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Paris of the Plains

Neighborhoods

Paris of the Plains: ‘Shangri-la’ on the corner

The long, strange trip of the Wisconsin Building

From Chicago to Kansas City to oblivion

Paris of the Plains: The place beneath

Eighty years ago desperation led into the woods

A cold rain and a child with no name

Paris of the Plains: Realities beyond Petticoat Lane

From Domeliners to an 'Atomic Powered Singer'

What to do when the 'new' challenges the 'old'

Paris of the Plains: In the valley of the Missouri

Down by the river, pondering Progress

Paddle upstream or go with the flow?

Paris of the Plains: Beauty and the billboard

Protecting property values in the spring of 1924

Guerilla gardening vs. private enterprise

Paris of the Plains: On vacation, out of position

Destiny for a ‘Team of Destiny’ star

Sports, music and death at the Muehlebach

Paris of the Plains: Waiting near the Robert E. Lee

A 200-room hotel had to die. Some asked why.

Making way for the new American future

Paris of the Plains: The day they stopped the presses

From the Gettysburg Address to oblivion

An editor chooses grace over ‘ill-mannered hell.’

Paris of the Plains: One spring day, a world away

A postcard and a Monday afternoon in 1941

The possibilities and certainties of a March outing

Paris of the Plains: Rock of the Gibraltar

Watching for spirits on a downtown parking lot

Old Louie, hotel dogs, the mayor and a Blue Goose

Paris of the Plains: A key to forgotten troubles

Unlocked, a locksmith enters wedlock

Bloodshed, love and a fresh start

Paris of the Plains: Blackface and a blue chair

A place for acrobats, elephants and small, confused children

A vaudeville theater for the masses, including Junior

Paris of the Plains: Poised between seasons

Looking past a new ballpark toward whatever lies ahead

From wool coats and basketball to lawn mowers and Opening Day

Paris of the Plains: What the fountain saw

When men in overalls took down a Kansas City treasure

Dismantling the center of the city’s bon ton social life

Paris of the Plains: Devils and dancing girls

A postcard and a Saturday night in 1929

Why worry about personal devils when there's this much fun and dancing to be had?