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Did You Know. ..?
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Article contains four historic facts about the following: (1) the Holmes Street Railway, (2) the placement of streets in the Midtown district "in a basic grid pattern," (3) the first automobile built in Kansas City, and (4) the original names of portions of West 52nd Terrace and West 53rd Street.
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Creator: Becker, Linda F.
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1987-03
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Historic Kansas City Foundation Gazette
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In 1889, the Holmes Street Railway opened a cable car line from 15th Street south to 31st Street by way of Holmes. The building at 3046 Holmes, home today to the Superior Linen Supply Company, was the power house for the Holmes Street Railway.
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MV-BROWSE PERIODICAL
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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