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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Emmett Utter Barber Shop | 6 SE A | 1948 | Services | |
Jennings' Broadway Grocery | 401 NW 9th | 1948 | Grocery/Market | 9th was also known as Broadway, this business advertised as 401 West Broadway |
Jolley Supply Co. | 114 NE D | 1948 | Retail | |
D.J. Tucker Farm Fresh Produce | 500 E Central | 1948 | Retail, Wholesale | |
Help Yourself Garage | 2125 N Main | 1948 | Auto Repair | |
Johnson's Flower Shop | MEB | 1948 | Retail | |
Minson's Red Top Taxi | 314 S Main | 1948 | Services | |
Reynolds Poultry & Egg Co. | 1000 NW L | 1948 | Retail, Wholesale | Office in Miami, plant in Commerce |
Shelton-Cosby Clinic | 135 NW A | 1948 | Services | |
Irvin Wilson Service Station | 320 N Main | 1948 | Filling Station | |
Second Baptist Church | 228 SE H | 1948 | Church | |
Orrick Sparlin Photography | 325 NW B | 1948 | Services | |
VFW Hall | 102 NW 5th | 1948 | Lodge | |
Jolley Supply Co. | 1024 E Central | 1948 | Retail | |
Ford Distributing Co. | 630 S Main | 1948 | Wholesale | Beer distributor |
Larimore's Food Spot | 101 SE A | 1948 | Grocery/Market | September 23, 1948: paper announced that Bill Larimore had bought the Fields Super Market, it would once again be known as the Food Spot. |
Miami Nash Co. | 32 NW A | 1948 | Auto Sales | |
Open Air Grocery and Market | 15 NE 3rd | 1948 | Grocery/Market | |
Wilson and McLaughlin Monuments | 335 S Main | 1948 | Services | |
Gaines Brothers Concrete and Construction | 604 NE D | 1948 | Services | |
Miami Motor Co. | 1230 N Main | 1948 | Auto Sales | Formerly Rainbow Motors |
Cone's Market | 20 SE A | 1948 | Grocery/Market | |
Brownie Brown Electric | 126 NW H | 1948 | Services | |
Farm and Garden Store | 126 N Main | 1948 | Services | |
Massey Mattress Company | 821 N Main | 1948 | Retail | |
Sparks Apartments | 27 NE A | 1948 | Misc | Closed by 1965 |
King Pontiac | 315 N Main | 1948 | Auto Sales | |
King Pontiac | 36 NW A | 1948 | Auto Sales | Shortly afterward moved to 315 N Main |
Goodson Funeral Home | 15 NW A | 1948 | Services | |
Kroger | 14 NW A | 1948 | Grocery/Market | Not seen after 1954. |
Hargrove Auto Supply | 2125 N Main | 1948 | Auto Repair, Auto Parts | You could rent a stall for 50 cents and hour and use his tools. Not seen after 1950. |
George Foust Refrigeration | 10 SE 2nd | 1948 | Services | Last seen in 1950 |
Leonard Radio Service | 526 SW A | 1948 | Services | Last seen in 1950 |
Studebaker-Buergey Upholstery | 711 NW H | 1948 | Services | Last seen in 1950 |
King Plumbing & Heating | 136 N Main | 1948 | Services | |
Turner Supply Co. | 105 S Main | 1948 | Retail, Auto Parts | 1966 CofC member |
Pelsue & Grant | 307 FNB | 1948 | Services | Real estate |
Cotter's Upholstery Shop | 415 S Main | 1948 | Services | |
Hec Bussey Plumbing Co. | 220 E Central | 1948 | Services | |
Miami War Surplus Store | 218 E Central | 1948 | Retail | |
Horn Real Estate | 211 E Central | 1948 | Services | |
Sally's Creative Beauty Shop | 13 S Main | 1948 | Services | Connected to Sally's clothing store |
Evergreen Motel | 1215 N Main | 1948 | Hotel | |
Lee Roofing Co. | 310 S Main | 1948 | Services | 1966 CofC member |
Davis Furniture | 6 S Main | 1948 | Retail | |
Sisco Kid cafe | 314 N Main | 1948 | Restaurant | |
Miami Appliance Co. | 206 S Main | 1948 | Retail | |
Bob Boyer Used Cars | 212 S Main | 1948 | Auto Sales | |
Cotter Upholstery Service | 329 S Main | 1948 | Services | |
Norman Barry Auto Exchange | 302 S Main | 1948 | Auto Sales | Evidently had two businesses across Main from each other |
L.B. Price Mercantile Co. | 412 S Main | 1948 | Retail | |
Jack's Paint & Body Shop | 528 S Main | 1948 | Auto Repair | |
