Made dinner plans yet? If you happened to be strolling along Main Street north of Fourth and Main one hundred and twelve years ago, you might decide to find a bite to eat inside one of Joplin’s most famous (or infamous) dining places, the House of Lords. Below are two menus from August, 1899, which undoubtedly satisfied some Joplinite’s hungry stomach. At the time, the House of Lords was operated by Louis N. Rahn, hence, “Rahn’s House of Lords.”
…only requirement is a time machine.
Of those who lived in Joplin, the city claimed not a few number of sons of Ireland. Some of the city’s wealthiest citizens, such as Patrick Murphy and Thomas Connor, were the children of Irish immigrants or born in Ireland. In a tip o’ the hat to Joplin’s Irish, presented below is a menu ad for the Connor Hotel’s restaurant. The Connor, named after Thomas Connor, was once the architectural centerpiece of Joplin’s downtown. Not bad for a true son of Ireland.
A 1923 ad for the restaurant at the Connor Hotel
Source: Joplin Globe
