Connor Hotel - Joplin MO - Route 66 - The Mother Road on Waymarking.com

THE CONNOR HOTEL

JOPLIN'S ORIGINAL INDUSTRIES WERE LEAD AND ZINC

MINING, SMELTING AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING.

JOPLIN BECAME THE CENTER OF ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT MINING FIELDS IN THE WORLD.

IN 1906 AND 1907, THE CONNOR HOTEL WAS BUILT TO

PROVIDE ACCOMODATIONS FOR PARTIES AND BANQUETS.

THE 4TH AND MAIN ST AREA WAS THE CENTER OF

JOPLIN'S SOCIAL LIFE FOR CAMP CROWDER'S SOLDIERS,

THE AREA'S INDUSTRIES AND VISITORS. THIS EIGHT

STORY FRENCH RENAISSANCE BUILDING HAD CARVED

ARABESQUES, A ROOF GARDEN PENTHOUSE BALLROOM,

AND A GLASSED-IN ROOM ON THE TOP WITH A VIEW OF THE

SKYLINE. THE CANOPIED ENTRANCE LED GUESTS INTO

A SPACIOUS AND ORNATE LOBBY RICHLY DRAPED WITH

LACE, SATINS AND VELVET. THE ROTUNDA AND GRAND

STAIRWAY WAS FINISHED ENTIRELY IN WHITE ITALIAN

MARBLE WITH IMMENSE NEWEL POSTS.

DESPITE THE DREAM OF THE LAST OWNERS, BURL M.

AND CEOLA GARVIN, TO REFURBISH THE HOTEL, THE

LAST BUSINESS IN THE HOTEL CLOSED IN 1977. THE

CONNOR HOTEL WAS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL HISTORIC

REGISTER.

1926 - MAIN STREET BECAME PART OF U.S. HIGHWAY 66

1935 - U.S. HIGHWAY 66 WAS DEDICATED TO THE NOBLE

STATESMAN WILL ROGERS

"WE CAN'T ALL BE HEROES BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS

TO SIT ON THE CURB AND CLAP AS THEY GO BY."

WILL ROGERS

A MEMORIAL TO THE GRAND LADY OF JOPLIN

THE CONNOR HOTEL 4TH & MAIN STREET

Americana: Motel/Hotel Significant Interest: Memorial Milestone or Marker: Dedication Address of Icon: 300 S Main Street 4th & Main Joplin, MO USA Web Site Address: Not listed

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