{"product_id":"streets-of-kansas-city-missouri-james-a-tharp-9798351121109","title":"Streets of Kansas City, Missouri: From City Directory Street Guides, 1860-1900","description":"This book answers the following kinds of questions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1880 census my great-great-grandmother lived on Lykins Street, but that street no longer exists. Where did she live? Lykins Street extended west from Washington Avenue (today's Washington Street) to Summit Street.\u003cbr\u003eIts name changed ca. 1881 to Fourteenth Street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy ancestor was described in a 1883 newspaper article as living on Sixteenth Street. How far east did Sixteenth Street extend in 1883? Sixteenth Street extended east to Flora Avenue in 1883. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWere Westport's and Kansas City's Main Streets one and the same? No. Find out what became of Westport's Main Street when Westport was annexed into Kansas City in the 1890s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen did Mabillon (aka Mobillon) Street cease to exist by that name? Its name was changed to 15th Street around 1870. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas McCoy Street the same as McCoy Avenue? No, they were different streets in different parts of the city.\u003cbr\u003eMcCoy Street became Sixteenth Street in 1872. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDid Colorado Avenue ever have a different name? Before 1888 a part of it was known as Emma Avenue.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1890 a part of it became Indiana Avenue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is Kansas City's oldest existing, named street? Main Street (Originally \"Commerce\" in 1839); Front Street was originally called Water Street, and was named Levee St for a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James a. Tharp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 835112110X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798351121109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.85d","brand":"James a. Tharp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123054014719,"sku":"9798351121109","price":23.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aaa1cc06-f990-4668-b45e-d4c60f57817d.jpg?v=1687428654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/streets-of-kansas-city-missouri-james-a-tharp-9798351121109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}