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Tropicana Motel / Tropics Lounge, Joplin, MO (motel) |
tikijackalope
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 23, 2003
Posts: 790
From: KS/MO
|  Posted: 2003-12-11 05:12 am
Name:Tropicana Motel / Tropics Lounge
Type:motel
Street:2417 S Range Line
City:Joplin
State:MO
Zip:64801
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct
Description:
The Tropics Lounge, 2415 S Range Line, originally called the Tropic Room, was built in 1959 or 1960 and the adjacent Tropicana Motel, 2417 S Range Line was finished a year later. This is a postcard view of the motel, as built:
By 2002, when both businesses were demolished, the motel sign had been damaged by one of Joplin's many storms and most of it had been replaced:
As the Tropics Lounge was being demolished, the original tikiesque Tropic Room lettering was revealed; it was saved by the owners for usage in the Tropicana Lounge and Grill, 3215 S Main, Joplin MO, which they soon opened. They did not replace the motel.
I managed to buy the "entrance" arrow (above), the tiki head part of the sign (below two photos) and some hanging ceiling fixtures (third photo below):
As the buildings were demolished, nearly everything was scavanged and sold. I'm afraid this photo is symbolic of the fate of Tiki in SW MO:
[ This Message was edited by: tikijackalope on 2003-12-11 05:14 ]
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vegastikidude
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jul 07, 2003
Posts: 99
From: Las Vegas, NV
| Posted: 2003-12-13 9:11 pm
Nice saves on the signs and light fixtures!!! I don't recall seeing this place but I've been to Joplin several times since I'm originally from Northwest Arkansas. I'm sure there a lots of old places like the Tropicana back in that part of the country that have long-since (unfortunately) met their demise. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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