MO On the Paseo, Kansas City 1909 PHOTO – Vintage Wall Art
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This rare historic image captures MO On the Paseo, Kansas City 1909 PHOTO in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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MO On the Paseo, Kansas City 1909 PHOTO
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Paseo Boulevard, the subject of this 1909 view, is one of the broad, tree-lined avenues that landscape architect George Kessler laid out in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the city's park and boulevard system in the 1890s and early 1900s. By 1909 these parkways were drawing streetcar lines and new houses, turning the edges of town into fashionable residential streets. The panoramic format stretches the view across a wide strip of the scene, a popular choice for recording an entire block at once. The record gives no further detail about the people or activity shown, so the baseball grouping on this board is worth keeping in mind as a clue rather than a confirmed description.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 5,382 × 1,173 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MO On the Paseo, Kansas City 1909 |
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