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Situated next to the MU campus, The Heidelberg was opened on South 9th Street at noon on Jan. 5, 1963 by co-owners Dick Walls, George Petrakis, Marty Sigholtz and Jim Martin. On Aug. 18, 2003, an electrical malfunction caused a fire which destroyed the restaurant's original building. Ted Noelker/Staff Photographer Published with Historic Heidelberg heralds 50 years in business
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Bartender Will Schauwecker answers the phone behind the bar during the lunch hour on Monday. Schauwecker, a student at Moberly Area Community College, has worked at The Heidelberg for three years. Ted Noelker/Staff Photographer Published with Historic Heidelberg heralds 50 years in business
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A regular is served a pulled pork sandwich at the bar during the lunch hour on Monday. The Heidelberg tops its hickory-smoked, hand-pulled pork with cole slaw. Ted Noelker/Staff Photographer Published with Historic Heidelberg heralds 50 years in business
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A 1980s license plate baring an abbreviation of "Heidelberg" sits on a shelf behind the bar. Many decorations from the restaurant and the University of Missouri's past can be found around the dinning room. Ted Noelker/Staff Photographer Published with Historic Heidelberg heralds 50 years in business