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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Gateway Creamery Co. | 117 S Main | 1934 | Retail, Wholesale | |
Squires Barbecue | 400 S Main | 1934 | Restaurant | |
Scotty's and Gladys's Place | 725 S Main | 1934 | Filling Station, Restaurant | |
Grocery stock and fixtures for sale | 730 S Main | 1934 | Grocery/Market | |
Jolley's (household goods) | 104 S Main | 1934 | Retail | |
Miami Appliance Co. | 13 S Main | 1934 | Retail | |
Otasco | 16 N Main | 1934 | Retail | Pioneer Business (1934) |
J.H Taylor (real estate) | 201 Mabon Bldg | 1934 | Services | |
Broady Grocery | 611 NE 3rd | 1934 | Grocery/Market | Last seen in 1948 |
P.L. Dobbins Grocery | unknown | 1934 | Grocery/Market | |
J. Marx Grocery | 308 E Central | 1934 | Grocery/Market | 1950 phone book |
H.W. Stephenson Grocery | unknown | 1934 | Grocery/Market | |
H.G. Stephenson Grocery | unknown | 1934 | Grocery/Market | Last seen in 1937 |
Staton Service | 101-3 S Main | 1935 | Filling Station | |
Safeway | 104 N main | 1935 | Grocery/Market | |
FP Myers Cafe | 106 N Main | 1935 | Restaurant | |
Mormon Church | 108 N Main | 1935 | Church | Arkansas bldg 3rd floor. 108 ½ N Main |
Singer Sewing Machine Co. | 109 N Main | 1935 | Retail | |
White Rock Cafe | 109 S Main | 1935 | Restaurant | |
J.A. Romig Shoe Shop | 110 N Main | 1935 | Retail | |
Frank Lair Motor Co. | 125 S Main | 1935 | Auto Sales | Also Miami Auto Salvage at the same time here |
A-C Garage | 127 N Main | 1935 | Auto Repair | |
Miami Motor Co. | 128 S Main | 1935 | Auto Sales | |
Farmers Produce Co. | 300 S Main | 1935 | Services | |
James & James | 31 N Main | 1935 | Retail | |
OK Plumbing Co. | 34 N Main | 1935 | Retail, Services | The Canteen also operated at this address until 1958 |
Tarry-a-While Drive-In | 408 S Main | 1935 | Restaurant | Also listed at 400 in 1938 |
Minnie's Cafe | Across from Glory B | 1935 | Restaurant | |
Carselowey Shoes | Coleman Bldg | 1935 | Retail | |
Bill Neel Men's Shop | Coleman Theater Bldg. | 1935 | Retail | |
Miami Market 2 | 301 E Central | 1935 | Grocery/Market | J.W. Roberts, owner of Miami Market, opened this one at the site of Gateway Grocery |
Miami Ice Co. | 201 E Central | 1935 | Retail | Owned by Jack Cole, also owned Cole's 66 Station at this address after 1937 |
Hudson Service Station | 218 S Main | 1935 | Filling Station | Last mentioned at this address in 1947 |
R.T. Groom Real Estate | 7 N Main | 1935 | Services | 7 1/2 N Main |
E.C. Keck | Address unknown | 1935 | Services | Basements, cellars, incinerators. Also in Quapaw. |
Sheward Chevrolet Company | 208 N Main | 1935 | Auto Sales | Out of business in 1937 |
Clyde Cochran Hatchery | 1325 N Main | 1935 | Retail, Services | Still there in 1950 |
Ray Hart Insurance | Address unknown | 1935 | Services | |
Stites & Holmes Grocery Store | 19 S Main | 1935 | Grocery/Market | "Formerly Marr's Grocery" |
Avanell Beauty Salon | MEB | 1935 | Services | |
Eat-a-Bite Cafe | 126 N Main | 1935 | Restaurant | |
Skelly Station | 301 N Main | 1935 | Filling Station | 301-307 N Main |
Open Air Fresh Fruit Market | 334 S Main | 1935 | Retail | |
O. Edwards Furniture | 516 S Main | 1935 | Retail | |
T&A Barbecue | 725 S Main | 1935 | Restaurant | |
The Fashion Shop | 17 E Central | 1935 | Retail | |
Mrs. Kress' Dining Room | Savoy Hotel | 1935 | Restaurant | |
Savoy Magazine Exchange | Savoy Hotel | 1935 | Retail, Services | |
Powell Bros. Truck Lines | 30 NE D | 1935 | Services | |
Bill Sparkman W. C. Miller Oil Co. | 725 S Main | 1936 | Filling Station | |
Martin's News Stand | 25 S Main | 1936 | Retail | |
Assembly of God Church | 128 SE B | 1936 | Church | |
Carselowey Shoes | 5 NE 1st | 1936 | Retail | |
Calhoon Electric Shoe Shop | 26 S Main | 1936 | Retail, Services | |
