Historic signage note cards to support Joplin tornado relief effort
Hannah Simpson Jefferies grew up in Joplin and now lives in Chicago where she works as an interior designer for Perkins and Will architectural firm. On one of her trips to Joplin, she went around town taking photographs of some iconic signs. Sadly, many of the signs she photographed were on businesses destroyed by the May 22, 2011 tornado. In her grief over her devastated city and her desire to help in some way, she designed these note cards to help raise funds for planting trees. Please check them out. The sign images certainly illustrate the uniqueness of Joplin. Click here to see Set 1 and here to see Set 2.
The cards are available at the Post Library, if you prefer to purchase them locally and save on postage.
Leslie, Hello again from Portland , OR and Bangkok. I just received by Fed Ex your latest Book “Joplin”
direct from Arcadia and as usual in all your books you have done a great job. I am sorry I did not make it again to the old home @ 2425 Empire in Blendville before the tornados hit. I understand from friends that it was wiped out, which is to bad, as my mother said to us growing up we lived in the 2nd oldest house in our area built in 1882. I never checked that out to see if true. I have been trying to find pictures of it after the tornado to see what it looks like to put in my collection of Joplin but can not find anyone that is offering that service, any one you know of?
I would like to order those note cards, both sets, how do I do it????
Are you planning on another book showing what was and what is left or gone after the tornado??
Thanks again for writing another history book, all ways like to add them to my library.
Sincerely yours,
Ralph M Neil, 12630 NW Barnes Road #4 Portland OR 97229/JHS CLASS OF 1959
( Above till Dec 2011 when I go to my other place in Thailand for the winter)
Thanks, Ralph! I would be happy to go take a photo of that address on Empire. The problem is, I might not be able to find it! It’s hard to tell what street you’re on, much less where on the block you are. It’s terrible. Now I’m intrigued. I’ll see what I can find out about the age of the house. If you’ll send me your email address, I’ll email the photo to you after I take it.
As to a before/after tornado book, I’m hesitant to do that because so many people are churning out tornado-related books. I might consider it, since no one else is addressing the historic aspect of what was lost.
I can mail you the not cards. I’ll just go ahead and mail them and let you know what the postage comes to and you can send me a check.