Exploring the Abandoned Baker Hotel - 1920's Hotel in Decay
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In this episode, we explore the massive building of the Baker Hotel. Built in 1929 as a large spa destination for the mineral water in the area, it was extremely advanced with cold mineral water pumped into all 450 rooms. After the discovery of new medications in the 40's and 50's the popularity of mineral water's healing properties drastically declined thus causing the hotel to struggle to find guests. The building has been closed since 1972 and has endured a lot of decay.
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Guys, I have watched a lot of your videos and I enjoy them a lot. I am 61 years old and my father, oldest brother, and his wife all have been exposed to asbestos. Asbestos takes a long time to begin destroying the lining in your lungs. That lining is the thing that transmits oxygen into your bloodstream. Asbestos encapsulates the tube like structures in the lining and blocks the oxygen from entering your bloodstream. The effect is you slowly suffocate and there is no cure. My father began experiencing the effects of it in 1995-96, As he aged it became more of a struggle to get O2 in. Luckily he had a massive heart attack and he passed before it became too bad. My sister in law has a partially atrophic lung which has about 30% capacity now. The fibers are very very small and you could have it flying all around you in these old buildings and not even realize it. I know the masks are bulky and hot at times but you need to seriously consider using them in some of these places. Stay safe.
Yikes true my friend. Condolences about your father and much strength to your sister she doesn't deserve that,all she did is wash her husband's work clothes.
Good idea, and thanks for your consideration for these guys
When your young and bulletproof and you think “that won’t happen to me”.... A couple of exposures, while not good for you wont necessarily lead to asbestosis or mesothelioma; the amount of exploring these two do, they really should wear charcoal filter masks, and I’ve commented saying that. But hey, it won’t happen to me, right?!
A+ and thanks for the warning.
This is fantastic advice from a very smart man.
Never a fan of vandalism, but I have to admit...the faces on the washing machines made me laugh.
Katie Trimue yea lol
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Came here just for this comment. I was thinking the exact same 😆.
17:12 check out the one on the right
Katie, Nobody is a fan of vandalism, just the people who vandalize.
"It sounds like there are people around every corner" I am the night time janitor at a 100 year old movie palace and I know exactly what you mean.
Fellow janitor! Some of the places I clean aren't that old and they still sound that way, or they creak like they're about to collapse.
I know you guys probably don't get much appreciation for what you guy's do and it's real crazy to me that all the places we go to are kept the way they are because of you guys, thanks for all the hard work!
@@MultiTelan Creaking is a good thing! If an old building isn't creaking, it means the structure is fully saturated and any more weight could cause it to collapse.
@@verminscum well like I said, most of them aren't that old 😆
Wow, Amanda! Bet you've had a few hairy moments!
The Baker Hotel is being renovated with a projected reopening in 2022. Maybe you can do a followup when it reopens.
jhankri That’s fantastic news. I absolutely love these old buildings and hearing of their renovations.
@@geetarbube hell yeah im glad to hear this especially because it has historical and cultural value very nice indeed
dear god, I don't want to be the dude paying for all of that water to be drained. there must be so much mold everywhere
Melanie G I was thinking the same thing. This place is to moldy and disgusting to fix it. The walls are too weak and nothing could be helped with this hotel. Unless the knock down this old hotel with a new one and say it’s the same thing.
roadtrippers.com/magazine/baker-hotel-mineral-wells-texas/
My great great grandmother was a maid at the Baker Hotel in the 30s. I also own a chair that sat in the lobby during the hotel's prime!
Too bad you didn't post a picture of that chair...I love old furniture and things from old buildings.
@@roslynnf3104
Need maid stories?
"Sept 30,1905:
The work was grueling, generally unrewarding and mentally numbing.
The upper class patrons were aloof and ignored me as if I was invisible."
Oct 1,1905:
*Same as above.
Is your chair haunted?
Hope the chair is just chillin 😁
Cool!
Be really cool if you'd include pictures of how these places previously looked back in its prime
Jay Lew
Yes 👍
Don't take this the wrong way, but these fellas weren't around when the hotel was new and booming. So, the only likely source for them to find pictures of what it looked like in its prime might be.... the internet. Since you're posting comments on here, I'm going to go out on a limb, and assume that you have access to it. Use it. Try any search engine, see what you can find. No need to report back :) Anyone else wanting to see the results could do the exact same.
Hey Jay Lew, check out this comparison video. Very cool to see. th-cam.com/video/t5e9eL9qM5Y/w-d-xo.html
Stan you don't have many friends do you
@Russbot Apocolypse 2020 LMAO
If I were a cop and recieved a call to go there and investigate I'd just eat donuts in the parking lot for 20 minutes and say it's clear.
hahaha...good ,,, made me laugh ...
Local officers in my area get called to an old abandoned church all the time. They HAVE to go in and search each time at gunpoint. So now by law people get cited if they don’t secure their properties because it’s a safety issue.
🤣🤣
Dr. Jellyfinger is that the only time you eat donuts 🍩 for 20 minutes ?
I thank you very kindly for your service to the community and your dedication to police transparency!
UPDATE: THEY HAVE RESTORED SO MUCH ALREADY, AND YES THEY ARE REPLICATING THE ORIGINAL HOTEL. THEY TOOK OLD PLASTER, OLD MIRRORS REPLICATIONS.. SO YES IT IS GOING TO BE OPEN AGAIN.
