In 1859, the first bridge to cross the Blue River at current-day Red Bridge Rd. was commissioned. Not only did this bridge change traffic along the Trails, but it was built by an infamous man in American history.
“Victor Regnier had a pretty hardscrabble environment when he was a kid. They moved 12 times when he was 15 years old just to stay ahead of the rent.”
“Many of these persons, especially the jobless, would have no Christmas, I knew, unless the mayor made one possible for them.” – George M. Shelley, Mayor of Kansas City 1878-79
Although Edwin Alfred Hickman’s time in southern Jackson County was limited, his industriousness brought a mill to the area that became a landmark.
The fight to save this slice of our area’s past began in 1890 when Wyandot descendants were split in two. One courageous woman named Lyda Conley refused to be silenced.
Who murdered a Civil War veteran who lived in a tiny house just blocks away from where Union Station stands today?
In 1934, a middle-aged beauty shop manager vanished from sight after attending a labor meeting at 14th and Woodland in Kansas City. She was found dazed and confused hundreds of miles away, but the incident remains mysterious.
Devinki Real Estate moves to new offices at 97th and Wornall By Tyler Schneider For
The nostalgia of Kiddie Land on Wornall Road By Diane Euston Growing up in south
A visit to Sauer Castle By Kathy Feist, Editor On September 19th, Telegraph historian Diane
