Скачать или смотреть Postcard: Weston, MO: After, fires, floods and the Civil War, this river town is still full of charm

This postcard from the 1960s might be most notable for what’s not pictured on it. The view down Main Street in Weston, Missouri, shows the Weston Historical Museum and nearly none of the charming old storefronts that still draw visitors today.

This postcard from the 1960s might be most notable for what’s not pictured on it.

The view down Main Street in Weston, Missouri, shows the Weston Historical Museum and nearly none of the charming old storefronts that still draw visitors today.

But it does highlight the “river town” topography that put Weston on the the map in the 1830s. The Missouri River passed by at the foot of the hill, bringing a steady supply of traffic and commerce.

Grand homes and three hotels spoke to Weston’s early prosperity.

At one point, the town’s population reached 5,000, Including Elijah Cody, whose nephew Buffalo Bill Cody vacationed there as a child.

Read Full Story: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local...

More from The Kansas City Star:
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2FDe1zT
Facebook:   / kansascitystar  
Instagram:   / thekansascitystar  
Website: https://www.kansascity.com/
Support local news: https://bit.ly/47IinQm