The Munger-Moss Motel…. - a photo on Flickriver

            We drove by this old motel just yesterday, and it was definitely a blast from the past! I’ve stopped for pictures before because it is an  icon and has such a great history.  I even remembered again where that strange name originated.  Just that. Names!  A Mrs. Moss, famed for her barbecue sauce, remarried a Mr. Moss after the passing of her first husband!
“The Munger Moss Motel is a motel in Lebanon, Missouri. It was built in 1946 as an addition to a roadside restaurant and filling station, both of which are now gone. The site’s Munger-Moss Sandwich Shop served travellers on U.S. Route 66 in Missouri, circa 1936. Located on the Big Piney River at Devil’s Elbow, Missouri until 1945 (at what is now the Elbow Inn), it relocated to Lebanon, Missouri after World War II when construction of a four-lane bypass of U.S. Route 66 in Missouri to Fort Leonard Wood drew traffic away from the original Munger Moss BBQ site.”
   

Taken in: United States / Missouri / Lebanon Township (show map)

Taken on: July 29, 2025

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