I just went to look for old pictures of this place and saw they're doing a huge 3 year historical renovation project, due to open in 2026. I sincerely was hoping they would restore it to its former self and not make it all modernized and sterile-looking. Happy to hear that won't be the case!
It was recently bought and is going to be renovated soon, I hope they keep the 20s architecture.
No kidding? I'm so glad to hear that.
64 million and intend to mix new ideas but continue the mineral bath. It is slated to reopen in 2022. Ill be there.
will never happen
@@wesgore8016 I bet this plan falls through. As most remodeling projects seem to be anyways.
This is true, I live in Mineral Wells and the reno has begun.
Update: The Baker Hotel was awarded 67 million to restore it and should reopen sometime in 2022
So cool!
Oh?
Source?
Wiki...
Would like to see photos when finished
I'm always scared that these guys are going to fall through the floor in one of these buildings
They keep going it will happen, especially in old industrial plants.
Then the property owner will get sued by the parents.
i pray for their safety & health regularly ;-)
Who knows,it might be that or eventually the exposure to asbestos will get them.
@@chazzcoolidge2654 not to mention the mold piling up in these places. Moisture in an abandoned building eventually leads to black mold and nasty lung issues.
Me too. As a viewer I love the vids, as a mom of a boy, they make me nervous every time. Be careful guys. 😮
Thank you for doing this. I'm 59, I've wanted to see inside this hotel all my life, I've been passing by it on one road trip or another all my life as I was born in Abilene and we had people in MW at one time. I'm so glad this popped up in my recommended and even though I know this has been up awhile I just discovered it and did want to leave a comment. Oh, and new subbie.
After being redone it should reopen sometime in 2022 !👍👻
It'll be finished in Sept or Oct...whole town is waiting
@@ghostcityshelton9378 damn I was tryna explore it
Even after many decades of being abandoned, you can still see the beauty of this majestic hotel
Lucas, my thoughts exactly
The 'glitter' in the ceiling are iridescent iris flakes. It was added to spray-on applications of the original popcorn ceilings. This was popular in the 1950s to 1980, something different, helped to insulate noise and cover up cracks in the older ceilings.
I remember them in motels back in the early 80s
ARCHIEANGELinOH it’s fucking asbestos and shit! Run, run for your lives!
I have glitter popcorn ceilings in my home 😂
Typically popcorn ceilings don't have the glitter. The glitter generally only comes with asbestos.
I know in some old buildings it's glass flakes
My brother is a plumbing engineer and is working for the company that will be doing the rehab. I can’t begin to imagine the cost of bringing this incredible building back to its original grandeur.
I read $65M
@@BA-ef4pr honestly that seems like a pretty low estimate
998 billion@@Weimerica8841
My grandfather was a bell hop here when he was 15! I am glad the renovation process has begun. I'd love to walk the same grounds as young Jack. Loved my papa.
For some reason I find the sound of people walking through abandoned buildings (things like glass and rocks being crunched under boots) one of the most satisfying sounds ever. This plus the amazing shots you guys get is just a gold mine of great content
SpeckOfDignity Me too, then I looked up "ASMR Walking On Gravel" to help me sleep when I can't sleep.😊
Muze Rhythm I'm one of the first people to ever make asmr :)
Touché gentlemen! I was in that hotel back in 70 or 71 with my dad. My strongest memory is there was a lot of old people, I was 9. But I do remember being fascinated with its decor. I grew up in south Florida. And the ceilings,, that popcorn coating had glitter in it, had a house in Miami with it. This one hit home guys. Sad to think we were able to create such beauty and just drop it for something new. But that’s America.
yettobseen According to people in the comments, it seems they want to touch up the place for using it again in the future.
I'm betting $100 they restore it to 1929 design and not 1972 so that popcorn glitter ceiling and shag carpeted elevators are outta therez
yettobseen facebook.com/thebakerhotel/
Not something new, unless you mean medical advancement. It's not like the Hilton chain or the Marriott built a competing resort and everyone started going there. People went there for the medicinal waters and probably family and friends went with them. That bubble popped and the hotel could not sustain.
That's not glitter, it's asbestos.
So was curious about The signature of the man who painted the wall. A little research led me to the following information: Aubra M. Cooper was born in 1900(although his death info says 1902) and died in 1978. He was the husband of Velma Louise Clement Greer Cooper and father of Aubra Maurice Cooper Jr born 1928 died 1988. Mr Cooper married into a family of a long line of house painters thus his work painting the hotel even though the 1930 census states his occupation as bus driver/sanitorium. Just thought you might like to know some history of someone who touched those walls. Great explore
10:57 I tried finding out more myself, before I read your comment. You're much better at it than I am!
That was quite interesting information..Thank You!
Great work! I love to think of him writing that note....not knowing that all these years later there'd be such a thing as "The Internet" and a lot of strangers would be looking at his words and hearing all about him.
Painted on sept 11
This is so cool to see in the comments. Thanks!
This place must have been a sight to behold in its heyday.
So refreshing not to have annoying music. And love how you have the echo of music past as you entered the lobby. Really enjoyed this vid. Thanks guys
What?
Maria A. What are you saying "what" for?? She made perfect sense!!
celecia 😹😹😹 I thought the same thing!
Couldn't agree more. I hate videos with that annoying background music.
