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Classic Restaurants of Wichita

Author : Denise Neil
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467146978
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Classic Restaurants of Wichita written by Denise Neil and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wichita is the birthplace of Pizza Hut and White Castle. But from its early days as a cattle drive stopover on the Chisholm Trail to its current life as a hub for aviation manufacturing, the city has been filled with hundreds of popular restaurants owned by generations of hardworking entrepreneurs. The 1920s and 1930s were a time for tearooms like Innes and for cafés like Holly Cafe and Fairland Cafe. The '60s and '70s ushered in swanky private nightclubs like Abe's. And there are classics like NuWay Cafe, Old Mill Tasty Shop and Angelo's that are still around today. Author Denise Neil details the rich history of Wichita's favorite classic eateries.

Dissent in Wichita

Author : Gretchen Cassel Eick
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252047028
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Dissent in Wichita by : Gretchen Cassel Eick

Download or read book Dissent in Wichita written by Gretchen Cassel Eick and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Richard L. Wentworth Prize in American History, Byron Caldwell Smith Book Prize, and the William Rockhill Nelson Award On a hot summer evening in 1958, a group of African American students in Wichita, Kansas, quietly entered Dockum's Drug Store and sat down at the whites-only lunch counter. This was the beginning of the first sustained, successful student sit-in of the modern civil rights movement, instigated in violation of the national NAACP's instructions. Dissent in Wichita traces the contours of race relations and black activism in this unexpected locus of the civil rights movement. Based on interviews with more than eighty participants in and observers of Wichita's civil rights struggles, this powerful study hones in on the work of black and white local activists, setting their efforts in the context of anticommunism, FBI operations against black nationalists, and the civil rights policies of administrations from Eisenhower through Nixon. Through her close study of events in Wichita, Eick reveals the civil rights movement as a national, not a southern, phenomenon. She focuses particularly on Chester I. Lewis, Jr., a key figure in the local as well as the national NAACP. Lewis initiated one of the earliest investigations of de facto school desegregation by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and successfully challenged employment discrimination in the nation's largest aircraft industries. Dissent in Wichita offers a moving account of the efforts of Lewis, Vivian Parks, Anna Jane Michener, and other courageous individuals to fight segregation and discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, and schools. This volume also offers the first extended examination of the Young Turks, a radical movement to democratize and broaden the agenda of the NAACP for which Lewis provided critical leadership. Through a close study of personalities and local politics in Wichita over two decades, Eick demonstrates how the tenor of black activism and white response changed as economic disparities increased and divisions within the black community intensified. Her analysis, enriched by the words and experiences of men and women who were there, offers new insights into the civil rights movement as a whole and into the complex interplay between local and national events.

American Photographs: Joyland Amusement Park

Author : Dustin Ray Shannon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780368989889
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book American Photographs: Joyland Amusement Park written by Dustin Ray Shannon and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1949, Joyland was Wichita's largest amusement park but that changed when the park closed in 2006. In 1948, the Ottaway Amusement Company purchased 40 acres of land in south Wichita so they could build the largest roller coaster in the state of Kansas. The Ottaway Amusement Co. sold Joyland in 1975 to Stanley Nelson. For 30 years, the Nelsons were the driving force behind the park and a large percent of its current rides, including the Whacky Shack, the Log Jam, and the Sky Coaster.

West of Wichita

Author : H. Craig Miner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book West of Wichita written by H. Craig Miner and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Meeting Regional Stemm Workforce Needs in the Wake of Covid-19

Author : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780309256285
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Meeting Regional Stemm Workforce Needs in the Wake of Covid-19 written by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the global economy and significantly shifting workforce demand, requiring quick, adaptive responses. The pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of many organizations and regional economies, and it has accelerated trends that could lead to significant improvements in productivity, performance, and resilience, which will enable organizations and regions to thrive in the next normal. To explore how communities around the United States are addressing workforce issues laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are taking advantage of local opportunities to expand their science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) workforces to position them for success going forward, the Board of Higher Education and Workforce of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a series of workshops to identify immediate and near-term regional STEMM workforce needs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop planning committee identified five U.S. cities and their associated metropolitan areas - Birmingham, Alabama; Boston, Massachusetts; Richmond, Virginia; Riverside, California; and Wichita, Kansas - to host workshops highlighting promising practices that communities can use to respond urgently and appropriately to their STEMM workforce needs. A sixth workshop discussed how the lessons learned during the five region-focused workshops could be applied in other communities to meet STEMM workforce needs. This proceedings of a virtual workshop series summarizes the presentations and discussions from the six public workshops that made up the virtual workshop series and highlights the key points raised during the presentations, moderated panel discussions and deliberations, and open discussions among the workshop participants.

