Kansas City Archives

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City)

by Florian Buechting19. February 202518. February 20250

The so-called Negro Leagues were an episode in US-American baseball. Based on the separate but equal principle, these leagues were for black people only and not part …

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2024

by Florian Buechting29. December 202428. December 20240

The first one of my Best of postings at the end of the year is always reserved for looking back to my favorite songs of the year. …

Money Museum (Kansas City)

by Florian Buechting2. May 202411. February 20250

While I already took you to some key attractions of Kansas City, the local Money Museum is likely not on the very top of your …

Kansas City Union Station (Pictured Story)

by Florian Buechting8. February 202420. April 20240

According to Wikipedia, twelve different railroad lines overall operated from and through Kansas City overall. However, the golden age of railroads in the city in …

Razorwire Halo – All The Terrible Things

by Florian Buechting4. February 20244. February 20240

When two good things lead to a nice fit: due to scheduled live events on that weekend, I had a some weird slots for music …

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2023

by Florian Buechting31. December 20234. January 20250

Is it really New Year’s Eve already again? The last day of the year? I am posting this one in fact on the 30th December …

Arabia Steamboat Museum

by Florian Buechting12. September 202325. September 20230

The Arabia steamboat is something like what the Vasa is for European ship history (just dated a few centuries later…). The side wheeler steamboat sank in operation …

American Jazz Museum (Kansas City)

by Florian Buechting26. July 202326. July 20230

I haven’t taken you to Kansas City for quite a while. That’s rather unfortunate, as my backlog still features some really interesting places. In this …