These guys videos are more entertaining, than others. They do proper job with these vids.
You guys are one of, if not, the best abandoned place explorers on this website
… along with Dan Bell…
Ikr
Have you considered Logan Paul lol
I agree, but also check out Exploring the Unbeaten Path - I found their videos the other day and binge watched every one in 2 days. They are amazing
Lateralus180 Thanks for the recommendation. I’m interested to see what they have to offer
The distorted music played at the beginning is from Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This amazing hotel is actually being almost completely rebuilt as you read this, they have a few floors gutted and have electricity and no windows as they are trying to preserve as much as the original building as they could. All of the motels are completely booked because of how many people they have working on the hotel and there is no sign of the owners wanting to quiet building anytime soon as they are both excited for this
I really hope C19 doesn't put a damper on things.. How lovely it will be to have it restored.
@@InnerPeaceBeauty it's still being renovated, but hoping it'll be done soon
back in it's glory, a woman jumped from the ballroom on top to the pool below. she was drunk and died. there is also a story of a bellman being decapitated in the service elevator.
? oh yeah I know why that sounds familiar to me now this hotel was on Ghost Adventures.
? That’s crazy lol I have no doubt it’s true but to live in those times would have been an interesting experience.
Only problem was she jumped off the wrong side lol the pool is on the other side of the building
@@Bossilini24 damn she had to be fucked up!!
@@ColonelCarnage I thought the same thing but i don't think they went into it in nearly as bad of a state as it is in the video
Imagine how beautiful this must have been in its glory days
My biggest fear about exploring is being locked away somewhere unable to get back out
You have to carry plastic explosive.
I will safe you..
Getting lost is worse
@@Joe050
"I will safe you..
"
Isn't that what your mother said to you?
@@tallswede80
No it was your Mom 😉
At long last, found a sensible channel that doesn't involve the explorers screaming and running off, due to 'ghosts', etc. Great vid guys!. Thank u for sharing, love from England. U just got a new subscriber! X 😀
@Tom 2020 Hello Tom, yeah, Proper People are good. Did you see their Q &A the other day? Really good. I like vids like this, as long as they're quality! Abandoned World Explorer (from London) is quite good too. Hope you're keeping safe, wherever you are in sunny England! 😁🇬🇧
Yeah I hear that. I do believe in ghosts and have had experiences. But how is it that explorers on some channels seem to have crazy shit happen every single time, and others never have any ghostly experiences?
Been obsessed with this place since I was little! Snuck in a few times as well - never to the very top though, always got too sketched out. It’s so beautiful but it can be very terrifying
The ballroom at the top is the best part.
I swear! Baker Hotel reminds me so much of Disney's Hollywood Tower of Terror.
I love it when we get background info regarding the place being explored. THANKS so much.
Me too, Rhonda.
It's claimed to be haunted. A pregnant woman killed herself there when it was open and somebody died trying to jump into the pool. He missed.
What background info? These guys walked around and described what the camera was showing. At one point there was water running and the guy commented about "glitter on the ceiling". There are civil engineers who do urban exploring that provide WAY more background info.
Aubra M Cooper, the person who allegedly painted the walls September 11, 1957, lived in Palo Pinto County. He would have been about 29 when he painted. He very well could have legit been the painter of those walls.
Actually he was born in 1902 so he would be 55ish. He died at age 76 in 1978
That may have been his father you are referring to, because Aubra M Cooper that I found in my above post
was born in 1928.
It was written in 1967 not 1957
You guys also missed the hidden liquor door in the Baker suite... the 7th floor housed the mistress to mr Baker.. the room with lavender tile
Does anyone else find it to a bit Ironic that the birth of the hotel was about mineral water, an old health fad, and its obvious decay is by rainwater, which is the new health fad??
Cody Prine , umm hmm. Do you also notice people pushing alkalized water as a cure all?
Yup
Yes I noticed that too birth and death all about water
I noticed people pushing weed and essential oils as cure-alls
I was actually wondering about that. I was curious to know if the water was coming from the mineral water tap they installed or if the city just didn't notice a ton a surplus water being wasted. I didn't think it could be tons of rainwater since it's not raining. Interesting.
I love seeing old abandoned buildings of different time periods but I absolutely HATE people who vandalize something so beautiful.
the vandalism makes it prettier
@@auneakeffect why? Only a sick mind would think that
Me too! It killed me seeing all that water! That is heart wrenching to me because I know that building cant keep standing and it leaking like that. IF ONLY somebody could just fix the roof. There is just too much history there to tear it down or to let it fall
Well considering some buildings that have graffiti over graffiti this wasn't that bad especially there wasn't any graffiti on the first floor. You should see some of the old buildings Omar and James have gone into
@@59Lemony It becomes part of the history of the building, though. I mean, I do agree that nobody should be smashing these old buildings to bits, but they're gonna do it anyway, and each time someone comes in there to do so they add their own paragraph in the history books of that site.
So pleased to hear this beautiful building is going to be renovated and used, I really hope they keep a lot of the original pieces of the hotel
I'm awake. It's 12:50am. I'm nostalgic for the past and miss things I never knew.
Mike Noss: I, too, am one who loves the night, and frequently feel as you do. You expressed the feeling so exactly and eloquently. Thank you.
12:31 am.
Maybe you feel nostalgic about the past from a past life that sense of knowing
I know how you feel.
