Monroe’s 66 Diner

409 E. Osage St., Pacific, MO
Phone:

East < GO > West

Jerry and Betty Miller bought and erected their stone fronted World War II surplus Quonset hut around 1950 and used it for their laundromat and dry cleaning business. In 1962 Norbert Funke opened a photo studio in the building. After that the building became a restaurant operated under various names including DJ's Cafe, Monroe's Diner, Down South Cafe and most recently (2017) as Graze. Graze operates as a food truck and catering business.

It's kind of uncommon to find the Quonset hut style building used in a modern food service application. It's a small structure with only 960 square feet of floor space.
The modern Monroe's Diner sign was still standing out front in 2016 making it easy to spot the cafe. As of 2018 I believe it has been replaced by a sign for the current occupant of the building.

Photo(s): 2016