Miami History Business Database

1966 Chamber of Commerce Members

1958 Chamber of Commerce Members

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.

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Business NameBusiness AddressDate First Seen ThereBusiness TypeNotes
East Central Market 209 E Central 1937 Grocery/Market
Tri-State Motor Sales 32 SE A 1937 Auto Sales
Miner's Lunch Room 12 SE A 1937 Restaurant
Mac's Cafe 122 N Main 1937 Restaurant
Audrain Service Station 231 S Main 1937 Filling Station
Church of the Nazarene 1st and NE C 1937 Church
Nu-Way Service Station 1736 N Main 1937 Filling Station
Miami Police Department 1 N Main 1937 Misc 1 1/2 N Main. Probably there much earlier. Mentioned in a1937 news article.
E.R. Franks Grocery 522 E Central 1937 Grocery/Market
Zeigler's Grocery 302 E Central 1937 Grocery/Market Was purchased in 1937 and renamed Brewster's Grocery. But was again known as Zeigler's shortly after.
Riviera Courts Route 66 SW of town 1937 Hotel https://neverquitelost.com/2019/02/10/miami-oklahomas-crumbling-treasure/?fbclid=IwAR2NTF9InoOSRBm4BWA3Za07YQrhGgem26Ybf1EZsL4xnZoXMsUmTOmtX-Q
Roy Green's Economy Grocery 119 N Main 1937 Grocery/Market Still there in 1945
Joe Jolley Commission Co. (Willys and International) 105 S Main 1937 Auto Sales
McFerron Bros. Feed and Seed Co. 116-118 S Main 1937 Retail Was later located on Central
Corbett Garage 125 N Main 1937 Auto Repair
City News Stand 28 N Main 1937 Retail
Juanita's Beauty Salon 28 N Main 1937 Services
Radford Roofing, Wallpaper, Paint. 310 S Main 1937 Services
Dawson Jewelry Co. 40 N Main 1937 Retail Pioneer Business (1928). MEB. AKA Dawson China and Silver Co.
Carselowey Agency 7 N Main 1937 Services 7 ½ N Main
Anderson Agency MEB 1937 Services Pioneer Business (1937). Was originally Anderson-Mcintosh Agency
GW Sapp Insurance Agency 10 E Central 1937 Services
E.B. Laffoon Grocery 516 NW 3rd 1937 Grocery/Market Gone by 1944
Cantrell Grocery 102 NE G St. 1937 Grocery/Market Sold out to Earl and Lucille Staton in 1948
Southern Grocery 314 E Central 1937 Grocery/Market Gone by 1958, bought out by Arthur "Hoppy" Pryor. AKA Ben's Grocery.
Cook's Grocery 215 W Central 1937 Grocery/Market Also mentioned in a 1947 ad of Miami groceries. Was for sale in 1954.
Mark's Grocery Unknown 1937 Grocery/Market Mentioned in 1947 ad
Blackmer's Grocery 215 SW 3rd 1937 Grocery/Market
Cunningham Grocery Unknown address 1937 Grocery/Market
East Third Street Grocery E 3rd Street 1937 Grocery/Market
Dr. MR Shaw First National Bank bldg. 1938 Services
Norton-Elliot Motor Co. N main at 2nd Ave 1938 Auto Sales
College Grocery 809 NE 3rd 1938 Grocery/Market Not seen after 1950, until College Grocery reappeared
Dixon Grocery 116 SW 4th 1938 Grocery/Market Mentioned in an ad listing several groceries. 1938 city guide has them at 109 SW 4th
Schmidt Grocery 201 SE G 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide. Still active in 1949
Browning Grocery 601 SE C 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide. Mentioned in 1950
Buddy's Grocery Address unknown 1938 Grocery/Market
Stead Grocery Address unknown 1938 Grocery/Market
Nelson Furniture 15 E Central 1938 Retail Moved to 117 N Main in 1947
Doyle Miller Service Station 131 N Main 1938 Filling Station
Norton-Elliott Motor Co. 201 N Main 1938 Auto Sales 201-215 N Main
Dr. J. A. Maisonneuve FNB 1938 Services Podiatrist
Paul C. Campbell & Co. 25 NE 1st 1938 Services CPA firm
Banfield Packing Co. 300 S Main 1938 Services Plant burned in 1942, was rebuilt and running by 1943. Was bought out by Western, Inc. in 1949.
Crofford Cities Service 201 S Main 1938 Filling Station
The DeLuxe Cleaners 112 S Main 1938 Laundry
Holcom Plumbing & Heating 13 W Central 1938 Services Bought out by Bottenfield in 1949
Jessie's Beauty Shop MEB 1938 Services Mentioned in 1940
Doc's Market 330 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market
Farrier's "For Finer Foods" Open Market 323 N Main 1938 Grocery/Market Last seen there in 1942. Broadey's was here since 1936.
Barger Construction 102 NE B 1938 Services Still there in 1954
Modern Beauty Shop 38 N Main 1938 Services
Phillips 66 Station 320 N Main 1938 Filling Station
Clyde Seay Service Station 131 S Main 1938 Filling Station
Anthony's 6 S Main 1938 Retail
Farmer's Produce 210 S Main 1938 Retail, Services Moved from 300 S Main
Randall Tire Service 214 S Main 1938 Retail, Services
Kelly Auto Repair 526 S Main 1938 Auto Repair
Day and Nite Cafe N Main 1938 Restaurant Operated by E.C. Branson, jr.
Bensch Produce Co 107 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market City guide
Ammerman Grocery 611 NE 3rd 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Eugene Franks Grocery 522 E Central 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Grant Grocery 301 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Harp's Grocery 106 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