Same and it's 12:35 am
The glitter on the ceiling was called Diamond Dust. This was usually blown upward (machine) after some type of drywall compound was sprayed on the ceiling. The compound covered imperfection on ceilings, like cracks or repairs. We did this kind of work in the 1960's. I believe Aubra C Cooper would have painted there in 1967 which seems most likely because the ceilings were painted before the compound was sprayed on.
HA HA GLITTER ON THE CEILING!!! sounds like the LOOOOOVE SHAAAAACK.
That stranger freaked me out 😂 guys please be safe and bring a weapon with you, nobody knows what could happen in such places
good way to get in even more trouble when the cops finally bust you trespassing; "oh, just making a TH-cam video, not trying to cause any trouble, huh? Then why are you armed?" In some states and in places like the UK, admitting that you are carrying a potentially lethal weapon like a knife for the purpose of defense is considered an admission of intent to commit murder. And in many states carrying a weapon in the commission of another crime is also illegal. And if they can't carry a gun or knife, they might as well just pick up a handy stick or brick off the floor as carry one with them. And maybe they do carry pepper spray already.
When I was little I lived next to this place and thought it was normal. So when I saw these things saying it’s haunted..... I remembered these memories of mine. When I was in 1st grade when my mom would drive us back home from school we would pass the hotel. I remember seeing a little girl in a hotel window every day and would wave at her and she would wave at me. Then we moved out and the last time I had passed the building I made sure to wave one more time. But she wouldn’t wave back.....
So like I found out about this about..... 6 years ago, and was truly terrified.
When we are little, we can see things like that girl, as we age, our spirit receptors go away. Some lucky ones keep it.
That does sound like a horrifying experience
@Gaming Wizard I'm almost completely deaf and only have one arm left so My best friend always takes me with him everwhere since I'm a photographer :D *(abandoned hotels,hospital, factorys,schools and sometimes asylums)*
*(An explanation ^^^)*
We went to this abandoned mental asylum who was rumored to have been experimented on and as i previously said I'm almost completely deaf *(i can hear beeps and whistling sometimes)* and only have one Arm and i got lost? If that makes sense i didn't realize my best friend had turned a corner and i kept walking taking pictures so logically i got lost and somehow found myself in a ward that i think was for the older people like 50-80+ *(i hope this is all understandable! There were 3 wards from children-teenagers to adults and then older people)* and listen i have crippling anxiety problems and a tendency to get overwhelmed and experience panic attacks really fast, i couldn't breath or well stared hyperventilating and suddenly i feel someone tapping me on my shoulder! Me being deaf got the scare of my life so when i turn around there stands this slightly bigger older lady holding her hands up *(I'm 4'11 that's why i said bigger she seemed to be maybe 5'2 if i do remember correctly definitely a good bit taller than myself)* now I'm a paranoid person that does sometimes believe in paranormal activity but in that moment i didn't really think about i thought she was homeless because she did look a bit unkept and dirty but her clothes seemed relatively clean, she was wearing something that looked like maybe a turtle neck and jeans now it was almost fall but it was a warm day so i didn't question it as much as i maybe should have okay? We we're trying to communicate with hand gestured to both keep calm because homeless people regardless of how old they look can feel threatened and attack you and i gestured to my ears and was shaking my hands and you know what she does after a while of thinking i guess? she gestures to her throat and shakes her head now thinking back i have to kind of laugh because what the fuck do you do when you have a deaf and mute in mental asylum with one being on the brink of a panic attack? She knew because she started signing she knew sign language god was i remember being relieved like nothing because you don't meet a lot of people that know sign language but i guess considering she seemed to be mute it made sense that she knew how now it took a bit to explain because i only have my right hand and that meaning i sign slower now her sign language seemed to be rusty because some things i couldn't understand or she left words out i did understand that she was asking me what I was doing here and i told her my friend wad interested in bringing light into what happened *(He's a journalist)* and i was here to take photos of this tragic place, i alos told her i got lost and showed her a photo of my best friend i made on my camera and she decided to walk with me around till we found him so a bit later not much talk besides me sometimes photographing and sometimes saying that it looks beatiful given it's history *(i can talk but I've lost my confidence in my voice since i can't hear it)* and then she says she hears a young man which i hoped of course was best friend and we turn a corner and there he is! I was fucking relieved. But as i went to introduce my new friend i notice she's gone now listen i understood maybe sje got scared my friends 6'6 and heavily tattooed, i told him what happened and he at first didn't belive me because he kept saying he didn't hear anybody, no second pair of footsteps nothing now i thought he was just trying to prank me so i insisted we get something for her as a thank you *(blankets, essentials, water, and winter clothes)* he still thought i was crazy but i guess he just gave up and we went back and we literally searched for and hour and up for her but couldn't find anything *(i still believed she was homeless and thought she moved on or something)* while we searched my best friend found old files he took with him to look at later now we went home and all that, i was editing pictures he was going through articles and the files and he asked me if i could look at the pictures and try to save them and get them back to a good quality, he transferred them onto his computer, send me the pictures now i was editing them etc. And suddenly I'm looking directly at the sweet old lady that helped me i of course was excited i could show him who i saw maybe *(I'm sometimes really slow)* and i started telling him she's the women i saw and he just stops me and tells me that she's one of the victims of the experiments *(if i remember it correctly they wanted to know how much the human mind could take before breaking, it ranged from mental/physical torture to putting them on drugs and in scary situations)* that had died from said experience and i was shocked i definitely saw her! *(this all there was to it)*
Now thinking back it was weird that she was underdressed and seemed almost dirty but her clothes were clean and that she just vanished but while it's a bit creepy i also realized i never felt threatened or uneasy. i was startled of course when she scared me yes but otherwise i was completely calm since i met her which is weird for me since i am extremely anxious and skittish around strangers thinking back I'm just grateful for whatever the women was or is that she helped me because i could have seriously hurt myself. *(this was almost 1 and a half years ago i know it sounds like it's been 30 years since the encounter :D)*
*(i never really told that anyone besides my best friend who was there but seeing you're comment kind of just-i needed to let that out i was 17 at the time now i am 18)*
*(what i mean is i understand what you saw and i believe you)*
Shareef Naeem it was a i think before I moved to my recent house I was being haunted by her. I have 2 other paranormal activity encounters that weren’t very great
Josefine Bergmann WOW. I’m really happy you were lead to that spirit and not another. With the girl I saw, when we left and moved to another house, I think she followed me. Because when I was still little I had a few more encounters. I never saw her face but I always felt her presence. All of the encounters stopped when I turned 10 (3 years ago) so I’m thinking that when I wasn’t fully a kid anymore she didn’t like me much, and went to a new kid.