Wichita, Kansas, the Metropolis of the Southwest and Sedgwick County

Author : Wichita Board of Trade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Wichita, Kansas, the Metropolis of the Southwest and Sedgwick County written by Wichita Board of Trade and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wichita

Author : James E. Mason
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738593907
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book Wichita written by James E. Mason and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wichita, Kansas, was founded in 1870 as a small frontier cow town. By 1900, after having gone through one of the most remarkable real estate boom-and-bust cycles in US history, it had become the largest city in the state and a regional hub of commerce. Wichita flourished between 1900 and 1940, and its population quadrupled as it became a world leader in aircraft production. Picture postcards were introduced just as Wichita entered this latter phase of development, and the colorful new form of communication amply documented Wichita's history during those years.

Report of the Board of Education of Wichita, Kansas for the Years ...

Author : Wichita (Kan.) Board of Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Board of Education of Wichita, Kansas for the Years ... written by Wichita (Kan.) Board of Education and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wichita, 1860-1930

Author : Jay M. Price
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738523170
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Wichita, 1860-1930 written by Jay M. Price and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wichita, Kansas, has grown significantly since the mid-19th century, when a group of pioneering entrepreneurs arrived to build on the trading and hunting activities of the Osage and Wichita peoples. Those early days of commerce gave way to Coleman, Cessna, and other companies whose influence helped shape the city's development. From the Texas cowboys who ran the cattle drives to Lebanese merchants, the population of the city has been as diverse and as dynamic as its companies. This visual history of early Wichita showcases the colorful landmarks, people, and businesses that built the bustling city on the Arkansas River.

Wichita

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981518206
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Wichita written by and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book commemorates Wichita's role as Air Capital of the World. It takes readers from the early birds and barnstormers to the pioneers and entrepreneurs who established dozens of aircraft and associated factories in the 1920s. The story continues with the founding of Cessna, Beechcraft and Stearman (which became Boeing Wichita, then Spirit AeroSystems) and the massive build-up during World War II. Robust post-war growth got another boost when Bill Lear came to town and launched the business jet revolution with his Learjet. Today Wichita remains at the center of global aviation design and manufacturing with Textron Aviation, Spirit AeroSystems, Bombardier Learjet, Airbus and many dozens of smaller aviation manufacturers, suppliers and support organizations.What made Wichita the Air Capital? Flat prairies resembled one enormous landing field. Southwesterly winds added extra thrust to get and stay aloft. Farming and small manufacturing provided a legion of imaginative, industrious problem-solvers. Local boosters latched onto and promoted anything that flew. The city's central location provided an ideal refueling stop for coast-to-coast airmail routes. And oil generated a class of savvy, starry-eyed entrepreneurs who both used aircraft and had money to invest. Wichita brought it all together. The people. The promise. The planes.On Sept. 2, 1911, Albin Longren became the first person to build and fly an airplane in Kansas. His pusher-type biplane lifted off from a hayfield with a four-gallon gas tank and "flight instruments" that consisted of a pocket watch and barometer. The first plane built in Wichita rolled out of production in 1917, when Clyde Cessna assembled his Comet. Wichita's first commercial aircraft, the Swallow, came from the E.M. Laird Airplane Co. in 1920. By 1928, Wichita was general aviation's manufacturing grand central, producing 120 airplanes a week - a quarter of all U.S. output. A Chamber of Commerce Air Capital logo contest celebrated the city's 16 aircraft manufacturers, six aircraft engine factories, 11 airports and dozen flying schools. Wichita produces more airplanes - almost 300,000 to date - and offers more skilled aviation workers than any other city. Aviation forms Wichita's heritage and future.

