Game Cafe
Location Information
Date: 7 September 2025 Type: Business
Location Title: Game Cafe
City/State: Independence, Missouri
Investigation Times: 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM Status: Analysis
Weather Information
Sunrise: 6:54 AM Sunset: 7:41 PM
High Temperature: 78°F Low Temperature: 52°F
Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy Wind: SE at 10 mph
Humidity: 50% Precipitation: 0.0 in
Lunar Phase: Full Moon % disk visible: 100%
Solar X-Rays: Normal Geomagnetic Field: Storm
Pressure: 29.13 mmHg
Investigators Present
​Sarah
Becky
Angela
Julie
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Location History
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ABOUT:
Independence Square was established in 1827 and earned the nickname "Queen City of the Trails" by the 1840s. It served as the starting point for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails. The area experienced intense activity, outfitting pioneers before and after the first courthouse was built in 1836. The Civil War caused conflict at the Square, with two battles occurring in 1862 and 1864.
Game Café is located on Independence Square at 105-107 W. Lexington.
Past businesses listed at 107 W. Lexington are:
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1910 – Lewis Shoes (107) and Grove Cigars (107 ½)
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1920 – Elliott & Kaplanue Restaurant (107) and John W. Grover, cigars (107 ½)
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1930 – Otto (sic) Kueffer barber & beauty parlor
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1940 – Elsen's Café Deluxe Barber Shop
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1946 – Briggs Café Deluxe, Barber Shop and Beauty Shop (107) and Elsea's Lunch (107 ½)
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1950 – Gibbons Café Deluxe Barber Shop (107) and Jay's Buffet (107 ½)
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1960 – Gibbons Cate (107) and Missouri Sewing Machine Co. (107 ½)
Past businesses listed at 105 W. Lexington are:
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1905 & 1910 – Kramer & Jones Saloon
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1920 – The Purkett Fruit Co.
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1930, 1940, & 1950 – The Brown Drug Company
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1960 – Vacant
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Investigators Notes:
Sarah, lead investigator:
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