Petticoat Lane street scene, Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1910

Subjects: Crowds & Gatherings Streetcars & Trolleys Street Scenes
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1902 (Early)

Back of Petticoat Lane street scene, Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A busy downtown street crowded with pedestrians, a green trolley car at right, an automobile and a wagon at left, and multi-story brick commercial blocks lining both sides; a large rooftop sign reads "PECKS" and a "HOTEL" sign crowns the building at left. Petticoat Lane was Kansas City's popular name for a stretch of 11th Street given over to clothing, millinery and dry-goods shops, and the view captures the mix of foot traffic, street railway and early motor vehicles typical of the era.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Kansas City Dec 20 - 08

PostmarkedKansas City, MO, December 20, 1908, 19:00

Addressed to

Chonita Barrett

Anaconda, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	December 20, 1908, 19:00, Kansas City, MO
Publisher	Suhling & Koehn Co.
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Chonita Barrett, Anaconda, MA
Place depicted	Kansas City, MO, MO
Publisher	Suhling & Koehn Co., Chicago, IL
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
Notes	Narrow white margin at edges; heavy surface abrasion and scuffing across the sky and upper portion of the image. Postmark: KANSAS CITY MO. DEC 20 7-PM 1908. Divided back; green 1¢ Franklin stamp; imprint "Pub. by Suhling & Koehn Co., Chicago, Ill. — Made in Germany", No. 2133; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Petticoat Lane street scene, Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/petticoat-lane-street-scene-kansas-city-missouri-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.