Old Union Depot Detail (Joplin, Missouri)
Located to the northeast of the intersection of 2nd (Broadway) and North Main streets behind the Joplin post office, this shell of a depot was built in 1911. The Art Deco style was designed by architect Louis Curtiss, who designed a number of similar-looking depots in the central southern U.S. The structure served the Kansas City Southern and Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT or Katy) railroads. It was last used in 1969, and has deteriorated steadily since then.
The Joplin Union Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Joplin, Missouri is a lovely small city located in the southwestern part of the Show Me State, near to the Kansas and Oklahoma state lines. With around 50,000 residents, it is the largest city in Jasper County (even though the primary county seat is Carthage). Its location along Route 66 has made it an iconic community of the southern Midwest.
Old Union Depot Detail (Joplin, Missouri)
Located to the northeast of the intersection of 2nd (Broadway) and North Main streets behind the Joplin post office, this shell of a depot was built in 1911. The Art Deco style was designed by architect Louis Curtiss, who designed a number of similar-looking depots in the central southern U.S. The structure served the Kansas City Southern and Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT or Katy) railroads. It was last used in 1969, and has deteriorated steadily since then.
The Joplin Union Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Joplin, Missouri is a lovely small city located in the southwestern part of the Show Me State, near to the Kansas and Oklahoma state lines. With around 50,000 residents, it is the largest city in Jasper County (even though the primary county seat is Carthage). Its location along Route 66 has made it an iconic community of the southern Midwest.