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Published: 2013-10-29 14:39:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 2686; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 0
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Description So this is from my recent urbex adventure to the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells TX. This was by far the riskiest urbexing venture I've ever taken, but I believe it turned out to be very rewarding. This is the lobby of the hotel.Β 
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Diesel74656 [2014-09-06 09:45:01 +0000 UTC]

Awesome location.

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to Diesel74656 [2014-09-07 23:03:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. It was indeed incredible.Β 

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LxLisaxchan [2014-01-16 18:21:37 +0000 UTC]

Woah, it's beaufiful inside there =o

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to LxLisaxchan [2014-01-16 18:25:57 +0000 UTC]

Isn't it? I'd seen other pictures of it before I went there, but it did nothing to compare to the sight when I actually walked in there for the first time. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was.Β 

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LxLisaxchan In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2014-01-16 18:54:50 +0000 UTC]

I want to go there too! o_o ^^

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to LxLisaxchan [2014-01-16 22:25:13 +0000 UTC]

haha You'd have to fly all the way out to America to do it. But I'd say you have far better chances of finding way cool places to urbex over there in your country.Β 

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LxLisaxchan In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2014-01-17 15:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Would be nice if i could see places like that here I just have to find them!

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to LxLisaxchan [2014-01-17 16:48:48 +0000 UTC]

Yes, and the finding of those places can be part of the fun!Β 

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TFG1001 [2013-10-30 22:38:11 +0000 UTC]

Really brilliant photograph Places looks familiar to some scene in a film.. But good

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to TFG1001 [2013-10-31 04:27:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. And ya, I can see why you'd say that. For some reason it brought to my mind the song "Once Upon a December" from Anastasia.

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TFG1001 In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2013-10-31 15:48:06 +0000 UTC]

wow

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to TFG1001 [2013-10-31 15:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Its incredible, huh? I just posted "Once Upon a December" which lets you see the other half of the lobby.Β 

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Sinije [2013-10-30 09:17:42 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work!

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to Sinije [2013-10-30 15:12:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. It was certainly a beautiful place.

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flouman [2013-10-29 20:51:33 +0000 UTC]

such a waste of a beautiful building would love to have seen it in its gloryΒ Β Β Β Β 

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to flouman [2013-10-30 03:49:13 +0000 UTC]

I find it to be beautiful even in this decrepit state. It was build in 1926 for the wealthy, and has been closed since the 70's. I would have loved to see it in all its glory too. But, there is a current effort underway to renovate it.

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flouman In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2013-10-30 09:54:09 +0000 UTC]

l hope they do it be nice to see itΒ 

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to flouman [2013-10-30 14:31:59 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it really would.

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flouman In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2013-10-30 14:34:19 +0000 UTC]

have you any photo of the outside would be nice to see itΒ 

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to flouman [2013-10-30 14:36:31 +0000 UTC]

Yes I do, and I hope to be posting them soon.

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flouman In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2013-10-30 14:42:04 +0000 UTC]

l shall look forward to seeing themΒ Β Β Β Β Β 

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to flouman [2013-10-30 14:47:04 +0000 UTC]

And I look forward to posting them. (= Thank you so much for adding me to your watch!

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flouman In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2013-10-30 15:04:11 +0000 UTC]

your welcome theres so many old beautiful buildings just left to rot Β  even some of them look a lot better than these new things there are buildingΒ 

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Tara-the-Brave In reply to flouman [2013-10-30 15:07:54 +0000 UTC]

Yes, you're right. And that is especially true where I live, here in the US. But, it does provide opportunity for me as an urbexer. (Urban explorer.) ^_^

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flouman In reply to Tara-the-Brave [2013-10-30 15:12:48 +0000 UTC]

Β Β 

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tuta158 [2013-10-29 18:20:18 +0000 UTC]

Interesting place. Once expensive and luxury next abandoned and empty. Could you tell me from wher i comming light in this photo ?


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Tara-the-Brave In reply to tuta158 [2013-10-29 18:33:56 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. This was once a hotel for the rich, but its been abandoned since the 70's. But even in this state I believe its very beautiful. Just in a different way than it once was.Β 


As for the lighting; on the opposite wall of those arches are where the front doors of the building are. They're now boarded up, but above each set of doors was a window, through which the daylight still filtered in. Soon I'll be posting another photo of this room from a very slightly different angle that will allow you to see those doors and windows on the other wall.Β 

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