NAPA Insurance Co. | 204 MEB | 1949 | Services | |
Gibson Bait Stand | 502 SE A | 1949 | Retail | Still there in 1960 |
E-C Cafe | 14 E Central | 1949 | Restaurant | |
Christman's Grocery | 102 NE G | 1949 | Grocery/Market | Also 1950, no mention after that |
Kerby's Home Sales & Service | 30 SE A | 1949 | Retail, Services | |
Yale's Studio and Camera Shop | 12 N Main | 1949 | Retail, Services | 12 1/2 N Main |
Spencer Grocery | 729 NW L | 1949 | Grocery/Market | |
Da Vee Grocery | 201 SE G | 1949 | Grocery/Market | Family member's testimony on the location. |
Campbell Grocery | 200 NE 18th | 1949 | Grocery/Market | AKA Castle Park Grocery |
Stitch Shop | 19 SW C | 1949 | Services | |
Schuelein's Service Station | 229 N Main | 1949 | Filling Station | Mobil. Last seen in 1961. |
Lytle Studios | 303 CB | 1949 | Services | |
Mayer's Paint & Supply | 220 E Central | 1949 | Retail | Not mentioned after 1950 |
Insurance Headquarters | 4 NE 1st | 1949 | Services | Ray Skinner and Homer Willim |
Midway Spring Shop | 2320 N Main | 1949 | Auto Repair | |
Bargain Center | 29 NW A | 1949 | Retail, Services | Consignment shop |
The Music Box | 6 NE 1st | 1949 | Retail | Mining Exchange Building. Also seen in 1950. |
Peggy's | 23 N Main | 1949 | Retail | Clothing |
Tri-State Drive In | 1520 N Main | 1949 | Theater | "Two miles north of Miami" |
Hotel Plaza | 11 W Central | 1949 | Hotel | Still there in 1954 |
Western, Inc. | SE part of town | 1949 | Misc | Bought out Banfield Packing in 1949, almost immediately crippled by a strike which went on until the firm closed to reorganize in July 1950. They never reopened. |
Ferris Used Car Lot | 1102 E Central | 1949 | Auto Sales | |
Gas Service Co. | 19 W Central | 1949 | Services | Still there in 1960 |
Littrell Taxi Cab Co | 19 NE I | 1949 | Services | Reuben Brand new owner in 1960. 1958 C0fC member |
Southwestern Bell | 105 W Central | 1949 | Services | |
Stewart's Laundry | 528 S Main | 1949 | Laundry | Was for sale in 1968. AKA Stewart's Maytag Help Yourself Laundry |
C&S Floor Covering | 119 S Main | 1949 | Services | |
Miami Nash Co. | 201 N Main | 1949 | Auto Sales | |
Magneto Electric Service | 220 S Main | 1949 | Services | Also 1950. |
Wild Bill's Car Lot | 307 S Main | 1949 | Auto Sales | |
E.F. Bonner Insurance | 327 S Main | 1949 | Services | |
Saft Furniture Co. | 10 S Main | 1949 | Retail | mentioned in 11/17/35 |
Denny-Williams (furnn. & Appliances) | 104 S Main | 1949 | Retail | Also hunting and fishing licenses |
Smith Tin Shop | 106 S Main | 1949 | Retail | |
The House of Bargains | 106 S Main | 1949 | Retail | |
Hopkins' Children Shop | 109 N Main | 1949 | Retail | |
Louis Price Dept. Store | 11 S Main | 1949 | Retail | Pioneer Business 1934 |
Reynold's Shoe Shop | 110 N Main | 1949 | Retail | Still there in 1961 |
NEO News Stand | 114 N Main | 1949 | Retail | |
RL Goade Used Cars | 131 N Main | 1949 | Auto Sales | |
Medical Arts Pharmacy | 5 S Main | 1949 | Retail | |
Saft Furniture Co. | 6 S Main | 1949 | Retail | |
Davis Furniture | 6-8 S Main | 1949 | Retail | Bought out by Saft, who moved in |
Newberry's Builders Supply | 1203 N Main | 1949 | Retail | Closed in 1974. The Newberry Building was home to other businesses which rented space here. |
Bottenfield Plumbing and Heating | 13 W Central | 1949 | Services | |
Central Recreation | 18 E Central | 1949 | Misc | At first, advertised as being at 20 E Central |
W.C. Harp Motor Co. | 105 E Central | 1949 | Auto Sales | Also listed at 107-109 |
Thomas & Wilks Creamery | 15 SE 2nd | 1949 | Retail, Services | Advertised three times in 1949 at this location. City Guide shows them at 26 S Main in 1925. In 1964, building was used as storage and wrapping station for the Tulsa World. |