In the 1860's, Thomas B. Bullene and his brother Lathrop opened a small general merchandise store on the northwest corner of Missouri Avenue and Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Joseph Taylor Bird and his wife Annie moved to Kansas City, Missouri about 1880, and shortly afterwards Joseph Bird became a partner in the firm that was known then as Bullene, Moore, and Emery. In 1882 Thomas Bullene became Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. In 1894 the store changed names again, becoming Emery, Bird, Thayer, which it remained until it closed in 1968. William Thayer died March 31, 1907, and Joseph Bird died in 1918. Sortly afterwards, his wife Annie became the President of Emery, Bird, Thayer. Annie Bird remained active in the business until she died at age 80. The Bird's were philanthropists, donating property for Mercy Hospital, and financing the construction of the Joseph T. Bird Nurses’ Home and School of Child Nursing.
In the 1860's, Thomas B. Bullene and his brother Lathrop opened a small general merchandise store on the northwest corner of Missouri Avenue and Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Joseph Taylor Bird and his wife Annie moved to Kansas City, Missouri about 1880, and shortly afterwards Joseph Bird became a partner in the firm that was known then as Bullene, Moore, and Emery. In 1882 Thomas Bullene became Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. In 1894 the store changed names again, becoming Emery, Bird, Thayer, which it remained until it closed in 1968. William Thayer died March 31, 1907, and Joseph Bird died in 1918. Sortly afterwards, his wife Annie became the President of Emery, Bird, Thayer. Annie Bird remained active in the business until she died at age 80. The Bird's were philanthropists, donating property for Mercy Hospital, and financing the construction of the Joseph T. Bird Nurses’ Home and School of Child Nursing.
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