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What was the reason behind this plane’s name that linked it to Crawford County Missouri where Cuba, Missouri is located. Did the pilot have a local connection? Thus, the googling began. It let me to several sites, some in the UK, where vintage photos and WW II aviation history is maintained. With permissions obtained to use photos and info, here’s the rest of the story of the Spirit of Crawford County Missouri P-47 plane. “Clang, clang, clang” went the trolley “Ding, ding, ding” went the bell “Zing, zing, zing” went my heartstrings It was time for a Cuba Fest tour, I could tell “Chug, chug, chug” went the motor “Bump, bump, bump” went the brake “Thump, thump, thump” went my heartstrings I smiled for I knew it was the [...] A recent email from author Jim Winnerman alerted me to the publication of his article on Mesker buildings that would include information on Cuba’s Mesker building in Show-Me Missouri Magazine. A vintage Mesker building has a metal front applied to a rather plain building to give it architectural detail. It was a economical, quick way for [...] Last weekend almost 900 runners raced 4-miles west on Route 66 from the historic Cuba, Mo area to the site of the Fanning US 66 General Store and the site of the World’s Largest Rocking Chair at Fanning, Missouri. It was a beautiful day and a combination of fun, inspiration, and fitness. Many photos were [...] Cuba,Missouri: Robert Wadlow, known as the Giant of Alton, Illinois, lived from 1918-1940 and was billed as the World’s Tallest Man. Although he was of normal size when he was born, a pituitary disorder caused him to grow to 8’11.1″ tall. He weighed 490 pounds and suffered from a number height-related ailments. At 13, it [...] The ramshackle blue building had become a Route 66 eyesore. The former Sinclair Station had seen better days. In stepped artist Merry Cloer and her husband Adam to create a “hands-on” artistic renovation. The article in the Cuba Free Press ” Route 66 art gallery and studio spirals into being” tells the story behind this [...] Cuba, Missouri: On August 20-21, the Wagon Wheel Motel celebrated its 75th Anniversary of serving guests on Route 66. Many friends, guests, and family of Connie Echols, who bought the motel in 2009, came by to join in the Bonnie and Clyde-themed weekend. that highlighted the motel’s restoriation. The old cafe building, gas station, and cottages [...] Preservation and Restoration at the Cox Complex After posting some of the restoration photos of the Cox Complex at 615 N.W. Main on the Cuba MO Murals Facebook page, I realized that some might not be familiar with the buildings history or post-restoration photos of the building. This post travels to “Back-in-the-Day” when the building [...] Vera Cantley’s column “Recalling the Past,” a compilation of historic newspaper stories has once more prompted a topic for this blog. This week her column from forty-five years ago on July 7, 1966 reported the end of a local landmark. In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) erected an underpass beneath the busy national [...] |
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