I feel like this hotel was featured on Ghost Adventures a few years back. SO much better watching you guys go through it though without seeing Zak Bagans constantly saying "bro...dude...BRO...what was that?!" Keep up the good work.
Zak is irritating. I can't believe how cool he seems to think he is. Not.
Omg fuck Dildo Baggins! I LOATHE that guy
@@loditx7706 Zack is easily the most irritatingly, annoying person...he loves himself..i mute him but that's not enough
That would be a great show without that ass hat. Now they just recycle their shit and call it “extra pulses”
@@ojsefg Zack is such a butt nuggit...how many times does he say BRO!!!...somebody flush Zack down that ghost toilet
Thanks guys. Another great explore with background info to educate those of use who dont know the history. Till next vid....👍👍
Andrew Hallett-Patterson they have a fb page. And they do a ghost walk there as well. Looks like they may restore it 🙌🙌🙌
m.facebook.com/thebakerhotel/
m.facebook.com/TheBakerHotelGhostWalk/
MiMi : Thanks bro. I appreciate the links. 👍👍
Andrew Hallett-Patterson i
"A counting machine"
It's a printing press with a counter on it. Lol
Yep.
David Martin thanks, i thought i was wrong thinking it was a printingpress😂
Lmao ikr how dumb can u be
Katie Eubanks you're a dick
all they did was read the label they’re young men who obviously weren’t around in those times and has other things to do like providing us videos on abandoned places to be doing specific research on a old machine
So happy to hear Mark Rawlings and his company have saved Baker Hotel to restore it to it's magnificence! He said in a recent interview he anticipates the hotel and spa to open in late 2024.💫
I would so love to see someone successfully fully restore the Baker Hotel to its original glory cuz it looks like it was a very grand & beautiful place!
Tracy-Lynn McCoy Way too damaged.
@@ChrisDragotta Go back and look again: www.thebakerhotel.com
They are doing it now. Some company bought it and there is a YT channel dedicated to it.
just went to the hotel yesterday apparently they started finally on fixing it up:)
very cool! www.thebakerhotel.com
Oh SWEET!!!
Can I still go explore do you think?
I live 20 minutes from the place but I want to go see it
Peyton Aaron you can only walk around it outside they blocked off all the access areas to get in :\
OmyGosh! It's the REAL Disney "Tower Of Terror! This is so tragic. Why are the letting such a beautiful piece of history deteriorate? Can you imagine this place in its prime?
"They" only need $63 million to get started on the renovation. Pony up.
I live in mineral well and I can’t wait for it to open in 2022 me and my grandma plan to try and get a room the first day it opens
Wtf I’m sorry but this is insane, I just turned the tv on and ghost adventures are on, the episode where they go to the baker hotel. And I’m just watching this now. Three minutes after the episode came on 😂 this is the best timing I’ve ever had lol
Bro saaame!!
Amber Simpson i thought they came here
th-cam.com/video/M8yjQN2oKJw/w-d-xo.html
The ALL seeing ALL hearing access through smart phones. Ever notice pop up ads show things you were just talking about. With me it was 55 gallon drums. So random, now I see all sorts of things related on my phone. Didn't search on phone just talked about them a few times.
its currently being completely restored. small piece my piece being returned to its prime. its going to be amazing when its fixed. theyre literally hand painting light fixtures and doorknobs and stuff. that level of a restoration
That dude you ran into is probably looking for that Kraft Single; he can't remember which floor he dropped it on.
Hilarious
Cro Minion 😂😂😂
Timestamp?
@@sanbornolsen 12:38 for the guy, 15:35 for the Kraft Single. 👍
@@crominion6045 I would frame that single
Love the arch ceilings, main entrance and ball rooms. Your background music and echoing sound effects, were hauntingly perfect. It gave the video life of a forgotten past. It reminded me of the movie, The Shining, well done sir. I'm glad you made it out safely, and the gent staying there understood. That could have been a bad situation for you both.
Thank you for the video.
