Devil's Elbow Cafe's Rock Well House

The little stone faced well house was washed away in the huge flood in the spring of 2017.

When we stopped by here in 2017 there was a fellow sitting in a chair by the door of the larger building. As I sometimes do I walked over to introduce myself and explain that we're just a couple of Route 66 enthusiasts out cruising the old road and taking a few photos along the way.

The gentleman in the chair turned out to be Norman "Wayne" Horine. If you were lucky enough to meet him you were in for a real treat! Sadly he passed away in late 2022. He happily spent what was probably an hour chatting with me about the community and the great flood of that spring and how it had changed their little community. The flood waters reached just about to the top of the door on and in his building and destroyed much of what was inside, while it washed away that little rock well house.

This sign listing the businesses in town stood out on the corner near the old well house. Many years ago when the cafe was still standing there was a similar sign about here, mostly for the cafe.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

(Front of card)
Devil's Elbow, Scenic Spot on U.S. Highway 66

Near Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

(Back of card)
DEVIL'S ELBOW , MO.
Where the Main Street of America (U.S. Hwy. 66.) winds its way through the most scenic areas in the Ozark region.

NOTE: The image on the front of this postcard tells us that the cafe was also the Devil's Elbow Post Office at the time the photo was taken, that dates it to between 1934 and 1941. The car in the image appears to be from about 1936 to 1938.
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Photo(s): 2016