ABOUT THE SLIDE SHOWS IN THIS BLOG

ABOUT THE SLIDESHOWS

IF YOU HAVE TAKEN TIME TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOWS IN THIS BLOG, please understand they are not exclusively my slide shows; they are a collection of images determined by the keywords selected when adding this feature to one's blog through the BLOGGER BLOG PROGRAM..

The slideshows presented in this blog are features of this Blogger Blog program in conjunction with Picasa and are selected randomly through entering tags that might fit the overall subject of the blog. Each slideshow has a selection arrow beneath the images for going left, right, or freezing the image. To connect with a specific image, click for redirection to the original photographer. Please return to KANSAS CITY SNAPSHOTS if you are detoured by the marvelous slideshows

Worlds of Fun Water Tower at sunset

Worlds of Fun Water Tower at sunset
Originally uploaded by john4kc

A TRUE KANSAS CITY LANDMARK BY john4kc

"The Little Store" Sign detail

"The Little Store" Sign detail
Originally uploaded by john4kc

THE LITTLE STORE IN NORTH KANSAS CITY...THANKS to john4kc FOR POSTING THIS REMINDER OF THE "OLDEN DAYS"

STEAMBOAT STOPPING AT KANSAS CITY FOR VIP PASSENGER...It was the summer of 1987 and Sherri Smith had booked passage on an unscheduled riverboat headed down the wide Missouri for New Orleans. Sherri was dismayed and full of sorrow as the stern-wheeler steamed on by. Guests onboard were waving and shouting at her. She tried to get the word to the Captain that she was supposed to board. Evidently, their passenger list didn't include one Ms Sherri Smith and she ended up taking a Greyhound bus. The last I heard,she won an enormous lawsuit for thousands of dollars and eventually opened a bar in the French Quarter. Photo by Dennis Hodges

BOY ON SCHWINN BIKE DELIVERING PAPERS 1955

BOY ON SCHWINN BIKE DELIVERING PAPERS 1955
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

ONE OF MY FIRST "REAL JOBS" WAS A PAPER ROUTE IN EARLY FIFTIES. AT AGE 12, I WAS DELIVERING RX PRESCRIPTIONS FROM THE HALL DRUG STORE ON MY BIKE. IT WAS AN EVENING JOB, FROM ABOUT 6PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THERE WAS NO LIMIT TO THE RADIUS IN MOST CASES. A FIFTY-CENT TIP WAS CONSIDERED GOOD FORTUNE. I LATER BECAME A SODA JERK FOR THE SAME DRUG STORE AND MADE THOUSANDS OF MALTS AND SHAKES IN THOSE CHROME CONTAINERS WITH THE GREEN CERAMIC ARMS. CHERRY COKES AND LEMON COKES WERE HOT. SOME OF THE GIRLS WERE PRETTY HOT TOO; I RARELY HAD TO MIX THE MALTS WITHOUT AT LEAST ONE OR TWO PRETTY YOUNG LADIES SWEET TALKING ME FOR A FREEBIE. AND THEN,THERE WAS THE SUMMER WHEN SHIRLEY STOPPED IN AND STAYED ALMOST ALL SUMMER. WOW. GREAT MEMORIES. MORE ABOUT THE "LIFE AND TIMES OF A SODA JERK IN THE 1950S" LATER. OR PERHAPS I WILL DO A FEATURE IN A BLOG. SUGGESTIONS? ANY MEMORIES TO SHARE?

LIFE ON THE EDGE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

LIFE ON THE EDGE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

In every city in America, there's an edge. There are edges everywhere, some smooth, some rough. Where there's construction happening, there's an additional edge of axiety. There are those who, like hawks, concentrate on the advantages of being on the edge. It's not like a walk down Main Street; it's an area that is as transient as the bus stations, a place where things change every few minutes. Sure, there's much to be said about living on the edge, but living on the edge in today's society is different than it was in the 1950s. Beware of the edge.

KANSAS CITY LANDMARKS

KANSAS CITY LANDMARKS
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

VISIBLE FROM MOST ANYWHERE AROUND 12TH AND BROADWAY. .