The Day Of The Dead - Kansas City Museum

This years Day of the Dead at the Kansas City Museum didn't disappoint.   Well done, and accompanied by a wonderful sunset.   Social distancing required advance registration for the event and all slots are reserved already. 

 

The Views Are Always There

 All four shots were taken from the same 20-square-foot area on the westside of the Kansas City Museum on Walrond.  Above, looking into the sunset with Kessler Park in the foreground.  Below, skyline from the same (close) spot. 

                       Kansas City Museum, Corintian Hall. Above and below.  Wonderful details.

The End Of An Era

 In 1954 Bill and Andy Mortallaro's father bought the Askew Inn from his Uncle.  It's been in continuous operation ever since.... until now.    The brothers retired this week.   They certainly have earned it, but will surely be missed.   A great neighborhood bar in Northeast Kansas City. 

   Bill and Tish Mortallaro and their children.... Joe, Megan, Rachelle, Nick, and Joanna. 

            

Andy and his Daughter Jenna. 

Summer Night West Bottoms

Image taken from Case Park. 

Summer Sun On The City

 Sunset at Kaw Point. No nighttime shot as the skyscrapers are complete dark with the plague. 

Panorama of KC Skyline from Kaw Point.  Three images stitched together in Photoshop. Actual size 17 inches by 58 inches. 

Victorian Sparkles Anew

The new owner of 500 Bellefontaine Avenue in Historic Northeast has completed its renovation.

The Victorian, built in 1890, was showing its 128 years when purchased, but is now ready to shine. 

For more on the Bellefontaine Avenue Historic District:   https://hyperblogal.blogspot.com/2018/07/bellefontaine-avenue-historic-district.html

 The home, above, in 1940.

 The home, in the Bellefontaine Historic District, was platted in the Richmond Place Subdividion.

The first residents were Dr. George A. and Mary Dean.  He was in the private practice of Homeopathy. 

At some point after 1900, the home was made a duplex-upstairs/downstairs.  There were many who lived there through the years.

Dr. William and Virginia Coffey (he was elected Jackson County Coroner)

William T. Holt

Robert H. Seymour

Mary Hathaway (teacher at Rollins School)

Frederic and Laura Teschemacher

Joe and Nancy Ficcadenti  (Barber 2323 1/2 Independence Avenue)

Pasquale Amendola

The Azzaro family

See the last image below for the story of a dust-up between doctors, Flavel Tiffany and William 

Coffey. 

Dr. and Mrs. Coffey

 All of the woodwork is original 

 The removal of a wall allowed for a larger, modern kitchen. 

Home office. 

 The second floor, formerly an apartment. 

 Two car garage is a new addition. 

 When many of the mansions and other buildings were being torn down in the 30s and 40s along Independence Blvd., the bricks were taken down by the river and put in large piles.  The Azzaro family retrieved many of them to make the patio and driveway above.