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Do you remember this Nutterville block in Westport?
Today, this block of Central Street is part of a complex of small offices known as Nutterville. But from the turn of the century to the 1970s the area was a residential district. The block between...
View ArticleMan charged for kidnapping, robbing woman in Westport
Charges have been filed against a man for kidnapping and robbing three women last weekend, including one who got into a stolen car she thought was an Uber ride in Westport. According to the U.S....
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Developer plans hotel on site of Westport’s notorious XO Club
The XO Club at 40th and Central, empty and covered with graffiti, could be torn down to make way for a new Mariott extended stay hotel. Westport neighbors have been meeting with a developer who hopes...
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Westport Presbyterian Church invites community to celebrate its rebuilding
As the Westport Presbyterian Church reopens this month after a devastating 2011 fire, the church is inviting the community into its new space. A weekend of activities from June 24-26, billed as...
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Expanded Broadway, Troost bus service to jobs, streetcar and entertainment
Courtesy KCATA. Buses on Broadway and Troost will run longer on Friday and Saturday nights, part of an effort by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to get people to and from work and...
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Do you remember this block of Westport Road from Broadway to Central?
The bank at the corner of Westport Road and Broadway looks much the same today as it did in this 1940 photo. The block it occupies looks much the same as well. Although businesses have come and gone,...
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How important is preserving the history and character of Westport?
The goal of a fundraising effort called Help Save Old Westport is to catalogue the significance of buildings such as Kelly’s Westport Inn (seen here in 1958), one of the oldest buildings in Westport....
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Do you know the history of this Heart of Westport neighborhood block?
The 3900 block of Central is near the corner of Broadway and Westport Road, where the Corner Restaurant now stands. In the 1940s, when this photo was taken, the building appeared to house the...
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Westport’s oldest settlers fiddled and danced at Little’s Hall
If you look closely at the leaded glass on the old Broadway Hardware building on Westport Road, you can make out the name “Little’s Hall.” The location was a popular spot in the early 1900s, hosting...
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A block dominated by churches in Old Westport
Two churches, Our Lady of Good Counsel and Westport Methodist, dominate this block of the Valentine neighborhood just north of Westport. Many churches moved to Midtown in the early 1900s as their...
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