The Traveler’s Hotel: When Downtown Kirksville Had a Major Hotel
Built in 1923–24 near Kirksville’s passenger-rail traffic, the Travelers Hotel became a major downtown lodging and social building before later conversion to apartments.
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What Did Downtown Kirksville Businesses Look Like in 1892?
Kirksville’s 1892 city directory documents a dense downtown business district, while storefront photographs from early 1893 provide the closest surviving visual companion.
The Pickler’s Famous Building: The Story Behind a Downtown Kirksville Landmark
The 1887 Pickler’s Famous building on the north side of Kirksville’s Courthouse Square connects Samuel Pickler’s mercantile career with later downtown preservation and reuse.
How Kirksville’s Courthouse Square Changed From the 1890s to Today
Kirksville’s Square went from a fully built-out Victorian commercial district surrounding an open civic park to the 1898–99 courthouse, then through automobile-era alterations and modern preservation.
Kirksville’s Red, White and Blue Festival: An Annual Visitor’s Guide
Kirksville’s Red, White and Blue Festival spreads Independence Day events across downtown and North Park, with a parade, market, community events and fireworks.
The Grim Building: Following One Kirksville Building Through a Century of Uses
Built in 1905 for physicians Ezra and Edward Grim, the Grim Building at 113–115 E. Washington became a long-lived downtown professional and commercial building.
Kirksville Kiwanis Farmers’ Market: When, Where and What to Expect
Kirksville’s Kiwanis Farmers’ Market runs Saturday mornings from May through October in downtown Kirksville, with locally sourced produce, baked goods and handcrafts.
Who Built Downtown Kirksville? The Architecture of Irwin Dunbar
Irwin Dunbar was one of Kirksville’s most prolific architects, with work spanning churches, theaters, apartments, civic buildings and commercial architecture.
Make a Downtown Kirksville Shop Website Useful After Hours
Help customers find what they need from a downtown shop even when the doors are closed.