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Missouri Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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Modern Variety
Aurora, MO
The Modern Variety store opened in this building in 1962. The canopy design sure looks like a match for the former Katz Drug in Springfield, MO. [map]

former First Federal Bank
Cape Girardeau, MO
The First Federal Bank was built in 1964. Since 2016, the building has housed Southeast Missouri State University's Rust Center for Media. [map]

St. Louis County National Bank's Auto Bank [gone]
Clayton, MO
The St. Louis County National Bank's Auto Bank was built in 1970. These photos are from 2012. It was vacant for a number of years before being demolished in 2014.

American Investment Company of Illinois
Clayton, MO
The American Investment Company of Illinois was designed by W.A. Sarmiento and built in 1955. The projecting, rounded canopy was not part of the original design. For more, see this website. [map]

Mark Twain Birthplace Memorial Shrine
Florida, MO
The Mark Twain Birthplace Memorial Shrine was built from 1959-1960 at the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site. It houses the two-room cabin where Twain was born. The cabin which was located nearby was moved here in 1930. This building also houses a museum, library, and other facilities. For more, see this website. [map]

Post Office
Houston, MO
This Post Office was probably built in the 1960s. The raised squares were previously painted different colors. For more, see this website. [map]

Gates Bar-B-Q Restaurant [gone]
Independence, MO
The Gates Bar-B-Q Restaurant chain was founded in 1946. This location was built in 1979. The building was destroyed in a fire in 2015. The restaurant has been rebuilt on the site but not in this mid-century modern style. The company has five other locations in the Kansas City area. Two others in Leawood and Kansas City, KS have/had this same roof design.

former Black Orchid Restaurant
Joplin, MO
The former Black Orchid Restaurant had been built by 1964. The building has housed Guitars Rock N' Country Bar since 2006. [map]

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