Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Owl Café

125 E. Main

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 10, 2020

1. Owl Café Marker

Inscription. In 1933 or '34, Frank McNeill purchased the Owl Café from Dr. Johnson, who owned the building, and Mike Spyres, who ran the restaurant.

McNeill received one of the first liquor licenses in the state of Colorado after prohibition was repealed, and the establishment became the Owl Bar and Cafe.

Frank McNeill owned the building and business until sometime during WWII when he sold it to Francis Stockdale. Maureen McNeill remembers the wooden partitions between the booths in the café and how big the restaurant seemed.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 37° 20.913′ N, 108° 34.991′ W. Marker is in Cortez, Colorado, in Montezuma County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 160) east of South Beech Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 East Main Street, Cortez CO 81321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Belmont Bar (within shouting distance of this marker); Mead & Hengstler Lumber (within shouting distance of this marker); Journal Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nu-Way Western Wear (about 300 feet away); Montezuma Title & Realty

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(about 300 feet away); Cortez Public School (Calkins) (about 400 feet away); Montezuma Valley National Bank (about 500 feet away); Charles Duff Mercantile (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cortez.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 10, 2020

2. Owl Café Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.