Welcome to Historic C-Street’s History section. In this section, we have provided several pages devoted to different aspects of the beginnings of the Commercial Street Historic District. These pages are designed to inform and educate those of you who wish to discover more about our rich and colorful heritage. We present this to help you learn and explore the businesses and people that lived and developed this unique area of our city through these documents. Click on any image or title to go to that page.
We would like to thank the following people and organizations for their assistance in compiling the information for the website:
We invite you to correct or contribute to this record by emailing the administrator of the website at admin@historiccstreet.com.
Joan Hampton-Porter and Jami Lewis at The History Museum of the Ozarks
John Rutherford and Bryan Grubbs at The Springfield/Greene County Library Center
Jim Coombs and Mike Fisher at Missouri State University Meyer Library
The Missouri Historical Society – University of Missouri Libraries - And also here
Dan Boyts at Missouri State University - Graduate Program for Professional Writing