Just a quick note to say thanks for following me and the KC Downtown Loop in its early days as a publication. I really appreciate your support, and have loved hearing from many of you.
I’m looking forward to sharing more in-depth Downtown nostalgia, news, and imagery in the New Year, and hoping to meet many of you during my explorations.
Here’s wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, and the most magical of holiday seasons.
—Kevin Worley, The KC Downtown Loop
I lieu of this week’s “In The Loop” email, enjoy a few nostalgic images from Downtown KC past….
1960s Petticoat Lane (11th Street between Walnut and Main)
Guadalupe Center’s Noche Buena Christmas celebration, 1940. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Christmas tree in the lobby of the Pickwick Hotel in downtown Kansas City, circa 1930s. Wilborn Collection. 2017.006.3779 / Jackson County Historical Society.
Girl eating ice cream with her Christmas stocking, location unknown, date c. 1920. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
11th and Walnut, 1928. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
11th and Walnut, 1949. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Orpheum and Mainstreet Theaters’ Christmas party at the Hotel President, 1927. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Donnelly Garment Company’s Employee Christmas Party, 1933. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
City Market with holiday lights, 1961. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Christmas trees and holiday lights near 31st and Troost, 1928. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Union Station, early 20th century. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Postcard featuring Petticoat Lane and E.B.T., looking west down 11th Street from Grand to Walnut to Main. Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
LOVE the vintage photos, Kevin! Happy Holidays!