In case you missed it, last Saturday the Joplin Globe ran an article on the 100th birthday of one of downtown’s most illustrious surviving buildings, the Newman Building. The article, by Debby Woodin, offers both a brief history of the Newman retail business and the building. Additionally with the article are some nice era photographs of the interior of the building when it was at its height. Now the home of city hall, the building is one of the shining examples of why it’s so important to preserve Joplin’s past.
The Newman Building circa 1913.
Source: Joplin Globe, Historic Joplin Collection
