Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Business advertisement for Hotel Lee located at 409-415 North 3rd Street

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2020.25.330

Description

Business advertisement for Hotel Lee located at 409-415 North 3rd Street. https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/3rdstreet/3rdstreet.html

Photograph Details

Subject

Photo

Subject Place

Location

3rd Street

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Context

Circa 1909 HOTEL LEE 409-411 North 3rd Street Circa 1925 NOMA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 409-415 North 3rd Street Circa 1946 KANSAS CITY QUARTERMASTER DEPOT BLDG No 1 409 North 3rd Street Circa 1953 NOMA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 409-415 North 3rd Street NOMA LIGHTS 409-415 North 3rd Street Demolished during Urban Renewal (1909) Warehouse/Light Manufacturing Facility. Commercial influence. Seven-story brick building. Cornice missing; corbeled brick below cornice location. Brick "pilasters" resting on stone lug sills on corbels on the seventh story with panels of brick between each of the six bays. Corbeling separates the seventh from the sixth story. Second through sixth stories with very slight projected pilasters separating bays with stone capitals and plinths resting on a stone stringcourse above the first story. First-story bays were separated by rusticated pilasters with spandrel panels beneath each of the window bays; the remainder of the bays were altered. All facade window openings are filled, but bays are maintained. North and south elevations with double rowlock segmental arch 3 vertical light/3 vertical light sash, some blocked but openings maintained. NOMA was formed in 1925 as the National Outfit Manufacturer's Association. NOMA was an American company best known for making Christmas lights. Most of the Christmas lights were produced in St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1965, NOMA Lights Incorporated officially filed for bankruptcy. The end of the largest Christmas light manufacturer in the world had come, due in large part to foreign competition. Noma was once the largest manufacturer of holiday lighting in the world, but since 1967 it has only existed as a licensed trademark. The building was demolished during Urban Renewal. Currently, a parking lot is occupying this location. Photo #1 - Noma Lights before demolition Photo #2 - NOMA lights exhibit at the Patee House museum Photo #3 - NOMA Lights building gone in seconds - part 1 Photo #4 - NOMA lights building gone in seconds - part 2 Photo #5 - NOMA Christmas lights Photo #6 - Before it's destruction, it became an outlet store Photo #7 - NOMA Christmas bubble lights Photo #8 - NOMA Christmas bubble lights Photo #9 - 1948 Advertisement for 26" & 18" Noma Bubble Lite Christmas Trees Photo #10 - Lighted Angel for the top of the Christmas tree Photo #11 - NOMA Lights advertisement Photo #12 - St Joseph News Press article Photo #13 - An assembly line at NOMA Lights Photo #14 - A Christmas message Photo #15 - Color Photo of NOMA Lights Photo #16 - January 2, 1955, News Press photo Photo #17 - January 2, 1955, News Press photo Photo #18 - January 2, 1955, News Press photo Photo #19 - January 2, 1955 News Press photo

Collection

PHOTOGRAPH