While the cafe in the foreground is now shuttered, the grain from outlying farmers still flows into Laddonia's elevators. Just east of town a biorefinery has recently been built.
This was the first rural church that I photographed in earnest. Located in northern Boone county at that time, now it has been dismantled and removed to a spot north of Boonville for reconstruction.
Boonville still manages to preserve an incredible array of building styles and architectural history on its Main Street. This was taken last April, after a very comfortable stay in the Hotel Frederick.