McGhee Grocery 213 SW 4th 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide. Mrs. Julia McGhee
OK Grocery 17 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Redmond Grocery 401 SE G 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Smith Grocery 330 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Harold Stephenson Grocery 1304 E Central 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Hayden Stephenson Grocery 216 NE 2nd 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
James Stephenson Grocery 38 NE I 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Wagner Grocery 618 NW I 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide. Mrs. Ida Wagner
Walz Grocery 321 SW 1st 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Welch Grocery 730 S Main 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Zeigler's Grocery 426 SE A 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Doyle Miller Service Station 100 W Central 1938 Filling Station Conoco
Miami Farm Machinery Co. 111 S Main 1938 Retail James Jolley
Magic Empire Express 3rd and NE D 1938 Services Trucking
Northwest Grocery & Market 703 NW 2nd 1938 Grocery/Market 1938 city guide
Myers Cafe 101 NE A 1938 Restaurant
Patterson Manufacturing Co. 428 N Main 1939 Manufacturer Clothing manufacturers, local merchants sold their stuff.
Miami High School NE A and 2nd 1939 Building
Silver Castle Lunch 122 N Main 1940 Restaurant
Spartan School of Aeronautics 2215 N Main 1940 Misc Last mentioned in 1949
Rice's Shoes 5 NE 1st 1940 Retail Miami Shoe Shop announced they were here, formerly Rice's, in 1940, so they opened prior to this year
Miami Shoe Shop 5 NE 1st 1940 Retail
Miami News-Record 20 NE 1st 1940 Misc Could have been there long before that, this was the first time they put address on masthead
Clay Stokes Conoco 100 W Central 1940 Filling Station
Bennett 66 Service 335 S Main 1940 Filling Station Present day address is 331. From Billie E Bennett Guilfoyle: My Dad William “Bill”Bennett had the station for a few years until he left for the war in 1942 and at that time my Grandfather William “Will” Bennett Sr took it over for him to run till my Dad returned. When my Dad returned 4 years later my Grandfather continued running the station until his death in 1967 at age 82. He loved his customers and many remembered how they would sometimes pump their own gas and even go in and write down their gas on a ticket then pay Granddad when they got paid., very different times. It was a Phillips 66 station from at least 1955 to 1967. I was to young to remember the 1940s & I don’t ever remember it being any other brand My Granddad was a barber by trade when he married my Grandmother in 1912 and the shop was in the old Miami Hotel building on North Main and sold Ford cars , Model A. When Will Rogers was to appear at the Coleman Theater in the 1930s , Rogers pilot , Wiley Post , had engine problems while on the way to the Miami Airport. He put down that Sat morning in a field toward Afton Granddad that morning was taking a new Ford to try to sell to a customer and saw a plane go down in the field and went to help. He ended up driving Will back to Miami to the Coleman. My Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Dad and half of Miami were at the Coleman to see Will Rogers show when Granddad pulls out front and drops off Will Rogers and then heads right back to meet his car customer. All the town dignitaries were waiting at the airport to meet Will Rogers . Apparently my Grandfather was added to Will Rogers show. He told how he was zoomed into town at top speeds and the ride was scarier than the plane problems. My Grandfather always told that he had to hurry to get a car sold. It was tough times in the 30s . He sold that car that day too. At my Grandfather’s funeral at the sanctuary of First Christian Church , his friends and very loyal customers filled the church to remember this wonderful man. Memories from Billie , his loving Granddaughter
Cone's Market 106 S Main 1940 Grocery/Market
Carolyn's Beauty Studio 7 N Main 1940 Services At the James & James shop
Holt Memorial Works 11 SE C 1940 Services Last seen in 1942
Jolley Furniture 19 S Main 1940 Retail Last seen in 1941
Williams Sisters Beauty Salon MEB 1940 Services No mention after 1941
Dawson's Laundry 302 E Central 1940 Laundry Was bought out by Del-Mar in 1941
Maugans Company Tidwell bldg. 1940 Retail T-Locks for brick buildings
Jimmie's Delivery Service 130 N Main 1940 Services
Jack Keithley Skelly Service Station 301 N Main 1940 Filling Station
Webb and Tullis Service 210 S Main 1940 Services
Grubb Auto Parts 305 S Main 1940 Auto Parts