I was scared until I saw the glitter ceiling
echo's of the shining
LOL
Cheyna Holmes 🤣
That building is beautiful, it's such a shame it's ended up this way. I can imagine it would be such a luxurious place in its prime.
Once rain comes pouring through the roof, it is done.
Karin Scott I live not far away and visit the city frequently. The place has new owners who are renovating in the coming years. More than likely, it is not “done”
@@scottriehm3890 I've seen this video before, unsure how it came up again and I saw the video here, then I did a search with the link to the proposed or imminent work, I wonder if it actually is going to be done or fall through, since it would be a monumental task, but it would be interesting since its a historic hotel and not a cookie cutter example of a modern building.
Bud White I agree that it is no small task. With a building that size would be difficult if it was in much better condition. If I’m not mistaken, they have been trying to raise money for ~5+ years but the fact that they are going to attempt it makes me think it’s possible
Goodness it's absolutely stunning. I live near Mineral wells, always wanted to go in the hotel, so grateful to see the inside of it! Thank y'alls for going there
So refreshing to see urban explorers with actual knowledge on things
I was part of the very first (approved) Ghost hunting Expedition that was allowed to spend the night there, in the late 1990's. We only had power on the first 2 floors (where the caregiver stayed) and the other floors all the way up to the Rainbow room was without power. We used flashlights and equiptment to do our work. It was fascinating to say the least. My favorite of all the rooms (including the Baker Suite) was the Rainbow (ballroom)at the top. The entryway that you showed was in pretty good shape when we were there, they used to rent it out to Prom parties or Wedding receptions, so they kept it nicer, and that's where we posed for group pictures and stored our equiptment and had camera's going while we investigated the floors. And I can't be sure, but that small stairway that you took *may* have been the 'hidden' stairway from the Rainbow room to the Bakers Suite. It's where Bonnie & Clyde used to run to, when the police came by. It's reported that there was always a lookout person on that balcony looking down (over the front driveway area) to alert them to the arrival of the police. Then they'd go down that hidden stairway (which was on the opposite side of that room, about in the middle) and they'd get down the stairs and away from the police. And I saw where you filmed the coat-check desk area right outside the double panned window glass doors going into the Rainbow room...there was most definitely something (spirits) active in that area when I was there, and also a few on the dance floor. Other than those 2 places and the back hallway going to the Gym area, I didn't feel as though anything was there, or at least to me. Other people stated that they got sounds and orbs on film although I didn't in the places they did. It's a wonderful old building and was still active with energy even in the late 1990's, even though the building was starting to crumble and mold was everywhere it still was quite the experience to spend the night there in the dark investigating the old beautiful building. When we were there I also remember that there were still Doctors offices (complete with medical equiptment still inside) on a hallway or two. Also I remember seeing walk-in sauna machines as well as tables to lay on where they'd give the mineral enema's. Those room creeped me out, the energy or spirits that were present at the other areas strangely, didn't though.
@Cindy Lou: any chance you can upload those videos on TH-cam so we can check them out?
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Ahh, makes sense why someone sprayed "Bonnie & Clyde's" then at around 11:14
Whoever did was probably visiting because they were intrigued about that aspect of the hotel's past
Hello and welcome to the Baker hotel. You may have noticed the many water features present throughout our hotel.
We also have an on call dead bell hop. We also have a special on dirty bed and you guessed it... all the sliced cheese you can eat
I hope people just leave these guys to continue this, it's educational, they aren't vandals and are incredibly respectful to the heritage and history of these structures. Thank you so much for risking so much by making these videos!
Getting some "RED RUM" vibes from this place and the intact hallways.
HAHAHHAHHAHHA...Same here...I was saying this would have been a better place for the "SHINNING"...But then the snow wouldn't have been there.
The sheer amount of architectural salvage in there is unbelievable!!
I'm getting Tower of Terror/Twilight Zone vibes from this opening. Love it!
Qwerty 88 the sing that plays is pyramid which plays at the tower hotel
My dad had his high school prom in this hotel. I grew up looking at this beauty, can't wait till they open her back up.
You guys created one of the best urban exploration channels on YT.
Alejandro González I do agree.
I'd actually go so far as saying the best. Everything's on point, including the fact the guys are mature, well spoken and respectful
The Truth I've seen channels of urban exp that are really crappy. They scream randomly, make jokes about everything, sometimes they fake about places being haunted, they add jumpscares, terrible music, etc. But Proper People is on the top of the best urban exp channels that there are on TH-cam.
Yup, totally agree man
So just a tip for anyone who does these abandoned videos: Try and get as much historical data and old photographs as possible. And maybe do some research on the deadly effects of asbestos. These old buildings are loaded with it and it's a slow, insidious killer.
The glittery popcorn ceiling is a dead give away for asbestos... this video made me cringe for these dudes.
@Just Lee it's new to you because it isn't true...lol they still put glitter in sprayed ceilings
try looking up what fiberglass does to you instead of being a broken record repeating lawyer cases... next your going to tell me that my fuel cans need a "flame arrestor" because you can pour gasoline on a fire... also btw you have to be working with this stuff for years day to day to have health problems from it... walking around in such an environment is not going to do anything unless there is clouds of it in the air...
Asbestos is fine, until it is disturbed....then becomes the problem.
