The Airport Drive Cafe, located just behind the Tidol Filling Station. That building was a cafe until the early ’90s. Ancestors, Legends & Time It

Before and after a second story and wrap-around porch were added to the house at 304 N. Ball St. Ancestors, Legends & Time 304 N.

Ancestors, Legends & Time The Patricks’ grocery had a young atmosphere, being near Eugene Field Jeanne Newby Linda Patrick Storm and Pat Patrick Holmes share

Ancestors, Legends & Time Remembering the favorite – Broadway Market Jeanne Newby When talking with most people who grew up in Webb City, if you

Ancestors, Legends & Time Please, get caught up with your family photos Jeanne Newby Preserving your family history is very important. I have mentioned the

Shared by Bernace Pence The Cooper Food Store at 110 W. Main St. in Carterville. Ancestors, Legends & Time Vol Cooper came west to be

Ancestors, Legends & Time Karbe’s then Piggly Wiggly were Webb City’s first supermarkets Jeanne Newby Still during the days of our quaint neighborhood mom &

Imagine the first block of East Broadway if this building were still there. Ancestors, Legends & Time The Jamison Building was originally built as a

Ancestors, Legends & Time Those were the good ole days Jeanne Newby Memories from the past as shared by friends and readers. Names were withheld

Ancestors, Legends & Time You didn’t notice you were poor because everybody else was Jeanne Newby Going through some old files, I loved reading the

Ancestors, Legends & Time Fond memories of mom & pop grocery stores Jeanne Newby As we continue on our journey into the past and visit

Bud’s Drive-In Market Ancestors, Legends & Time Bud’s Drive-In Market was like an early convenience store Jeanne Newby In talking with friends, often the subject

This photo shows the attire of the gents and ladies dancing at the former Lakeside Park pavilion. The dances on New Year’s Eve would have

Snow-covered Main Street in Webb City ready for Christmas shoppers. Note the parking meters, which were removed in the 1970s. The view is looking north

A memorial to the Southwest Memorial Electric Railway Co. is located near the depot in King Jack Park. Ancestors, Legends & Time Streetcar line was

Ancestors, Legends & Time Being very very good for Christmas at Look Over Lodge Jeanne Newby Christmas – a kid’s equivalent to the pot of

Ancestors, Legends & Time Main Street was originally named Allen Street because of this man Jeanne Newby Charles C. Allen… a special person in the

Ancestors, Legends & Time Wise marriage advice from a couple whose elopement lasted 70 years Jeanne Newby In 1991, I did a story in the

Annual Thanksgiving football game between Webb City and Carthage at Hatten Field in 1949. Ancestors, Legends & Time THANKS to LIVING in Webb City Jeanne

Ancestors, Legends & Time 1918 Liberty Bond contest essay winner Jeanne Newby During World War I (1914-1918) Americans were being urged to support the government

Hotel Maine was on Broadway between Tom and Hall streets. Ancestors, Legends & Time Peace and quietude bid welcome to the hungry and weary at

A school friend, Kathy Bigley Wright, recalls the Hula Hoop craze that took the country by storm. She has also shared a photo of a

Ancestors, Legends & Time Centenarian Thomas E. Sauls didn’t miss an election Jeanne Newby Thomas E. Sauls was born in 1803. By the time he

Webb City Baptist College Ancestors, Legends & Time Lucius P. “Buck” Buchanan Jeanne Newby Between Webb City and Joplin is some land that belonged to

The World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park, was built in 1909 with proceeds from the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Ancestors, Legends & Time

Russell’s Cafe was in Sam Kallas’ Coney Island building after the Coney Island moved. Most of us remember this cafe being in that location, 2

Ancestors, Legends & Time Early mining years weren’t conducive to law and order Jeanne Newby Many a tale has been told of Webb City during

Ancestors, Legends & Time George and Uncle Cliff – A froggin’ they will go Jeanne Newby Another story from Dave Allen’s Look Over Lodge adventures

Ancestors, Legends & Time Although incorporated later, Webb City area was affected by the Civil War Jeanne Newby During discussions of the Civil War, Webb

J.E. Pyle Livery and Boarding, with drive-in service, was at 401 N. Main St. (circa 1912). Ancestors, Legends & Time The mess left behind by

A 1956 aerial photo of the Jasper County Tuberculosis Hospital (later known as Elmhurst). Webb City Health and Rehabilitation is now located on the site.

Matthews Coffee Co. was built around Etter’s Bakery. Ancestors, Legends & Time Those were the days when we still had these businesses Jeanne Newby There

Ancestors, Legends & Time Percy Wenrich snuck into the House of Lords to learn more about music Jeanne Newby Anyone who played a musical instrument

Ancestors, Legends & Time Grandma’s house of love Jeanne Newby We all have special memories of our childhood. Some we might have shared with others

E.T. Webb Ancestors, Legends & Time Old settlers shared their first-hand memories in 1931 Jeanne Newby In 1931, 91 years ago, the Chamber of Commerce

Ancestors, Legends & Time Finding you car was a problem even in 1919 Jeanne Newby When Webb City was first incorporated as a city in

Ancestors, Legends & Time Remember and make some summertime memories Jeanne Newby Okay, the first day of summer has arrived. We have many memories of

The front and back of a bill printed for the National Bank of Webb City. Ancestors, Legends & Time National Bank had its own currency

Ancestors, Legends & Time Born mischievous Jeanne Newby One thing about Dave Allen’s stories of growing up – they make you appreciate your own children.

