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I’m not sure how many postcards fit in a two-foot box, but it’s a lot. After my stepdad found his mom’s old collection, I was shocked to find two from tiny North Webster, Indiana! The first was of the old North Webster Motel, which I wrote about here. The second depicted the M&M Restaurant. I’d never heard of the place, so I set out to find whatever I could.

Fred Clark and his wife, Beatrice, moved to North Webster in 1942¹ and opened the first iteration of the M&M restaurant downtown at 119 North Main Street². Eventually, the restaurant moved to 756 South Main Street on State Road 13³.

Unfortunately, the original building no longer exists. According to the rear of the postcard, though, the new restaurant south of town featured “M&M Char-Broiled Steaks, Prime Rib of Beef, Hoosier Fried Chicken, and Varied Selection of Sea Foods.” That’s my kind of place! 

Aside from all the food, the M&M featured a whopping seven dining areas: the Coffee Shop, Family Room, Plantation Room, Fire Side Room, New Orleans Room, Coach Room, and Executive Conference Room. I’ve never heard of such a variety of places to sit and eat before. 

The Clarks retired in 1970, and Beatrice died in 1986. Charles passed away the following year⁴. Fortunately, the M&M building is still standing, as home to American Legion Post 253. 

Sources Cited
1 M&M Restaurant Founder Succumbs (1987, April 9). The Muncie Star. p. 20. 
2 Hostetler, V. Indiana Album (2016, September 27). It was located at 119 N. Main St., on Lot 21 of the original town plat. The building just to [Comment]. Facebook.
3 Indiana Album (2016, September 27). North Webster – The M&M Cafe was a popular restaurant in North Webster for many decades. It was owned by Fred Clark and [Post]. Facebook. 
4 (See footnote 1).