Paramount Building

Originally built in 1912 as the lobby and retail frontage of the Joplin Electric Theater, the theater was later renamed the Paramount Theater and demolished in 1965. The space behind the current frontage buildings where the theater stood are being landscaped to provide a pocket park and recreational area for the tenants of the surrounding apartment buildings. The current four commercial and retail locations on the first floor are lease and are contributing to Joplin’s vibrant downtown. The vacant second floor of the Paramount Building will be developed in soon as high-end residential apartments.