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JOPLIN, Mo. — The future home of Joplin’s Schroeder Family Exploreum takes part in an international celebration. STEAM Day is celebrated internationally on November 8, highlighting how science ...
Route 66 Mural Park (opened 2013 in Joplin, Missouri) operates as a public park, specifically as a touchstone for US Route 66 tourists as well as for local preservers of U.S. Route 66 in Missouri. The park includes two large tile murals proposed by Paul Whitehill, produced by Images In Tile USA [ 1 ] and designed by artists Chris Auckerman [ 2 ...
The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Joplin. It developed between about 1883 and 1958 and includes representative examples of Mission Revival , Art Deco , and Modern Movement style architecture.
Fred Herring started a chili counter on Joplin's Main Street just 3 blocks south of what would become Route 66.The eatery catered to local blue-collar workers such as the area miners and in 1943 was moved seven blocks south to its current location, which happened to be across the street from the grocery store that supplied the meat for Herring's chili.
Nov. 19—Volunteers from a diverse coalition of community organizations are leading local efforts to help people obtain or replace their photo identification. Something many people take for ...
Eventually Hugh and Lee Anne Howsman purchased the building to house their Howsman's Office Supply and Furniture Co. [9] Over time Howsman's business plan changed and in 2006 they sold the building to the Matt Miller Co. of Springfield, Missouri, [10] who redeveloped the upper stories into lofts and restored the main floor into an events space.
Joplin is the main hub of the three-county Joplin-Miami, Missouri-Oklahoma Metro area, which is home to 210,077 people; this makes the city the fifth largest metropolitan area in Missouri. In May 2011, a violent EF5 tornado killed more than 150 people and destroyed one-third of the city.
Mercy Park is a 16-acre park in Joplin, Missouri, built on land donated by Mercy Hospital Joplin. [1] It was created as a result of the recovery efforts following the May 2011 tornado on what was the hospital's original site. [2]