Black History… Coronavirus: Lessons from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic 20 Mar 2020 If you're like me, you're concerned about ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I stay hopeful by looking at history and how we're all pulling together by not getting together. Thanks CoMo businesses…
Historical Homes… Romance, mistakes and hidden history 6 Feb 20196 Feb 2019 Watch out guys! If you think getting your beloved flowers is going to cut it after this, you might be mistaken. The house at 206 Bingham Road is going to…
Historic Hours… Twain did it, now you can do it. See the 1867 Italianate Chancellor’s Residence 1 Dec 20161 Dec 2016 But will cost you $15, which will go to a good cause. The Chancellor's Residence at 501 N. Ninth St., is on the Women's Symphony League Holiday Homes Tour set…
Apartments… Do you think Columbia is an architectural wasteland? 28 Mar 2014 William Bernoudy - student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Eero Saarinen - architect of the St. Louis Gateway Arch. Boller Brothers and an Paris opera. These are just a few of the…
Historical Homes See inside 315 N. Tenth St., a 1882 Italianate historic home 28 Sep 2011 Everyone loves to take a peek inside someone's house. Here's your opportunity to take a look inside an 1882 Italianate-style home in Columbia, Missouri. This house at 315 N. Tenth St.,…
Commercial Buildings Historic buildings uses, owners change 13 Sep 2011 The Missouri Theatre opened in 1928 and initially performances included music, a newsreel, cartoon, dancing and a feature film. Then, over the years, the theatre's functions changed, featuring only films…
Commercial Buildings… Missouri Theatre to be leased by University of Missouri-Columbia 25 Aug 201125 Aug 2011 Deb Sheals, a historic preservation consultant, said it best: Saving a historic building requires putting it to work. Now, the Missouri Theatre will be put to work by the University…
Commercial Industrial development redux 24 Mar 201124 Mar 2011 It is interesting to see how history repeats itself. Once again, those in charge of Columbia's economic development are casting their eyes toward ways to bring more industrial development to…
Historical Homes Oct. 11, 2010 event to highlight J.W. “Blind” Boone Home 2 Oct 20102 Oct 2010 A scale model of a proposed statue of J.W. "Blind" Boone, an early jazz and ragtime musician, will be unveiled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11 at the Reynolds…
Historical Homes Built by a cabinet maker’s apprentice – Taylor House – 716 W. Broadway 11 May 201013 May 2010 If you've driven past the Taylor House Inn at 716 W. Broadway, you've driven by a piece of history nearly forgotten today. No, it's not contained in the 1909 Colonial…
