Exhibit captures Garden City's history through photos
A museum exhibit titled The Pearl of the West showcases Garden City history from the 1880s to today. It features hundreds of photos including Frederick Finnup from 1915 and a 2000 DeLaRosa family reunion, mounted by curator Laurie Osher for the Quasquicentennial. The display runs through January 2005 with daily hours 1 to 5 p.m. and post Memorial Day hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Finnup
DeLaRosa
Laurie Osher
Osher
S. Fourth St
Oshel
Fico.historical
Garden City
Harvey Coen
Finney County
Main Street reconstruction displaces longtime Holcomb residents
On Main Street two eastbound lanes remain as reconstruction moves westward, forcing Holcomb locals like 32-year restaurant owner Debbie Mader and Ina Golay to endure traffic disruption, loss of trees, and shifting parking. Both say they understand the project, though frustration grows over disrupted routines and neighborhood changes.
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Mader
Delaney
Holcomb Corner
Main St
Ina Golay
Golay
Main Street
Holcomb
Debbie (Mader
Garden City to get new cab company amid cost concerns
Garden City sees a second cab service planned as B.C. Cab owner Brent Callon confirms late spring or early summer opening. Insurance, gas costs, and driver reliability push necessary competition while local business and residents note demand from hotels and residents needing rides.
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Lucy Cooley
Fisher
Garden City
Brent Callon
Brent
FEIST
Callon
Renee Hawks
Comfort Inn
Dee Kells
Pershing Manor
Kells
B.C
Cooley
Mike Utz
Utz
Windsor Hotel on the Table for Historic Windsor Project
Architects report a hotel as the most significant use for the Windsor building in the ongoing alliance study. Plans show 62 rooms with potential convention space, while offices and apartments were cut as feasible options. Feasibility findings due May 15 and fundraising efforts, including a $90,000 Kansas Heritage Trust Grant, shape the path forward.
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Zhiri
Treanor
Ken Harsha
Alliance
Whiri
Rick Kready
Pioneer
Eric Keller
Pat Fishback
Kandee Klein
Keller
Kansas Heritage Trust
Finnup Foundation
Kready
Windsor
Garland Furniture Galleries
Coldwell
Marian Mason
Katherine Strackeljohn
Strackeljohn
Finney County Historical Society
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LON
Myer
Kansas
MR. Pool
Lloyd & Linda DeRemus
3Rd St
Ige
Bob Cooley
Mason
Spruce and
Center Streets
TeYeo
JJ - Ivears
W. Jones Ave
Aero
Weelegram
Sherwin-Williams
Taylor Plaza
E. Fulton
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