History

Royals plays in 1969

A Tale of Two (Kansas City) Royals

How did the Kansas City Royals get its name?

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Kansas City Municipal Stadium

Dreaming of Fields: A Brief History of Kansas City Ballparks

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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Twelfth Street Recreation

A Sporting Joint in Old Downtown

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

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

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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Peter's Drive-in was a popular spot in Kansas City, Kansas, for decades.

Burgers, Bods and Hot Rods

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

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