Can you name the location of Pat's News Stand?
Pat's News Stand had served as the location of many Ada businesses over the years. Leland Crouse shares this photo of the "news stand." He provides the following list of businesses that operated out of this location in the past 95 years.
Flat Iron Barber Shop 101 South Main Street, B.R. Burnett proprietor -1925
Patterson’s News Stand 101 South Main Street -1941-1950
Reese’s News Stand 101 South Main Street -1950-1952
Salyers News Stand 101 South Main Street -1952
Reese’s Snack Bar 101 South Main Street -1952-1959
Chico’s snack bar 101 South Main Street -1959-1962
Cookie’s Snack Bar 101 South Main Street -1962-1979
Rick & Fran’s restaurant 101 South Main Street -1979
Carson’s Workin Man’s Restaurant 101 South Main Street -1982
Little Mexico 101 South Main Street -1998-2016
Tavern 101 101 South Main Street -2017
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