The ethereal 20s music playing when you guys enter the ballroom is hauntingly beautiful I love it
I love how you guys don't clickbait the title. Other explorers always wayyy overexaggerate their titles. I mean, you guys could have said, "Almost got murdered with pliers in an abandoned hotel! **Not clickbait**" But you didn't and I appreciate that.
Wait, an abandoned building exploration that isn’t clickbait or cheap scare fodder? Yes please! :)
"You've always been the caretaker, Jack!"
"I should know because I've always been here."
I live in the broken . . Session 9
I get this reference.
Kind of hard not to have it cross your mind, huh?
Lol
My mom is from Mineral Wells Texas and remembers this hotel ❤️ this place is historic. They are planning on fixing it up I’m glad you guys went to explore it 😊
Watched this and went to find old pictures of it in its heyday and found out that they're restoring it! It's a 3 year historical renovation project, and the return of the Baker hotel is due to happen in 2026! I can't even imagine to cost of such a project, considering the state of things in this video. What a wonderful, yet expensive endeavor.
*Heard the sirens and worried if their were motion sensors.* That was a fire truck or an ambulance boys.
the proper people have zero street smarts lol
I went on a ghost walk of the place yesterday, and the woman claimed that there are motion sensors on every floor that send the activity to the local officers, but idk, I have doubt about that.
They were on their guards... They knew they weren't supposed to be there so it's normal to get worried.
Bet this hotel was stunning in its day. That random kraft single cracked me up. Any more run in’s with the scrap metal junky on the rest of your exploration?
Bridgette B Loved it when they said it wasn't real cheese and you can see a bite mark, even the rats won't eat it.🤣
3:35 LOL. You guys are funny. That's clearly a 1920s (or 1930s) printing press most likely used to print out fliers for the hotel. The Redington Counting Machine was that specific component only, and was used to count the number of times the printing press had cycled.
+MrCloudseeker
Have you been to the hotel before?
+MrCloudseeker
Retail shops you say? So they did try to convert the hotel into something else before it became abandoned?
+MrCloudseeker
Yeah, that's what a lot of people in the lower comments are saying. Apparently, most of the shops in town are abandoned, and there are no more job prospects. The town's nickname is "Mineral Hell". They're definitely closed up as of 2018. Anyways, thanks for the information. It's been a real pleasure chatting.
Thank you Captain Obvious...I too, thought it was a printing press....What did he call it...A calculator?
I wonder how people will identify rotary dial telephones they find in abandoned buildings, years from now.
Lol "gliter paint" no it's called popcorn ceiling paint and it's asbestos based
It was big in the 60s and 70s and it looks like the hotel received a renovation around then
Frost not everybody knows everything about ceiling paints of whatever. It’s not a big deal, so please call anybody names. It’s very unnecessary 🙄
@@fourearwolf3315 It's a big deal to the curious.
Thanks for that, very informative.
Be nice if the building could be restored, but realistically, the cost to repair plus add additional items to bring it to code as well as handicap accessibility would exceed many times the building's value. 😞
They are actually working on restoring it now
All the building needs is an old geezer with more money than God and wants something to do with his cash.
Na,we like decay.
dave1135 i heard they were talking about restoring it a while back but idk
Shit, there's an old Sears distribution center in my city that was built around the time of this building that they repurposed for apartments and shops. Never say never.
I've been inside there, about 4 years ago an old friend and I went. Pretty cool place, took FOREVER to explore it. Since then they have started renovations on the hotel as they are going to be modernizing it while keeping it like it was originally. It'll be great once it's complete .
What an amazing place!! Thanks for taking us there!
That bathroom at 11:34 is a time capsule!!
I am SO GLAD to see they are saving this beautiful hotel! Even in bad shape, the decay and wasting away still couldnt take her beauty away!
Goes to an old abandoned hotel
Fascinated by a Singles cheese slice on the floor
I know huh? I wanted a longer closer look at that fireplace craftsmanship.
pierre11167 lmao 😂
Why go through all the hassle of artistry in building construction, when you can throw up some concrete, steel and glass?Today's architecture is pure crap in comparison to the late 19th and early 20th century.
Back then they didn't have steel and glass, at least not of a quality to use in a multi-story building. That's why the Eiffel Tower is made of iron, and the Statue of Liberty has an iron core, and the Titanic was ripped open by an iceberg.
Because architectural taste changes over time
@@ellipticleek6035 also the cheaper the supplies the more things they can build.
True, but retrofitting this antiquated monstrosity is beyond costly. Needs to be demolished before someone sues the phuck out of the city.
After World War 2, you lost a lot of the craftsman and workers that would do this kind of work. Also after the war, you had machinery from the factories that were producing for the war effort were converted to produce materials that were mass produced. The returning war vets, the growing family due to the baby boom and more people going to college and moving into the work force, necessitated fast and cheap production of materials. Because of this "new era" after the war, with new technologies, optimistic of the future and space exploration, Modernism, as the name implied, was the moving away of the "old" classical architecture of the Victorian Era. In my opinion, the modernism era was the cheapest and crappiest type of construction since there was a lot of new and unproven construction technology. Streamlining, cleanliness, sleekness and efficiency was the new look over the cluttered look of Classicalist architecture.
