Elbow Inn & BBQ

In the late 1930's this was the Munger-Moss Sandwich Shop. It was built in three stages with the center section being the first in 1935, the north section (right in this photo) built about 1940 and the last section on the south (left in this photo) built about 1960.

When the new four-lane Route 66 was completed in the mid-1940s it bypassed this location the owners moved to Lebanon and opened the Munger-Moss Barbecue Shop, which grew to include the Munger-Moss Motel.

In 1946 new owners reopened the former sandwich shop and operated it as the Elbow Inn until sometime in the 1950s when it became apartments. It reopened as a cafe in the early 1960s but eventually became a residence again It reopened again in 1997, this time as the Elbow Inn and BBQ.

Like pretty much everything near the river the Elbow Inn was seriously damaged in the 2017 flood and I'm not sure of it's status as I write this.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

BIG PINEY RIVER, HI-WAY 66, DEVILS ELBOW

The little sign out front reads:
Old Kentucky
Barbeque
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Orange
Crush

NOTE: Going by the text, this is more of a scenic view postcard that just happens to show the Munger-Moss Sandwich rather than an actual business advertisement card.

Photo(s): 2016