Then and Now

Kansas City Then and Now
Author:
Publisher: Kansas City Star Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2003
Genre: Kansas City (Kan.)
ISBN: 0974000922

Photos and text of this book are about Kansas City in the 19th and 20th centuries. Scenes from the past and new photos show how these places have changed or have remained the same with little change.

Kansas City Then and Now

Kansas City Then and Now
Author: Darlene Isaacson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Historic buildings
ISBN: 9781592234875

Photographs of Kansas City landmarks, with vintage b&w photos next to new color photos. Features landmarks such as the Scout statue, Union Station, JC Nichols fountain in the Country Club Plaza, City Market, Coates House, Municipal Auditorium, Downtown's Boley Building, and much more.

Wide-Open Town

Wide-Open Town
Author: Diane Mutti Burke
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2018-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0700627065

Kansas City is often seen as a mild-mannered metropolis in the heart of flyover country. But a closer look tells a different story, one with roots in the city’s complicated and colorful past. The decades between World Wars I and II were a time of intense political, social, and economic change—for Kansas City, as for the nation as a whole. In exploring this city at the literal and cultural crossroads of America, Wide-Open Town maps the myriad ways in which Kansas City reflected and helped shape the narrative of a nation undergoing an epochal transformation. During the interwar period, political boss Tom Pendergast reigned, and Kansas City was said to be “wide open.” Prohibition was rarely enforced, the mob was ascendant, and urban vice was rampant. But in a community divided by the hard lines of race and class, this “openness” also allowed many of the city’s residents to challenge conventional social boundaries—and it is this intersection and disruption of cultural norms that interests the authors of Wide-Open Town. Writing from a variety of disciplines and viewpoints, the contributors take up topics ranging from the 1928 Republican National Convention to organizing the garment industry, from the stockyards to health care, drag shows, Thomas Hart Benton, and, of course, jazz. Their essays bring to light the diverse histories of the city—among, for instance, Mexican immigrants, African Americans, the working class, and the LGBT community before the advent of “LGBT.” Wide-Open Town captures the defining moments of a society rocked by World War I, the mass migration of people of color into cities, the entrance of women into the labor force and politics, Prohibition, economic collapse, and a revolution in social mores. Revealing how these changes influenced Kansas City—and how the city responded—this volume helps us understand nothing less than how citizens of the age adapted to the rise of modern America.

Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: Anne Kniggendorf
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1681062836

Most visitors know all about Kansas City’s barbecue, jazz, and football success, but there are hidden gems and wild pieces of trivia around every turn in Missouri’s largest city. Is the giant Hereford bull anatomically correct? Can a seed that’s been to outer space still grow into a normal tree? And who really killed President William Henry Harrison? You’ll find answers to the questions you didn’t know you had in Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Learn why three completely unrelated groups have chosen Kansas City as the center of the world and the place you want to be when the world ends. Between these covers, you’ll also find castles, a horse buried in a cul-de-sac, a ghost who likes a good laugh, and the world’s longest snake. This is not a tour guide for outsiders; it’s a scavenger hunt—insiders only, please. Longtime Kansas Citian Anne Kniggendorf is at your service to bolster your love and boost your respect for this middle-of-the-map city. With her eye for the odd leading the way, you’ll have a great time discovering Kansas City.

Kansas Then and Now

Kansas Then and Now
Author: Monroe Dodd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2012
Genre: Kansas
ISBN: 9781611690439

Fourth in the Kansas City Star series of Then & Now books, featuring an old black and white photograph on the left page with a current color photograph on the right page of the same building or location.

Detroit Then and Now

Detroit Then and Now
Author: Cheri Y. Gay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Famous the world over for automobile manufacture and the distinctive sounds of Motown music, Detroit, the Motor City, celebrated its 300th birthday in 2001. "Detroit Then and Now" is a fascinating look at this city's great history, taking historic photographs from the dawn of the camera age and comparing them with full-color photographs of the same scenes today.

Alexander's Journey

Alexander's Journey
Author: Goodwin Jeff W.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017-07-25
Genre: Cancer
ISBN: 9780999116401

A motivational and empowering story of a young boys battle with rare cancer and how his life was saved by traveling from the U.K. to the US with help from the thin blue line.

Napa Valley, Then and Now

Napa Valley, Then and Now
Author: Kelli A. White
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-09-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692477809

An in-depth look at the history, wineries, and wines of Napa Valley with a special emphasis on tasting notes of older vintages.