In business addresses, MEB is Mining Exchange Building. CB is Cardin Building (the Security Bank Building of the 50’s). NOTE: on address searches, I have standardized on abbreviated directions. E.g., look for S Main instead of South Main. Addresses are listed like this: 826 NW K. Make sure you put the direction before the street.
Business Name | Business Address | Date First Seen There | Business Type | Notes |
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Sam Brimhall (clothes) | MEB | 1931 | Retail | |
Jack and Jill Shop | 215 N Main | 1931 | Retail | |
Master Sevice Shop | 428 S Main | 1931 | Auto Repair | |
Ottawa Creameries Branch Station | 524 S Main | 1931 | Retail, Misc | |
Neil Harr Wilcox Oil and Gas Co. | 725 S Main | 1931 | Filling Station | "New brick building" at 721 S Main, either a typo or address changed. |
Red Cross | 17 E Central | 1931 | Services | |
Auto License Office | 109 E Central | 1931 | Misc | |
Russell Manufacturing | Address unknown | 1931 | Manufacturer | Toy maker. Made a swing that hung in a door frame. Bought out by Leggett and Platt of Carthage, MO the next year, which moved the operation there. |
Denton's IGA | 101 S Main | 1931 | Grocery/Market | |
Todd's Funeral Directors and Ambulance Service | 106 N Main | 1931 | Services | |
Barber Shop | 109 S Main | 1931 | Services | |
Martin's Cleaners | 121 S Main | 1931 | Laundry | |
Master Service Shop | 128 S Main | 1931 | Services | |
Yeargin & Yeargin | 14 S Main | 1931 | Retail | Mentioned in 1943 |
Fields Rose Bud (clothing) | 29 N Main | 1931 | Retail | Relocated here from 20 S Main |
Doan's Pharmacy | 5 S Main | 1931 | Retail | Purchased by Medical Arts in 1948 |
Tucker Lunch | 8 N Main | 1931 | Restaurant | Was there until 1956 |
Economy Grocery and Market | 117-119 N Main | 1931 | Grocery/Market | Was formed when Pure Food Grocery, East Central, and Economy Grocery, West Central, merged. Introduced push carts in 1942. Last seen in 1948. |
Miami Furniture Exchange | 26 S Main | 1932 | Retail | |
Cooper's Barber Shop | 312 E Central | 1932 | Services | |
Messenger's Grocery | 601 SE 3rd | 1932 | Grocery/Market | Advertised for rent in 1956 |
Fisher Brothers Filling Station | 605 S Main | 1932 | Filling Station | Last mentioned in 1946 |
Whitt's Sanitary Shop (barber) | 312 E Central | 1932 | Services | |
Holland Service Station | 100 W Central | 1932 | Filling Station | |
Broadcaster Cafe | 122 N Main | 1932 | Restaurant | |
Broadcaster Cafe | 122 N Main | 1932 | Restaurant | |
Brownie Lunch | 7 S Main | 1932 | Restaurant | |
Central Lunch | 206 E Central | 1932 | Restaurant | Last mentioned in 1936 |
Mrs. Leakes Cafe | Unknown address | 1932 | Restaurant | "Across from News-Record" |
Mack's Furniture Exchange and Variety Store | 105 S Main | 1932 | Retail | |
Jarrett-Staton Automotive Service | 101 S Main | 1932 | Auto Repair, Auto Parts, Filling Station | |
Barnsdall Filling Station | 630 S Main | 1932 | Retail, Filling Station | |
Irish Inn | 123 S Main | 1932 | Restaurant | |
Riley Milling Co. | 321 NE A | 1932 | Retail, Wholesale | |
Dr. Brahaney | Over JC Penney | 1932 | Services | Chiropractor |
Madigan Beauty Shop | 7 N Main | 1932 | Services | Last seen in 1938. 7 1/2 N Main |
Cash Fuel Company | 321 NE A | 1932 | Retail | Last mentioned in 1935 |
Holland Filling Station | 3 NW A | 1932 | Filling Station | |
Fox Motor Co. | 111 N Main | 1932 | Auto Sales | By 1934, Rush Chevrolet had taken over this space. |
McCoy Motor Co. | 31 S Main | 1932 | Auto Sales | |
J.C. McCoy Motor Co. | 127 N Main | 1932 | Auto Sales | |
Beauty Garden | 107 N Main | 1932 | Services | Coleman building |
Booster Cafe | 25 N Main | 1932 | Restaurant | |
Miami Cycle and Sports Shop | 124 N Main | 1932 | Retail | |
Ray Algrim Shop | 315 N Main | 1932 | Services | |
Phillips Petroleum Co. | 324 N Main | 1932 | Filling Station | |
DX Station | 131 S Main | 1932 | Filling Station | |
Cunningham Oil Co. | 131 S Main | 1932 | Filling Station | |
