Red Cedar Inn, Pacific, Missouri

Route 66 Roadside Attraction

Photographed by David Wickline

1. Red Cedar Inn, Pacific, Missouri Marker

Inscription. The restaurant was built in 1934 by brothers James and Bill Smith and is still owned and operated by the James Smith family.

Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth seeing

Erected 2003 by Hampton Hotels Save-a-Landmark program.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Route 66 Roadside Attractions, and the U.S. Route 66 series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 28.894′ N, 90° 43.066′ W. Marker was in Pacific, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It was on East Osage Street east of Clear Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker was outside the restaurant. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1047 E Osage St, Pacific MO 63069, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater St. Louis.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Red Cedar Inn, Pacific, Missouri (a few steps from this marker); Jensen Point

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sterling Price and the Confederate Army (about 600 feet away); Beacon Car Wash (approx. 0.7 miles away); Graze Catering (approx. one mile away); Pacific Train Depot (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Mayle Residence (approx. 1.3 miles away); War on the Pacific Railroad (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pacific.

Regarding Red Cedar Inn, Pacific, Missouri. Photos were taken by Route 66 photographer David Wickline, from his book Images of 66, Volume 2: Digging Deeper. Used with Mr. Wickline's permission.

Also see . . . Red Cedar Inn on Wikipedia. The Red Cedar Inn was a popular restaurant on Route 66, until its closing in 2005. The City of Pacific purchased the building in 2017 with hopes of turning it into a tourist center, but nothing became of those plans as of yet. (Submitted on December 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by David Wickline

2. Red Cedar Inn, Pacific, Missouri Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.