by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
Hook-Up Trucking Ownership (1998) By the summer of 1998, the Newman Building had stood at the corner of 6th and Main for nearly nine decades, weathering cycles of change that reflected the fortunes of downtown Joplin. Its grand opening in 1910 had marked a high point...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
The Boulevard of Joplin Era (Late 1980s–Early 1990s) By the late 1980s, the Newman Building stood as both a reminder of Joplin’s bustling past and a challenge for its future. Once the pride of Main Street commerce and later the headquarters of the Pentecostal Church...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
Pentecostal Church of God Ownership (1973–1980s) When the Newman Brothers department store closed its doors in 1972, downtown Joplin lost more than a major retailer. It lost a landmark institution that had been a cornerstone of commerce for over six decades. The...
by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Newman Building
Life Inside Joplin’s Grandest Shopping Destination When the Newman Brothers Department Store opened its doors on November 21, 1910, it immediately became the crown jewel of downtown Joplin. The steel-framed, seven-story building at the corner of 6th and Main was more...
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...
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