Name/Title
2030 Frederick AvenueEntry/Object ID
2020.25.2421Description
Circa 1930
GLENN D. GERARD LUNCH
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1932
GLENN D. GERARD LUNCH
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1933
GOFF WADE LUNCH
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1939
GOFF WADE LUNCH
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1941
GOFF WADE RESTAURANT
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1942
WADE'S SANDWICH SHOP
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1950
WADE'S SANDWICH SHOP
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1951
WADE'S SANDWICH SHOP
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1953
HATFIELD'S SANDWICH SHOP
2030 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1953
WADE'S INDIAN GRILL
1702 Mitchell
Circa 1954
WADE'S INDIAN GRILL
1702 Mitchell
Circa 1957
HATFIELD'S SANDWICH SHOP
2028 Frederick Avenue
Circa 1958
WADE'S INDIAN GRILL
1702 Mitchell
Circa 1965
WADE'S INDIAN GRILL
1702 Mitchell
This is the original Wade's Hamburgers which was located next door to Hatfield Hardware.
Hatfield's Hardware can be seen in the background.
This structure no longer exists.
In 1953, Hatfield's took the business over as Hatfield's sandwich shop.
In 1953, Mr Goff Wade moved to new building at 1702 Mitchell and it became Wade's Indian Grill.
Wade's remained in business well into the 1960s when it was razed and closed down.
It is one of St Joseph's most missed restaurants.
Wade's Indian Grill, one of the most unique eating establishments in St Joseph, was located at 1702 Mitchell until it closed sometime between 1964-1965.
A hand carved & hand painted totem pole was located on the east side of the building. It was installed in August 1955 - see photo #2 for details.
Glenn Frederick Eiman managed Wade's until his passing in 1960. The assisant manager, Gene Borowski, became the new manager and managed it until Wade's closed (exact date unknown).
Their famous WAHOO! burger & WAHOO! chili bowl was delicious. They also had the best tenderloin sandwich and best chili in town.. (many would love to have the chili recipe)
I remember ordering my first brain sandwich there, it was 25 cents and delicious until looking at what I was eating, I could not finish it and I never ordered another one since.
The Wade's Special was a bowl of chili, french fries and a big mug of ice cold root beer
The owner, Mr Liggett, asked Gene Borowski if he wanted to purchase the business. The deal never went through so Mr Liggett had the building bulldozed down
Wade's Indian Grill had an absolutely beautiful western decor inside. There was a large, hand carved wood placard, about 4'x5' in size, depicting the Battle of Big Horn where Custer met his Waterloo, located on the north wall to the right of the entrance when you entered the building.
There was a high shelf which went all the way around the inside walls. On the shelf were hand carved statues of all the old west Famous People, Outlaws, lawmen, etc. There were no tables or booths, there was only a large curved bar with stools.
It also had two pinball machines and a jukebox. The building was razed sometime around 1964-1965, the huge totem pole remained for years. Not pictured, the totem pole was located at the east side of the building.
Several businesses have since occupied the space since Wade's was there. It is my understanding that the totem pole was submitted to Camp Geiger.
Some of the above information was provided by Robert [Bob] Kiefer who worked at Wades, from the late 1950s to 1962.