City Towel Supply | 400 Park Circle | 1936 | Services, Laundry | Address given in 1962 city guide, first mention in paper in 1936 |
Sam Brimhall (clothes) | 11 N Main | 1936 | Retail | Last mentioned in 1943 |
Lakeview Nurseries and Floral Co. | 116 N Main | 1936 | Retail | |
Grubb Auto Parts | 124 S Main | 1936 | Auto Parts | |
Durham's | 14 N Main | 1936 | Retail | Pioneer Business |
Anders Shoe Store | 27 S Main | 1936 | Retail | |
Jolley's Furniture | 13-15 E Central | 1936 | Retail | |
Hallway Grocery | 21 West Central | 1936 | Grocery/Market | Forced to vacate in 1944 |
Hicks Grocery | 3rd and SW C | 1936 | Grocery/Market | |
Cooper Funeral Home | 5 NW B | 1936 | Services | |
Rose Bud Beauty Shop | 29 N Main | 1936 | Services | In the Rose Bud Shop |
Clyde Seay Service Station (Marathon) | 335 S Main | 1936 | Filling Station | This address is presently 331 S Main |
Miami Iron and Metal Co. | 321 NE A | 1936 | Retail, Misc | |
Berry-Wilbert Motor Co. | 113 N Main | 1936 | Auto Sales | |
Carolyn's Beauty Studio | 31 N Main | 1936 | Services | At the James & James shop |
Massey Mattress Factory | 10 NW 3rd | 1936 | Retail, Services, Manufacturer | |
Puritan Ice Cream Store | 28 S Main | 1936 | Retail, Wholesale, Restaurant | Last seen in 1950. Puritan Milk was sold in local stores. |
A.C. Schmedemann Marshall's Auto Store | Main and Central | 1936 | Retail, Auto Parts | Schmedemann was an ace golfer, shot in the 70's. He was the manager at Ward's who started his own business in 1937. No mention after 1938. |
Carselowey Agency | 2 S Main | 1936 | Services | 2 1/2 |
Broadey's Open Air Market | 323 N Main | 1936 | Grocery/Market | Purchased by Elmer and Mutt Farrier in 1938 |
Bomford School of Dancing | 800 NW 1st | 1936 | Services | |
Virginia Lee Patrick School of the Dance and Physical Education | 31 S. Main | 1936 | Services | 31 1/2 S Main. She had been in operation for two years before announcing that she would be using the Legion Hall. |
Miami Beauty College | 1 N Main | 1936 | Services, Misc | 1 1/2 |
Sunrise Creamery | 108 S Main | 1936 | Retail, Wholesale | |
Miami Hatchery | 318 S Main | 1936 | Wholesale, Services | |
Harold Moxley Service Station | 526 S Main | 1936 | Auto Repair, Auto Parts, Filling Station | |
Holt's Grocery | 512 S Main | 1937 | Grocery/Market | AKA Holt's Coal and Wood Yard |
Home Grocery | Unknown address | 1937 | Grocery/Market | |
Steed's Grocery | 522 E Central | 1937 | Grocery/Market | Also mentioned in 1938 |
Miami Milling Co. | 3rd and SE E | 1937 | Wholesale, Services | |
Blackburn's Grocery | Address unknown | 1937 | Grocery/Market | |
Brewster's Grocery | 302 E Central | 1937 | Grocery/Market | Bought out Zeigler's |
Fergus Super Service Station | 201 S Main | 1937 | Auto Repair, Filling Station | |
Frank's Motor and Body Works | 126 S Main | 1937 | Auto Repair, Auto Parts | |
Cole Phillips 66 | 201 E Central | 1937 | Filling Station | |
Whitlatch Hauling Co. | 725 S Main | 1937 | Filling Station, Services | AKA Whitlatch Trucking Co. Apparently also sold gasoline. |
C&L Auto Supply | 27 S Main | 1937 | Auto Parts | |
Vick's Cafe | Address unknown | 1937 | Restaurant | |
Skating Rink | 2215 N Main | 1937 | Misc | Located at the site of "Old Pennant Tavern." |
State Business College | 2 S Main | 1937 | Misc | Building "recently remodeled," evidently third story removed. 2 1/2 |
The Canteen | 34 N Main | 1937 | Retail, Services, Misc | Bus terminal, package delivery. Last seen there in 1958 |
Williams-Devoe Motor Co. | 138 N Main | 1937 | Auto Sales | |
O.W. Weeks Service | 131 S Main | 1937 | Filling Station | |
Whitlatch Hauling Co. | 705 S Main | 1937 | Services | |
Standard Service Station | 731 S Main | 1937 | Filling Station | |
Whitlatch Trucking Co. | 720 S Main | 1937 | Retail, Services |