Century-old building has plenty of tales to tell
The Emporium: This ready-to wear store was located at 609-11 Broadway. Michael Fireside, a native of Austria, was the store’s manager, on...
Building at 722 Broadway served as Hannibal bakery for 105 years
Zims Bakery, photo taken in 1952 by Otis Howell of the Hannibal Courier-Post. Steve Chou collection. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY As Ancestry.com...
Celebrating the barbers who kept men groomed
Cecil Daniels, left, gives a haircut to a young boy - Becker Spaun - circa 1950. CONTRIBUTED MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Nick Long has seen many...
Fruit dealer considered ‘miracle worker’; provided healing to many 1915-16
The John Fusco home still stands at 116 S. Seventh St., in the Central Park Historic District. The home remained in Fusco’s family for a...
Journalist chronicled important milestone in Hannibal’s history
Employees of the Hannibal Morning Journal newspaper gather outside the building on East Broadway circa 1900. This building was known as...
Rivalry between Settles, Pettibone carried weight in 1880 Hannibal
This photo, taken from the southeast corner of Main and Broadway circa 1866, shows the Settles & Helms dry good store, located on the...
Picture tells story of business half-block destroyed by fire in 1898
This map, based upon a Sanborn Fire Map of 1899, shows where the businesses that burned were located. ILLUSTRATION BY MARY LOU MONTGOMERY...
Popular H&St.Jo conductor had friends across the state
This house at 800 Broadway, photographed by Charles Doty, shows the residence of Thomas and Fannie Gee, beginning around 1900 and...
In 1922, F. Quattrocchi & Sons added refrigeration unit to their Hannibal produce warehouse
The F. Quattrocchi and Son produce warehouse, located at the foot of Church Street in Hannibal, Mo., in 1913. Photo contributed by Anne...
Russian immigrants operated corner grocery serving mid town residents of Hannibal
The interior of Sonis Meat Market is shown in this photo from the Steve Chou collection. Max Sonis operated a grocery and meat market in...