Two or three-story buildings were the norm in downtown Kansas City at the time, but in the postcard’s background, the shadow of the 12-story Baltimore Hotel gives a hint of where the city’s ...
(Editor’s note: The following are postcards sent back by ... 74 miles to Hill City. Like many cyclists in the Bike Across Kansas, Lisa Rasor, Lawrence, was on her bike by 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
What you may not know is that Hallmark originated in Kansas City. In 1910, 18-year-old Joyce C. Hall of Nebraska gathered two shoeboxes filled with postcards and set out to create a greeting card ...