{"id":4955,"date":"2020-01-05T12:44:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2020-01-05T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T21:24:16","slug":"a-look-back-at-excelsior-springs-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/05\/a-look-back-at-excelsior-springs-history\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at Excelsior Springs History"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s Memory Monday feature was the last picture of Frank James taken at his farm nearby.<\/p>\n

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Local citizen and owner of Boulevard Florist, Juree Short, shared these great photos of King’s Taxi Service:<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Jesse King, Roy King, Bob King and son Gene King (Bob and Gene may be switched!)<\/p>\n

This photo is taken in front of the Social Hall at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center, what was then the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.<\/p>\n

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Here’s another shot of King’s Taxis parked along Broadway downtown! Local citizen Sherry Christopher went downtown to locate the spot and took this photo of what it now looks like:<\/p>\n

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Here’s a side by side offered by Kirk Zwiers:<\/p>\n

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The stone archway would have led to the Spring that still sits under the pagoda next to Willow Spring Mercantile! The buildings to the right are now gone.<\/p>\n

Here’s another cool bit of history that was shared this week about Excelsior Springs:<\/p>\n

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Now Hiring in and around Excelsior Springs<\/a><\/p>\n

Tours through the Hall and Museum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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