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Drake Hotel

406 Howard St., Carthage, MO
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The four-story 100 room Drake Hotel had cost $200.000.00 to build when it opened in 1922. It was named for A.M. Drake, a stockholder in the hotel. In 2005 it was renovated and converted to a 26-unit senior apartment building called the Drake Hotel Apartments.

They also restored the two original canopies, the sign, the marble floors, and the staircase. The original atrium opening to the second floor was restored and revealed a beautiful skylight.

The very nice neon sign still lives on the corner of 4th & Howard Sts.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

DRAKE HOTEL
Carthage, Mo.
Modern, fireproof buildinga ccommodations to suit every purse.
Rates by the day, week, or month.
Excellent Food in the Coffee Shop.
The hotel of courteous service.

NOTE: In 1937 the hotel referred to itself as the Hotel Drake, by 1939 that changed to the Drake Hotel.
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Photo(s): 2016