Ancestors, Legends & Time Remember When – Purcell Jeanne Newby Let’s visit a neighboring community with some “Remember Whens.” Let’s visit Purcell – one third

Zinc was shipped from Webb City by rail.  The Southwest Missouri depot is in the background. Ancestors, Legends & Time Any guesses why Webb City

Operators at the switchboards in the Webb City Phone Company building. Ancestors, Legends & Time The telephone and Webb City were new together Jeanne Newby

The building on the left is the Dermott Building. Twisted Oak, a large botique, occupies the building today. Ancestors, Legends & Time John Dermott’s legacy

The old city hall had the fire and police departments as well as city offices and the courtroom in one building.  Ancestors, Legends & Time

A feature of Midway Park, at St. Louis and Euclid avenues in Joplin, was Castle Rock. Ancestors, Legends & Time A memory of what used

Ancestors, Legends & Time Les Ulmer’s pool hall and back room were popular men-only entertainment options Jeanne Newby We often paint a glorious picture of

In this 1949 aerial view of Webb City, Main Street runs diagonally from Second Street north beyond Daugherty Street (top-right corner). Ancestors, Legends & Time

Ella Harrison traveled far and wide but came home to Carthage to practice law with her brother. Ancestors, Legends & Time Ella Harrison’s place wasn’t

The Berrian family dog, Monday, was amazing because of what he liked to eat. Ancestors, Legends & Time Webb Citians have enjoyed some legendary dogs

A Webb City baseball team, apparently in the 1940s – 1950s. Ancestors, Legends & Time Lakeside Park and baseball were very popular Jeanne Newby As

The Sentinel covered this log house moving day in 1998. Ancestors, Legends & Time “Only in America” fun Jeanne Newby I found a wonderful message

Webb City Automobile Company, on the northeast corner of Liberty and Joplin (Broadway) Street . It was later home to the Safeway grocery store until

John Biggs’ mural, which graces Main Street, on the east side of Prater’s Pharmacy. Ancestors, Legends & Time  WEBB CITY – WE LOVE IT HERE!

Lon Chaney in “Tell it to the Marines” was the Blake Theater’s featured movie when this photo was taken. Jim Murphy’s dad happened to have the

Ancestors, Legends & Time Being boys Jeanne Newby Dave Allen was a challenge to his folks, and each day he tried so hard to be

Ancestors, Legends & Time We didn’t know we were poor because everyone was Jeanne Newby A friend has passed on, and I loved the stories

Frisco Depot, a remaining fixture of the West End, is at Madison and Daugherty streets. Ancestors, Legends & Time West End: A city within a

Ancestors, Legends & Time Webb City – Zinc Capital of the World Jeanne Newby This is one of my favorite pictures of the past. It

Captain Hemenway’s house at First and Webb streets, as it was originally built . Ancestors, Legends & Time Captain Silas O. Hemenway steered far and

Ancestors, Legends & Time The HUB expanded quickly Jeanne Newby As we near Christmas, our minds and memories go back in time to Christmas long

Ancestors, Legends & Time What the Civic was and the Blake before it Jeanne Newby I was asked questions just recently about the building that

Ancestors, Legends & Time Modern conveniences we’d miss if we went back to living in the good ole days Jeanne Newby Looking back we often

The concrete walls of the streetcar overpass can are still present on Daugherty Street between Webb City and Carterville. Ancestors, Legends & Time Our town

On top of everything else to draw you in to Broadway Market were the watermelons chilling in the horse tank.  Ancestors, Legends and Time The

Ancestors, Legends & Time Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid tastes great. Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid can’t wait!  Jeanne Newby Remember as a kid on a hot summer day drinking an

Dr. C.H. Craig in his office at 711 W. Broadway. Ancestors, Legends & Time Early doctors in Webb City treated patients in their home offices

A sidewalk sale in front of the Kress store in the 1960s. Ancestors, Legends & Time Visiting with friends and neighbors was half the fun

Independent Gravel Co. Ancestors, Legends & Time Private in Civil War militia was first awarded acreage that became Independent Gravel Jeanne Newby Aug. 22, 1856,

Madison & MacArthur the way it used to be, looking northwest. Ancestors, Legends & Time Before McDonald’s and Walgreens Jeanne Newby What an interesting picture

The Cardinal Notes

ATA stood for Anti-Theft Association

Tidbits about our history

Surviving rough times yet enjoying the experience

Growing up in the fabulous ’50s

Too mushy about Webb City? Too bad!

Small town reporters

Jim Toutz documented care-free nights

Early-day teaching contract was stifling

1889 building on Main at 1st went from selling buggies to autos

Remembering an officer down in the West End – 103 years ago

Carterville Crime Spree- A Carterville story shared by Julie Riley

Who wasn’t a passenger with flying-obsessed Bonham Chancellor from 1945-51?

Do you remember these moments?

Read till the end to see what this has to do with Webb City

Current city of boutiques used to have 55 grocery stores

Hard working Daddy … and Mamma

How good is your Mining Days memory?

Webb City’s Easter sunrise tradition that drew thousands

Formerly Glen Elm, the intersection took on veterinarian Dr. Stone’s name

From food and hardware to gossip, general stores had something for everyone in the family

Candy and ice cream were among the initial essentials provided by entrepreneurs