Southern Air Restaurant
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The Southern Air was a restaurant located in Wentzville, Missouri. The building no longer operates as a restaurant, but it now houses a satellite campus of Lindenwood University.
The Southern Air was built at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 40 and 61, long before Interstates 64 and 70 were constructed. The Southern Air opened in 1937, and it originally included both a cafe and a service station for automobiles.
According to the Wentzville Historical Society archives, it was built and operated by Joe Harlan in 1937; he later leased it to Mr. and Mrs. Russel Lewis until 1941, when Bob Robertson took over operations. In 1962 Robertson purchased the property including the service station. In September 1967, Robertson, because of health problems, sold the Southern Air to Edward Fries.