[3] January 28, 1978: Flames engulf the Coates House Hotel, destroying much of the building and causing the worst loss of life by fire in Kansas City history.
[3] January 28, 1978: Flames engulf the Coates House Hotel, destroying much of the building and causing the worst loss of life by fire in Kansas City history.
[5] January 22, 1882: William D. Wight, who, along with his brother Thomas, will create the architecture firm of Wight & Wight that will leave a neoclassical look on such famous Kansas City landmarks as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Jackson County Courthouse, and City Hall, is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
[7] December 28, 1982: Arthur Bryant, who established one of the most famous barbeque restaurants in the world, dies of a heart attack at the age of 80.
[9] December 11, 1884: Nelle Nichols Peters, whose architectural skills will leave their mark on nearly 1,000 Kansas City apartment buildings and residences, is born in Niagara, North Dakota.
[11] November 21, 1972: Built at a cost of $250 million, Kansas City International Airport opens, featuring an innovative "Drive to Your Gate" design.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/This+Week+in+Kansas+City+History/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/worst-fire-kansas-city-history
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/worst-fire-kansas-city-history#comments
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/wight-stuff
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/7981#comment-form
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/death-legend
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/3650#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/forgotten-not-gone
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/7519#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/plane-speaking
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/plane-speaking#comments
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=11
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=8
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=9
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=10
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=13
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=14
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=15
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=16