by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
From Boom to Relocation (1970 to 1972) By the early 1970s, the Newman Brothers Department Store had been a fixture at the corner of 6th and Main Street in Joplin, Missouri, for more than sixty years. Since its grand opening in November 1910, generations of Joplin...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
The Story of Joplin’s Newman Building – Part 4: Spectacle on Main Street – The Human Fly Stunt (1924) On Tuesday, May 27, 1924, the people of Joplin gathered in the heart of downtown for a spectacle that promised both excitement and danger. At 5 o’clock that...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
The Story of Joplin’s Newman Building – Part 3: Legal Battles and Crime Stories (1915) By 1915, the Newman Brothers Building had been a central fixture in downtown Joplin’s commercial life for nearly five years. The store’s elegant plate-glass windows displayed...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
The Story of Joplin’s Newman Building – Part 2: Construction, Labor Disputes, and Grand Opening (1910–1914) By the summer of 1910, the steel frame of the Newman Brothers Building was climbing steadily above the intersection of 6th and Main Street. Commissioned by the...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
The Story of Joplin’s Newman Building – Part 1: Conception and Planning (1907–1910) At the dawn of the twentieth century, Joplin, Missouri was in the midst of a remarkable transformation. The wealth of the Tri-State Mining District had turned the once-frontier town...
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