Mayday Over Wichita

Author : D. W. Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626190528
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Mayday Over Wichita written by D. W. Carter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashedinto a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people--mostly African American children--were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. "--

Iconic Eats of Wichita: Surprising History, People and Recipes

Author : Joe Stumpe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467148814
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Iconic Eats of Wichita: Surprising History, People and Recipes written by Joe Stumpe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located a long way from any ports of call, Wichita is perhaps the last place where you'd expect to find a diverse culinary scene. From its early days as a rough-and-tumble cow town on the Chisholm Trail, the city first achieved dining sophistication through the efforts of the Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club, now the oldest such club in the United States. Steakhouses in the north end invented and popularized what some consider the city's signature dish: garlic salad. Waves of immigrants from three parts of the world--Mexico, Lebanon and Vietnam--stamped the dining habits of residents with dishes such as piratas, shawarma and Saigon Oriental Restaurant's famous No. 49. Author Joe Stumpe tells these stories and more while providing nearly two hundred prize recipes from restaurants and home cooks.

The Code of the City of Wichita, Kansas

Author : Wichita Municipal Code
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book The Code of the City of Wichita, Kansas written by Wichita Municipal Code and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wichita Plan of City Government ... Adopted by City of Wichita, Kansas at a Special Election Held February 2, 1909 ...

Author : Wichita (Kan.).
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book The Wichita Plan of City Government ... Adopted by City of Wichita, Kansas at a Special Election Held February 2, 1909 ... written by Wichita (Kan.). and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cowtown Wichita and the Wild, Wicked West

Author : Stan Hoig
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 082634156X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Cowtown Wichita and the Wild, Wicked West written by Stan Hoig and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2011-08-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before she was Wichita, Kansas, she was a collection of grass huts, home to the ancestors of the Wichita Indians. Then came the Spanish conquistadors, seeking gold but finding instead vast herds of buffalo. After the Civil War, Wichita played host to a cavalcade of Western men: frontier soldiers, Indian warriors, buffalo hunters, border ruffians, hell-for-leather Texas cattle drovers, ready-to-die gunslingers, and steel-eyed lawmen. Peerless Princess of the Plains, they called her. Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, and Bat Masterson were here, but so were Jesse Chisholm, Jack Ledford, Rowdy Joe and Rowdy Kate, Buffalo Bill Mathewson, Marshall Mike Meagher, Indian trader James Mead, Oklahoma Harry Hill, city founder Dutch Bill Greiffenstein, and a host of colorful characters like you've never known before. Stan Hoig depicts a once-rambunctious cowtown on the Chisholm Cattle Trail, neighbor to the lawless Indian Territory, roaring and bucking through its Wild West days toward becoming a major American city. Cowtown Wichita and the Wild, Wicked West provides tribute to those sometimes valiant, sometimes wicked, sometimes hilarious, and often audacious characters who played a role in shaping Wichita's past.

Mayday Over Wichita

Author : D. W. Carter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625845081
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Mayday Over Wichita written by D. W. Carter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-known story of a major catastrophe in a 1960s African American community: A “commendable, if unsettling, account.” —Richard Kluger, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Simple Justice On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashed into a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people—mostly African American children—were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. Includes photographs

100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die

Author : Vanessa Whiteside
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681063573
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book 100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die written by Vanessa Whiteside and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wichita, aka “Doo-Dah,” is a midsize city with attractions that easily rival the nation’s largest metropolises in entertainment value. Fun awaits for all who come to discover it! 100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die is a bucket-list book filled cover to cover with timeless destinations and lesser known places. Dig into the burgeoning arts scene with tips for the First Friday Gallery Crawl or the Tallgrass Film Festival. Find out the story behind the 44-foot-tall Keeper of the Plains statue in downtown. Root, root, root for the home team, the Wichita Wind Surge at Riverfront Stadium. Outdoor activities, delicious dining, shopping, concerts, and a thriving arts scene scratch the surface. As they say, “Wichita is what you make it,” and around every corner is an experience waiting for you. Wichita native and travel writer Vanessa Whiteside is your personal guide to her favorite places in her much beloved hometown. Crack the spine on this book and choose an adventure in the city!