502-504 N. Main

In 1885, the People's Grocery occupied the building at 502 N. Main in addition to "L. P. Spencer, Justice of the Peace. Lizzie Coult's Bookstore was located at 504 N. Main. These buildings burned in the 1914 fire.

From 1938 to 1997, this building was home to the shoe store Wiley's & McCalls. The original storefront is covered by the current 1950s facade. This family owned business operated nine stores in six Kansas communities well in the 1980s.

One item of peculiarity to McCall's was their shoe-fitting fluoroscope. This provided an x-ray of the foot in the shoe to ensure a good fit. McCall's used the machine until the 1950s when concern for customer safety and radiation exposure began to circulate from medical studies.

(Billie Wilson)