Then and Now #21 - Silver Moon Plaza

📍 707 Webster Street, now the location of Silver Moon Plaza 🌙✨, was originally constructed in approximately 1925 🏗️ on the site of a previous building 🧱. Previous to that was an older building 🏚️ that seems to have been there since the earliest available Sanborn maps 🗺️. The 1925 building was demolished after severe structural damage was uncovered during renovations 🚧, making way for the creation of Silver Moon Plaza to begin in 2008 📆. It was constructed as part of the DREAM (Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri) Initiative 💡. The DREAM Initiative brought more funding 💰 to downtown Chillicothe 🏘️ by bringing together various state and regional development organizations 🏢🤝 for downtown improvements 🛠️. Silver Moon Plaza revitalized what otherwise may have remained an empty lot 🚫 in a prime area along the square 🟩. The site has brought measurable value 📈 to the downtown district as an event space 🎉.

Historic Photo from 2001 Historic Resource Survey Documentation. Current picture courtesy of J.T. Baysinger June 18, 2025.