Long ago on independence square (Liberty: gardens, businesses, requirements)

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Sterling and 23rd ST

You are extremely correct! Claim your prize by standing in front of Hi-
Boy's at 24 Highway and River on February 29th, between 0200-0500.

[Mad Anthonie]

Name the long-time Independence business seen in the 1957 photo. (Said biz is now extinct.)

[Kev 2732]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

Sterling and 23rd ST

I can't tell if it is visible in the photo or not, but do you all remember the car wash on the south east corner of 23rd and Sterling? It was in front of the grocery store, then a Safeway, now Sunfresh. I was terrified of the automatic car wash as a youngster. Farther south on Sterling next to the grocery store was McComas Rentals where my father used to rent trailers and concretre mixers.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by Kev 2732

I can't tell if it is visible in the photo or not, but do you all remember the car wash on the south east corner of 23rd and Sterling? It was in front of the grocery store, then a Safeway, now Sunfresh. I was terrified of the automatic car wash as a youngster. Farther south on Sterling next to the grocery store was McComas Rentals where my father used to rent trailers and concretre mixers.

Me thinks it is in the yellow circle...

[Kev 2732]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Me thinks it is in the yellow circle...

Thanks, I believe you are correct.

[MRG Dallas]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

You are extremely correct! Claim your prize by standing in front of Hi-
Boy's at 24 Highway and River on February 29th, between 0200-0500.

Can we make it Feb 30 instead?

[CatHerder]

Re: neighborhoods, my family first lived in Beverly Hills.
Recently, Sycamore neighborhood.

The circular piece of land bounded by Beverly Rd. & 32nd St used to be heavily treed and a favorite place for kids, but I see from Google Maps that it has been almost completely cleared.

Found this news item about Beverly Hills from a year ago, along with an old photo:

By Michael Bushnell
Northeast News
January 21, 2015

“Beverly Hills Acre Tracts. Ideal home sites on easy terms. City conveniences, no city or special taxes, half-acre lots at the price of city lots.”

So reads the marketing description on the back of this promotional postcard, published by the Curt Teich Co. in Chicago. It continues: “Beautiful location, city water, electricity, sewage disposal; paved and oiled streets; facing nearly a mile on paved highway. Short walk to splendid car service, free city schools, stores, churches, motor roads in all directions with connections to Washington Park Boulevard, 15th Street, Independence Road, Blue Ridge Boulevard, Swope Park, etc. Marketed by Earl C. Hallar Real Estate, 210 E. 10th Street, Harrison 3931.”

A review of the Tuttle-Ayers maps in the Missouri Valley Room at the Kansas City Public Library shows the Beverly Hills subdivision between the city limits of Kansas City and Independence, Mo.

The wedge-shaped addition fronts on what was then known as “Independence and Raytown Road” or as we know it today, Crysler (pronounced Kris-ler) Avenue. Bounded by 33rd Street on the south, 27th Street on the north and by the meandering Santa Fe Road on the east, the development began to take shape in 1926 and at the time was surrounded by farmland and railroad property. There are no signs off Crysler to denote the subdivision, but most of the homes that originally were built still stand, although modified or added on to. The card was sent to Mr. Harry H. Dolan at 427 Hardesty, right here in Historic Northeast.

Northeast News | A little slice of Beverly Hills in Independence

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Oops, correct MacCauley's Addition to McCauley Park.

Perhaps each of us should name the neighborhood(s) of our past.

I started in Mount Washington (although we always called it Fairmount), then McCauley Park, Farview Heights, and finally Queen City Acres.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by CatHerder

Re: neighborhoods, my family first lived in Beverly Hills.
Recently, Sycamore neighborhood.

The circular piece of land bounded by Beverly Rd. & 32nd St used to be heavily treed and a favorite place for kids, but I see from Google Maps that it has been almost completely cleared.

Found this news item about Beverly Hills from a year ago, along with an old photo:

By Michael Bushnell
Northeast News
January 21, 2015

“Beverly Hills Acre Tracts. Ideal home sites on easy terms. City conveniences, no city or special taxes, half-acre lots at the price of city lots.”

So reads the marketing description on the back of this promotional postcard, published by the Curt Teich Co. in Chicago. It continues: “Beautiful location, city water, electricity, sewage disposal; paved and oiled streets; facing nearly a mile on paved highway. Short walk to splendid car service, free city schools, stores, churches, motor roads in all directions with connections to Washington Park Boulevard, 15th Street, Independence Road, Blue Ridge Boulevard, Swope Park, etc. Marketed by Earl C. Hallar Real Estate, 210 E. 10th Street, Harrison 3931.”

A review of the Tuttle-Ayers maps in the Missouri Valley Room at the Kansas City Public Library shows the Beverly Hills subdivision between the city limits of Kansas City and Independence, Mo.

The wedge-shaped addition fronts on what was then known as “Independence and Raytown Road” or as we know it today, Crysler (pronounced Kris-ler) Avenue. Bounded by 33rd Street on the south, 27th Street on the north and by the meandering Santa Fe Road on the east, the development began to take shape in 1926 and at the time was surrounded by farmland and railroad property. There are no signs off Crysler to denote the subdivision, but most of the homes that originally were built still stand, although modified or added on to. The card was sent to Mr. Harry H. Dolan at 427 Hardesty, right here in Historic Northeast.

Northeast News | A little slice of Beverly Hills in Independence

Neat find! I'll be reading some of the other articles on that link. Thanks for sharing.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Name the long-time Independence business seen in the 1957 photo. (Said biz is now extinct.)

There were at least two other businesses in the same line as this one that we have discussed in this forum in the past. Both of them are also long gone. The one in the photo was the last of them. All three were somewhere east of the Square.

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Name the long-time Independence business seen in the 1957 photo. (Said biz is now extinct.)

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

There were at least two other businesses in the same line as this one that we have discussed in this forum in the past. Both of them are also long gone. The one in the photo was the last of them. All three were somewhere east of the Square.

Their locations east of the old town may have been due to the space requirements such a business needed.