The Van Noy Brothers of
Kansas City
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was the collective name of the four Kansas City,
Missouri
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, brothers who founded the old
Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company The Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company, known today as HMSHost, was a business founded by the Van Noy Brothers of Kansas City, Missouri, which developed at the beginning of the twentieth century to provide services to travelers aboard passenge ...
, also known as the Van Noy Interstate Co., and known today as
HMSHost
HMSHost is an American highway and airport food-service company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian company Autogrill S.p.A. , Steve Johnson is the CEO of HMSHost.
History
The company's origins are in the Van Noy Railway News and Hotel C ...
. They are considered, historically, very prominent members of past Kansas City Society. Through their company, they became symbols of corporate integrity and successful enterprise throughout the west.
In 1893, the eldest brother, Ira Clinton Van Noy, started a retail cigar and news business at No. 1076 Union Avenue in Kansas City. Several years later, he was joined by his other brothers Charles S., Horace Greeley, and Henry Clay VanNoy. In 1897, the Van Noy Brothers incorporated the
Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company The Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company, known today as HMSHost, was a business founded by the Van Noy Brothers of Kansas City, Missouri, which developed at the beginning of the twentieth century to provide services to travelers aboard passenge ...
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The Company thrived providing retail shopping, food, and hotel accommodations to traveling consumers along the great American railway lines. Towards the latter half of 1922, the Van Noy Interstate Co changed its name to The Interstate Company after a series of mergers and acquisitions. At that point, the Van Noy Brothers were no longer involved with the management of the company they founded.
See also
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Henry Clay VanNoy Henry Clay Van Noy (April 20, 1881 – November 28, 1938) was a prominent Kansas City, Missouri, businessman and was the last surviving member of the legendary Van Noy Brothers of Kansas City - brothers who founded the company which a century later ...
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Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company The Van Noy Railway News and Hotel Company, known today as HMSHost, was a business founded by the Van Noy Brothers of Kansas City, Missouri, which developed at the beginning of the twentieth century to provide services to travelers aboard passenge ...
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HMSHost
HMSHost is an American highway and airport food-service company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian company Autogrill S.p.A. , Steve Johnson is the CEO of HMSHost.
History
The company's origins are in the Van Noy Railway News and Hotel C ...
External links
Historic Charles S. Van Noy Mansion in Kansas City, MO
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Businesspeople from Kansas City, Missouri