Starbucks Kansas City mug: Been There Series
The Kansas City mug from Starbucks' Been There Series writes Kansas City in dark red letters above a statue labelled WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK, a streetcar, an 18TH ST. and VINE ST. sign, an orange horn and music notes.
- Series
- Been There Series
- Place
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The 2007 clause that kept a Kansas City jazz club open to 6 a.m.
In 2007, a change in Missouri’s alcohol laws threatened a Kansas City club’s custom of serving all night, according to Missouri Life [1]. The club was the Mutual Musicians Foundation on Highland Avenue, which began as a black musicians’ union, Local 627 [2]. Its jam sessions open around 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, when the bars around town are closing [3]. State law let a licensed bar apply for a permit to stay open until 3 a.m. [4]. The legislature added a clause. It names no club. It covers a tax-exempt entity in a National Historic Landmark, which may apply for a license to stay open until 6 a.m. [5][6]. The governor signed the bill on 13 July 2007 [7]. The street signs on the Kansas City mug (4) mark the Eighteenth and Vine district where the club stands [2].
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
Kansas City in dark red hatched capitals across the top.
- 2Washington Square Park
A statue on a stone base sits among trees, with the words WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK lettered below it.
- 3Streetcar
A long tan and red streetcar runs along the upper right.
- 4Street signs
Two signs on a post read 18TH ST. and VINE ST.
- 5Orange horn
A large orange horn lies across the lower left, with small music notes beside it.
- 6Treble clef and notes
A treble clef and loose notes float in the lower middle.
- 7Lattice structure
A tall lattice of crossing lines rises at the lower right, beside an orange tree.
- 8Orange tree
A small orange tree stands in front of the lattice.
The photo shows one side of the mug, at an angle. The back, the area behind the handle and the inside are out of view, so drawings there are not described.
Collector notes
- The mug uses dark red line art with orange and tan fills, and the words WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK, 18TH ST. and VINE ST. are lettered into it, which helps confirm a listing's photo shows this mug.
- Our checklist spells this entry Kansas City, MO. Kansas City is also the name of a place in Kansas, so check the lettering and the streetcar before you buy.
Before you buy
The photo shows one side of the mug at an angle, so the back, the area behind the handle and the inside are out of view. The words WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK, 18TH ST. and VINE ST. are lettered into the art, which helps confirm a listing’s photo. Kansas City also appears in the Discovery and You Are Here series, so check the lettering before you buy.
