Pendergast Years

The James Pendergast Memorial in West Terrace Park.

A Memorial For A Pendergast? The Legacy Of ‘Big Jim’ In Kansas City

Sunday, May 18, 2025

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions about regional topics.

KCQ: Last Chance and State Line

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

This installment of “What’s Your KCQ” is a story of gambling, gangsters, and geography. Reader William Renegar wanted to know, “Was there once a gambling establishment on Southwest Boulevard on the state line that was part in Kansas and part in Missouri?” There’s a story in his family about a relative,...

Library's New Historical Website Spotlights the Highs, and Lows, of KC's Pendergast Era

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The Library recently launched its newest historical website, The Pendergast Years: Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depression, a digital trove of photos, letters, documents, and original...