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Big Chief Roadhouse / Restaurant in Missouri
This restaurant originally opened in 1929 as the Big Chief Hotel that included 62 cabins with attached garages and a restaurant. It was a link in the chain of facilities established along Route 66 by the Pierce Pennant Petroleum Company. Renovation in 1955 razed the cabins and removed a false bell tower. The restaurant is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