Shamrock Cafe | 22 E Central | 1932 | Restaurant | News-Record |
R. Dobbin Service Station | 731 S Main | 1933 | Filling Station | |
London Insurance Agency | 23 S Main | 1933 | Services | |
Neosho Motor Corp. | 800 N Main | 1933 | Auto Sales | Last seen in 1941 |
Rice Shoe Repair Shop | MEB | 1933 | Services | |
VFW Clubrooms | 102 N Main | 1933 | Lodge | 102 ½ N Main |
Vogue Beauty Shop | 105 N Main | 1933 | Services | Same location mentioned in 1961. |
Kyser's OK Grocery and Market | 17 S Main | 1933 | Grocery/Market | Quitting business 1957 |
Prewitt's Beauty Shop | 219 N Main | 1933 | Services | Last mentioned in 1950. Also listed at 217 |
Faulkenberry's | 3 N Main | 1933 | Retail | In 1947, this location got an extensive remodel that was treated as a grand opening. Air conditioning! Purchased by Hunt's in 1965. Still there in 1968. |
Montgomery Lunch | 306 E Central | 1933 | Restaurant | Montgomery Lunch was mentioned as victims of a burglary in 1968. Relatives Randall and Virtrus Montgomery took over after owner Flora's health began failing. Their son Perry worked as a cook there. --Carrie Montgomery- McCarty |
Pick & Pay Grocery | 101 NW A | 1933 | Grocery/Market | Quit business in 1960 |
A.L. Doty's Grocery | 512 S Main | 1933 | Grocery/Market | |
Miami Market | 10 SE A | 1933 | Grocery/Market | |
Harp's Grocery | 17 S Main | 1933 | Grocery/Market | |
H.C. Burney Grocery | Unknown address | 1933 | Grocery/Market | |
Main Lunch | Address unknown | 1933 | Restaurant | Possibly at Main Hotel |
Geo Maddox Conoco | 139 N Main | 1933 | Filling Station | |
Toastee Sandwich Shop | 23 N Main | 1933 | Restaurant | |
Rose Bud Cafe | Address unknown | 1933 | Restaurant | Probably in the Rose Bud Shop |
White Rock Inn | Address unknown | 1933 | Restaurant | |
Moore's Cafe | Address unknown | 1933 | Restaurant | |
Dobbin's Grocery | 15 NE 3rd | 1933 | Grocery/Market | |
R. Dobbin Service Station | 330 N Main | 1933 | Filling Station | |
City Cleaners | 119 S Main | 1933 | Laundry | |
Oscar LaFalier Barber Shop | FNB | 1933 | Services | |
Matt's Barber Shop | 516 NW 3rd | 1933 | Services | |
Ray Andrews Barber Shop | 214 E Central | 1933 | Services | Shop might have been in Charles Andrews' name in 1933. Ray Andrews advertised for help in 1941. He died suddenly in 1942. |
Fisher Lumber Co. | 605 S Main | 1933 | Retail | Still around in 1942 |
Union Taxi Cab Service | Address unknown | 1933 | Services | |
J.A. Romig Shoe Shop | MEB | 1933 | Retail, Services | |
Post Office | 34 NE A | 1933 | Public | |
Post Office | 34 NE A | 1933 | Building | |
Madigan Beauty Shop | 215 N Main | 1933 | Services | |
The Quick Lunch | 314 N Main | 1933 | Restaurant | Brownie's Quick Lunch? "The Quick Lunch" cafe was for sale in 1944 at this location |
Restaurant for lease | 205 S Main | 1933 | Restaurant | |
Christian Mission | 208 S Main | 1933 | Misc | |
Main Street Auto Works | 226 S Main | 1933 | Auto Sales | |
Joe Smith Beverage Co. | 315 S Main | 1933 | Wholesale | |
Martin's Shoe Shop and Hardware | 30 S Main | 1934 | Retail | |
Miami Auto Salvage | 27 S Main | 1934 | Auto Parts, Services | |
Union Bus Station | 101 N Main | 1934 | Misc | "In the Coleman building" |
Terminal Garage | 12 NE A | 1934 | Auto Sales | Chick Grubb |
John Hisle Phillips Service Station | North Main | 1934 | Filling Station | Last mentioned in 1938 |
Leon's Shoe Store | 33 N Main | 1934 | Retail | Last seen in 1938 |
Paul Wilson Service Station | Address unknown | 1934 | Filling Station | |
National Barber Shop | FNB | 1934 | Services | 1958 CofC member |
McWilliams Variety Store | 11 N Main | 1934 | Retail | Last mentioned in 1935 |
Griffin Grocery | Address unknown | 1934 | Grocery/Market | |
Kurlee-Q Beauty Shop | 116 SE C | 1934 | Services | Closed in 1955, was back in business in 1962 |
A-C Garage Used Cars | 305 N Main | 1934 | Auto Sales | |
Neosho Motors Inc. | 300 N Main | 1934 | Auto Sales | Was there until at least 1950 |