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Posts Tagged ‘History’

A Tale of Two (Kansas City) Royals

By | January 8, 2020 | 0
Royals plays in 1969

How did the Kansas City Royals get its name?

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Dreaming of Fields: A Brief History of Kansas City Ballparks

By | December 19, 2019 | 1
Kansas City Municipal Stadium

The history of baseball in Kansas City is rich, detailed and sometimes weird, and it can be told in part through the various clearings, fields or stadiums in which it was played.

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A Sporting Joint in Old Downtown

By | December 16, 2019 | 0
Twelfth Street Recreation

Flatland’s curiousKC team takes a trip down memory lane at Twelfth Street Recreation, also known as to some as Miller’s Recreation.

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Nelson-Atkins Obtains Rare Image of Slaves Working on a Plantation

By | November 27, 2019 | 0
The Hall Family Foundation has given the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art what may be the earliest photographic image of slavery in America.

The Hall Family Foundation has given the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art what may be the earliest photographic image of slavery in America.

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Burgers, Bods and Hot Rods

By | November 25, 2019 | 0
Peter's Drive-in was a popular spot in Kansas City, Kansas, for decades.

CuriousKC checks out Peter’s Drive-in, which once once a favorite hang-out in Kansas City, Kansas.

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