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Designed by architect Frank McAleavy and constructed by National Builders Inc., both of Wichita, they were financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and intended for returning World War II veterans and for workers in Wichita's airplane industry. 38: Ellis-Singleton Building: Ellis-Singleton Building: May 11, 2006 : 221 S. Broadway
Telephone numbers listed in 1920 in New York City having three-letter exchange prefixes. In the United States, the most-populous cities, such as New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago, initially implemented dial service with telephone numbers consisting of three letters and four digits (3L-4N) according to a system developed by W. G. Blauvelt of AT&T in 1917. [1]
Darius Sales Munger House, built in 1868, is the oldest surviving building in Witchita. [3]Pioneer trader Jesse Chisholm, a half-white, half-Native American who was illiterate but who spoke multiple Native American languages, established a trading post at the site in the 1860s, and Chisholm traded cattle and goods with the Wichita tribe at points south along a trail from Wichita into present ...
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 204 South Main (southeast of the corner of Main and William streets), and east of the former Wichita Public Library .
Washington Avenue runs north-south along the eastern border of the neighborhood. [5] Along South Central's northern border, U.S. Route 54 runs east-west as the Kellogg Avenue freeway, accessible via interchanges at Main Street, Topeka, and Washington. [6] Wichita Transit offers bus service in South Central on its 14, 16, 22, 23, and 26 routes. [13]
Leaders of the downtown venue announced on Wednesday, the theater’s 102nd birthday, details about how it will restore the Orpheum to its original 1920s glory.
The Harwi company started in 1875 and was incorporated in 1889. The Harwi company had a slightly smaller building of 75,000 square feet (7,000 m 2), based in Atchison, Kansas. [7] Harwi's purchase of the Wichita building was the same year that Simmons and the Winchester became separate companies again.
A popular McDonald’s location open in Wichita for about 60 years closed this week, but residents won’t have go too far to get their Big Mac fix.. The restaurant, located at 1050 N Broadway ...