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Hostess Brands

 
 
Hostess Brands Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022
1. Hostess Brands Marker
sidewalk plaque features some popular Hostess characters
Inscription. 12 East Armour Boulevard was the original headquarters of Interstate Bakeries Corporation (IBC), now Hostess Brands, Inc. Hostess Brands owns Hostess and Dolly Madison snack cakes and Wonder, Nature's Pride and Butternut breads.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 39° 3.817′ N, 94° 35.134′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Midtown - Westport. It is at the intersection of Main Street and West Armour Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One W Armour Blvd, Kansas City MO 64111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Southland Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Queen Anne Row Houses (about 800 feet away); The First Golf Course in Kansas City (approx. Ό mile away); Citizen - Soldier (approx. 0.4 miles away); VFW Centennial Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); National Headquarters Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hyde Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Flaven/Browne Building Complex (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Janssen Place Historic District (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
Also see . . .
1. Hostess Brands (official website). (Submitted on May 28, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Hostess Brands on Wikipedia. Hostess Brands was formed in 2013, a year after Hostess went into bankruptcy. It is now headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas (part of the Kansas City metropolitan area) (Submitted on May 28, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.) 
 
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Hostess Brands Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022
2. Hostess Brands Marker
marker is by the Main Street post
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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