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Hotel Motel
Journey Motel Court
The Journey Motel Court, located just off Highway 61 in Memphis, Tennessee, opened in the mid-20th century as a classic roadside stop for travelers navigating the Blues Highway.
Christmas Hotel
In a quiet downtown, this early 20th-century hotel stands as a forgotten relic of travelers’ tales.
Hotel Sabine
Built in 1928, the Hotel Sabine rose as a 10-story testament to the city’s oil-fueled prosperity of the late 1920s.
Orlando Sun Resort
During my early exploration of the Orlando Sun Resort, I encountered an unsettling sight that quickly overshadowed my curiosity about the property.
Wisteria Hotel
The Wisteria Hotel in Winona, Mississippi, is a historic landmark with a rich history dating back to its construction in 1910 by W.B. and Delia Van Kirk. Designed by renowned architect R.H. Hunt, this three-and-a-half-story Colonial Revival building became a bustling hub during the 1920s and 1930s, largely due to its proximity to the Illinois Central and Southern Railway lines.
Pines Motel
If all of the pine trees have been cut down, can it still be called the Pines Motel? Here are three of the reviews from Google Maps...
Hotel of Yesteryear
This hotel and buildings is a historic hotel complex in Tennessee. It was rebuilt in the 1890s, surrounded by original 1860 cottages. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The main hotel building was erected in the 1890s by Matt F. Allen on the site of a former hotel built by Emanuel Kreider in 1849. The first hotel burned down in the late 1880s, but thirteen cottages dating back to 1860 survived the fire. The hotel complex was acquired by W. C. West and A. E. Beard in 1908, and they closed it down in 1917.
Relax
I have no idea when this place was abandoned, but it has been awhile. There isn't much vandalism. It's more or less just rotting. It's evident there have been some squatters, but even that looks like it has been while.
Toro Hotel
First, it was Hodges Gardens Motor Inn, just across the highway from the magnificent Hodges Gardens. It was created and designed specifically to complement Hodges Gardens…which in the 60s was such a heavy tourist attraction that a nearby hotel (okay, motel) and restaurant was needed. Not just wanted, but needed, and an accompanying golf course was perfect for the men who might tend to be bored with the Gardens. Later, perhaps in the early 70s though I am not exactly sure of the when, it became Toro Hills Motel & Restaurant. That is how I remember it, when my grammar school marching group from Lake Charles (the Our Lady Queen of Heaven Barronettes!) visited Hodges Gardens and ate across the street after the Many Christmas Parade. As kids, eating out anywhere was fantastic… but I remember having such a blast at Toro Hills… us all spread out in a room that I swear at the time seemed every bit as big as two skating rinks combined. When I moved to Many in the early 1990s, it was still Toro Hills. It is where we ate after the Easter Sunrise service, and they served an incredible breakfast to pretty much fill you up for the day. I ate dinner (supper) more times than I could count for the next many years at the Grille which overlooked the golf course. The golf course was one of the best in the state from what I had heard. ~ http://allthingssabine.com/goodbye-to-the-hills-once-toro-and-later-emerald/
Governors House Hotel & Convention Center
The hotel, opened in the 1960s, prospered for over 20 years and featured 197 rooms, over 19,500 square feet of meeting and convention space, restaurant and an outdoor pool in the shape of the state of Alabama. Then, in the 1990s, larger hotels were built downtown drawing both staff and guests away from the Governor's House Hotel.
Sweet Suite
This hotel in Mississippi doesn't look as if it closed all that long ago. The lobby area is still locked up & in decent shape. There were some broken windows, but they have been boarded back up. Some of the rooms are still locked down tight & you can't see in. Others, well, look used. Some homeless and or druggies are using them for shelter. I didn't encounter any on my visit, but they are there regularly. One room was a two story suite. Complete with full kitchen & a nice walk in shower.
The Pool is Closed
It looks like Detroit, but this abandoned hotel is in Mississippi. This was a quick trip in & get the heck out. I didn't get to do a walk through, but hope to get back to do so with some company. There were several sketchy people & I didn't hang around long. The pool was the coolest part of the whole place.
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