Legal Battles and Crime Stories (1915)

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...

Conception and Planning (1907–1910)

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...