Where forgotten, and nearly forgotten stories of the past in the Westwood, Kansas area are brought back to life. Westwood Walking Tour The City of Westwood is full of history. There are interesting facts and finds around just about every corner of the city. To promote that history and to provide a fun, engaging way for residents and visitors to experience the depth of Westwood's past, the Westwood City Council Parks &… Read More Federal Revenue Sharing The December 15,1972 NBC Nightly News broadcast story about the City of Westwood, Kansas voting to return a $37,000 check back to the Federal Revenue Sharing program. Westwood's allocation of Federal Revenue Sharing funds was ultimately used to purchase the first Emergency Medical Service… Read More History of KMBZ / Entercom property in Westwood KMBZ, formerly KMBC, traces its ancestry to amateur station 9AXJ, started by Arthur B. Church in 1921. On May 12, 1932, a Federal Radio Commission hearing examiner recommended approval of an application to move the then KMBC transmitter facility from Independence, Missouri, to a site in the… Read More 1970's Merger Effort - Westwood & Westwood Hills Voters Fail to Approve Merger Of Westwood, Westwood Hills The Kansas City TimesWednesday, January 24, 1973 By David Redmon A member of The Star’s staff A proposal to merge the cities of Westwood and Westwood Hills in… Read More Rainbow Blvd & Rosedale Memorial Arch Rainbow Boulevard was named and the Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch in Kansas City, Kansas was built to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the men of Rosedale and the Kansas City metropolitan area in the Great War. Veterans Day - November 11th World War I… Read More Strang Line Interurban Railroad In 1906 a unique commuter railroad opened between Kansas City and Johnson County. The Strang Line, as it was commonly known, connected Johnson county residents to jobs and stores in Kansas City and offered city residents the opportunity for leisure in the country. Named for its developer… Read More Print
Westwood Walking Tour The City of Westwood is full of history. There are interesting facts and finds around just about every corner of the city. To promote that history and to provide a fun, engaging way for residents and visitors to experience the depth of Westwood's past, the Westwood City Council Parks &… Read More
Federal Revenue Sharing The December 15,1972 NBC Nightly News broadcast story about the City of Westwood, Kansas voting to return a $37,000 check back to the Federal Revenue Sharing program. Westwood's allocation of Federal Revenue Sharing funds was ultimately used to purchase the first Emergency Medical Service… Read More
History of KMBZ / Entercom property in Westwood KMBZ, formerly KMBC, traces its ancestry to amateur station 9AXJ, started by Arthur B. Church in 1921. On May 12, 1932, a Federal Radio Commission hearing examiner recommended approval of an application to move the then KMBC transmitter facility from Independence, Missouri, to a site in the… Read More
1970's Merger Effort - Westwood & Westwood Hills Voters Fail to Approve Merger Of Westwood, Westwood Hills The Kansas City TimesWednesday, January 24, 1973 By David Redmon A member of The Star’s staff A proposal to merge the cities of Westwood and Westwood Hills in… Read More
Rainbow Blvd & Rosedale Memorial Arch Rainbow Boulevard was named and the Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch in Kansas City, Kansas was built to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the men of Rosedale and the Kansas City metropolitan area in the Great War. Veterans Day - November 11th World War I… Read More
Strang Line Interurban Railroad In 1906 a unique commuter railroad opened between Kansas City and Johnson County. The Strang Line, as it was commonly known, connected Johnson county residents to jobs and stores in Kansas City and offered city residents the opportunity for leisure in the country. Named for its developer… Read More
