Red Horse Cabins

This is was is left of the Red Horse Cabins that opened in 1938. A Mobil gas station/garage/cafe building that later became a truck stop was destroyed in a fire in 1952. In the photo above, the cabin on the far left had 2 units and the three others had one guest room each with a garage. There might have been one more cabin just west of this building. These cabins are just across the street from MO Hicks BBQ and the Wagon Wheel Motel.

The gas station, garage and probably the cafe were open 24 hours. The cabins came with private bathrooms for as little as $1.50 a night. In his 1946 "A Guide Book to Highway 66" Rittenhouse lists the Red Horse Tavern along with the Wagon Wheel under the "cabin courts" category.

An adjacent home was moved further west and the few cabins are left that are now long term rentals.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

(Front of card)
RED HORSE CABINS
Cuba, Mo.,
East side of town, Highway 66

(Back of card)
RED HORSE CABINS
Cuba, Mo.
Sleep in safety and comfort at reasonable prices. All strictly modern cottages, steam heated, free garages. We service your car while you sleep. 24 hour popular priced cafe, famous for good foods. Phone, mail and Western Union Service. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cox.
We stopped here

NOTE: This postcard gave a traveler several good reasons to spend the night here.
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Photo(s): 2016