Imler Shell Station, Anabel, MO
Imler Shell Station on US Highway 36, Anabel, Missouri, circa 1940. Photo courtesy of Oreta Imler and the Macon Chronicle-Herald.
Hart General Store, Hart, MO
Hart General Store and Filling Station, Hart, Missouri, circa 1950. A well-armed Ruth Standley is shown tending a puppy. Photo courtesy of Ben Mendenhall. Hart General Store and Standard Service Station, Hart, Missouri, circa 1950. A Hart is approximately seven miles northwest of New Cambria. Henry Wright was operator of the first store […]
Barnesville Store, Atlanta, MO
Barnesville Store, Filling Station and Post Office, built about 1905, five miles west of Atlanta, circa 1930. Originally founded sometime prior to 1884 by Ovias Barnes who purchased the land from Abram Still, A.T. Still’s father, whose original land claim included Macon County’s Independence Township.
Wright’s Grocery Store, College Mound, MO
Wright’s Grocery Store and Sinclair Filling Station, looking east, College Mound, Missouri, 1942. Pictured left to right are Betty Watkins, Waldo Hendricks and Dorothy Gipson. Photo courtesy of Daisy Tabor.
US 36 & Missouri State Hwy A, New Cambria, MO
Gardner and Tinsley Shell Filling Station, added to the National Register of Historic Places April 25th, 2002 as building number 02000408, junction of US Highway 36 and Missouri State Highway A (now 149), looking east, New Cambria, Missouri, March 4, 1949. The building is well traveled. First having been been moved to private property for […]
Houpt’s Garage, Callao, MO
Houpt’s Garage and Conoco Dealership, Callao, Missouri, 1958. Photo courtesy of Margaret I. Waller and the 1958 Callao Centennial Souvenir Book.
Missouri Hwy #3 & 2nd St, Callao, MO
Callao Oil Company’s Conoco Filling Station, northeast corner of Missouri State Highway No. 3 and 2nd Street, looking north, Callao, Missouri, circa 1940. Photo courtesy of Danette Miller.
2nd St, Callao, MO
Farmer’s Exchange and Filling Station (left/south side of the street), looking southwest on Second Street, Callao, Missouri, June 1948. Photo courtesy of Margaret I. Waller.
Missouri Hwy #3, Callao, MO
Callao Garage, Missouri Highway #3 North, looking northeast, circa 1912. Built as the Callao Garage in 1911, later occupants included the James Manning Garage and Taxi, and the Callao Volunteer Fire Department. The automobiles appear to be (left to right): a 1911 Jackson Model 30, a 1911 Ford Model T Touring, another 1911 Ford Model […]
Old US 36, Callao (west), MO
Christy’s Camp and Service Station, Old Highway 36, Callao, circa 1928. Christy’s Camp was reportedly the first camp, forerunners to motels, to open on US Highway 36 in Missouri. The camp and station were built and operated by Gilbert Christy and his sons Walter and Marvin. Standing in front is Marvin Christy. Photo courtesy of […]