Hey guys. My college buddies and I snuck into this hotel in 2008. We ran across a strange man on one of the top floors who was carrying something strange in his left hand (which he kept out of our direct view) and seemed to be homeless and possibly suffering from a mental condition. A rumor was going around at our university about the man, so we were understandably disturbed to run across him ourselves! I’ve gotta tell you, it was extremely creepy to hear that clip at about 12:38. I’m just going to let myself believe you scripted that encounter because quite frankly the thought of another group running across the same man as did we terrifies me.
On the very top section of the building, just up the final spiral staircase, you will see my name followed by the date of our exhibition and “Tarleton State University: Class of 2010.”
It makes sense he would have a pipe in his hand for protection (since lots of homeless people are beaten and/or murdered for "fun" by cruel people) and also makes sense that he would be afraid of being kicked out at the very least...would be startling to bump into him for sure, but he sounds like a pretty normal homeless man so I wouldn't be too creeped out.
I'm a TSU student right now! Drive past this place all the time and I've always wanted to get in.
@@EastmanEditing wait what... People beat and murder homeless people.... For fun? I assumed he would have armed himself because literally anyone in that hotel walking around thats not you would scare the shit out of you. I dont think people beat and murder homeless people.
Thank you for vandalizing a historic landmark, you have joined an elite club of narcissists, morons, idiots, criminals, and unindicted co-conspirators who can't help but destroy everything you touch by inscribing your useless shit all over the place.
Ammo Alamo Aww, chill. It's going to get covered up anyway, or torn down, to make something new.
i have a constant fear throughout their videos of one of them randomly dropping through one of the soggy floors the higher up they go
It's a dirty rotten shame that no one could take care of this beautiful place.
Hey M&B , FYI funding is secure on this beauty, scheduled re open date 2022, it is the restore eng. plans to keep it as original as possible , even furnishings :) Thanks for this wonderful tour,
Douglas, Portland, Or
That ghostly saxophone sound was perfect for the theme of this
BridgeBoiXIV Johnny Hodges baby!
@@ericcolacino1825 do you know what tune it is?
When you said “fuzzy elevator” I thought you were referring to mold growth...super scary thought!!!
A building that old, you are in extreme danger going where there has been water leaking for years
That's my thought. They talk about demolition may be the building's fate. But its not done by man, its done by mother nature. Water is the most destructive force to a building. Once the building's envelope is breached, water will infiltrate and slowly eat away steel and concrete. For water, patience is a virtue.
Joe Chavez It also means black mold, especially in Texas.
Asbestos heaven. At least get yourselves fit-tested for an N-95 particulate respirator and wear a new one of those each time you film a new episode. The N-95 is a lot cheaper than the half-face or full-face respirators that use various types of chemical and particulate cartridges (P-100's for example), and they give you the adequate respiratory protection you need for asbestos or other particulates (metals, etc.).
J P N-95 isn’t gonna cut it. Don’t take any chances, get a half face respirator with P-100 cartridges. Why cheap out on a disposable mask when dealing with stuff as dangerous as asbestos and mold?
Once water starts getting in like that, it will rapidly deteriorate the building. She'll be gone soon
Dj Djero Depends on the materials. Drywall, wood and carpet are definitely toast, yes. Brick and concrete not so much.
Brick and concrete are heavily affected by moisture.
I live in a small nearby town. Even though it will cost way more to renovate the grand lady than you could ever make back (Mineral Wells is not really the kind of town you'd want to visit) The Baker is still very substantial and it's going to be many years until she's too far gone (even with the water getting in). The town probably wants to at least keep her standing, because they make lot of money off the Ghost Walk Tours.
@@djdjerojr I agree. My dad owns a villa from 1908 and it's cracked several places. On top of that we had to insulate the outer wall of the basement, to prevent moisture from causing fungi growth in the walls of it. It was already rapidly deterioating when we moved in, but since the renovation started and the outer insulation got added, there hasn't been any problems
Glad to hear that @@Arterexius
The detail in these old buildings is amazing, I can almost look thru the damage of time and neglect and see what they were like in operation.
Another excellent video! Very well done, Bryan and Michael! Loved the thunder and the rain. What a fabulous, old hotel. Must have been really something in its hay-day... Can't wait to see more of your videos... Chuck
Went to Mineral Wells many times in my life, always wanted to know what it looked like in there, thank you for this. Great memories from Mineral Wells.
Amazing as always! But those encounters with others are so scary!
The last Hotel I was Chief Engineer at before ending my carreer was Edmond Meany in Seattle Wa.
Build started in 1928, I just love this old old architecture and style. What a treat gentlemen, thank you.
Whoo let me tell ya. The things i found in the walls n guts of that place. :)
I can hear all the “oh marvelous darling”
Or “fetch the bags Winston”
I realize the last one is from home alone 2
"Will you be dining with the Davenport or Gatsby party this evening, sir?"
"I couldn't say. I'll have to consult the wife. Winifred! Winifred, dear? Where the devil has she got to?!"
The second the notification signal goes up, my family shakes their collective heads when I ask for quiet.
Hey guys that counting machine you saw was an old printing press. It was made around the time the hotel opened. I’m guessing they used it for printing menus and itinerary’s for the week. As always great explore. 👍🏻👍🏻
That was hilarious...
Yes it’s a printing press we had them when I worked in the printing trade in the 1970s .The small counter machine at the side was for counting copies of the paper being printed.
My grandfather worked on construction crews that helped build this hotel. I’m so happy to hear it’s being restored. I’ve always hated seeing it sit empty whenever I visited mineral wells.