Dr. Pepper Ghost Sign - Boonville, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 58.599 W 092° 44.595
15S E 522239 N 4314216
On the side of a pool hall.
Waymark Code: WM15151
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2021
Views: 2
County of building: Cooper County
Location of building: Morgan St., 2nd Bldg. W. of 6th St., south side, Boonville
Built: 1830's
Architect/Builder: Gilbert Haller
Architectural Style: Vernacular - Commercial
original Occupant: Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant
Current Occupant: Poo Hall & Town Well (Pub)
The sign, assumed to be a left over from the bottling plant , which bottled Dr. Pepper soft drinks.
Sign say to "Drink Dr. pepper, Good for Life"
"A dwelling was on this site from at least 1885 until the present build1ng
as erected in the 1930's by Gilbert Haller. ... Haller had the present building erected for a business known first as the Boonville Bottling
Works and later as the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. His partner, Stanley Kramer, bought the building
from him in the 1940's and retained ownership until it was sold to the present owner.
For a short period of time between the demise of the bottling works and
the purchase by Ken Stokes (G & W Supply) the building was leased by McGraw-Edison for
storage. From 1971 to the present it has been the location of G & W Supply. From 1971
to 1976, half the building was leased by Rex Rains for a pool hall." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 2248-2251