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called 'Four Women on the Route', and then under newer ownership, was renamed to 'Cars on the Route'. It sits in front of the former location of the Banks Hotel which was demolished in 1950s. Sitting to the north of the station is the historic 'bordello' which currently is an antique store. It was
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to the south. It would then turn east onto Front Street, crossing a viaduct over railroad tracks and entering
Missouri shortly after. This alignment changed in the 1940s, as US-66 ran straight across Main Street and continue east on K-66 and enter Missouri a little bit more to the south.
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first designated to be a bed and breakfast before becoming an antique shop. Located west across the street from the station is the Smith & Moeller
Building (built in 1896) as a lumber and building supply house. In 1932, it became the
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