My band played several years in a row in that big conference room for New Years Eve back in like late 90's early 2000's. There were 3 sections they had to the room where you could close it off to have smaller conference rooms but for NYE, they had the entire room wide open for the party...and it was one heck of a NYE bash too. Sad to see the shape this place is in now - used to be such a nice place.
The area where you said it looks like it was for a fountain, was a water wheel. I believe it was because they had a lounge there called the Water Wheel Lounge. The area in front of that, the wide open space, was once where the indoor pool was. That pool was removed however before the hotel was shut down.
Bro I literally went there hella times even threw a lil party I couldn’t tell you how many time me an friend went in there than one time went went late parked close bad mistake but we came across these TH-camrs small but they were acting sum type of way, we’ll we went in than 30 min later we were about to come out an I swear the whole police station was there 10 to 13 cars I really can’t remember we tried to run and shit they had hella guns and dogs they got us I was the only one who went to jail that night 😢
I'm surprised all the metal and copper is still there I would do some research and see if u can take the cover and stuff there ur looking at probly 30k in copper alone
It’s only a matter of time before someone starts stripping the copper. Apparently a couple years ago someone tried burning the plastic off of the copper wires and started a fire in the indoor pool.
Tearing it down now
It's been demolished now. People kept breaking in doing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Someone even started a fire there.
I think this is the Holiday Inn that Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, visited when she came to Joplin in 1996.
Yep, me too. Sadly it’s gone now :(
It got demolished in September 2023
I live in Joplin been bored out of my mind but the places are amazing I would still love to see more places around Joplin
My band played several years in a row in that big conference room for New Years Eve back in like late 90's early 2000's. There were 3 sections they had to the room where you could close it off to have smaller conference rooms but for NYE, they had the entire room wide open for the party...and it was one heck of a NYE bash too. Sad to see the shape this place is in now - used to be such a nice place.
That sounds like a wonderful memory! Maybe the right person will see this video and start up renovation again!
That lobby looks awesome. Glad you got to see this place!
Oh wow that was just oh wow
Thanks for checking the video out 🙂
that was so cool thank you,,, not far from home either
Thank you for watching!!
This is awesome! I just stopped in Joplin two weeks ago an a US roadtrip.
That’s awesome!!
Sad ending.
That hotel used to be a showplace for Joplin.
It could’ve been. :/
Where is it
West of Rangeline close to the interstate.
Nice video. Cool explore. Thanks.for sharing. It's alway amazing how they never actually renovate these place.
This used to be nice
No longer there
Yet here I am thinking Joplin has nothing to see or explore plz show me more places while I have too much time on my hands I wish for something to do
Oh the electric still on
No there’s no electricity on. It kind of looks like it is in that one room though.
The area where you said it looks like it was for a fountain, was a water wheel. I believe it was because they had a lounge there called the Water Wheel Lounge. The area in front of that, the wide open space, was once where the indoor pool was. That pool was removed however before the hotel was shut down.
Are the lights (the electric) on?
There was no power, or lights on, in the building when we explored it
How do you find all these places? I enjoy exploring and found your TH-cam channel at a school I went to. Trying to get into more places?
Bro I literally went there hella times even threw a lil party I couldn’t tell you how many time me an friend went in there than one time went went late parked close bad mistake but we came across these TH-camrs small but they were acting sum type of way, we’ll we went in than 30 min later we were about to come out an I swear the whole police station was there 10 to 13 cars I really can’t remember we tried to run and shit they had hella guns and dogs they got us I was the only one who went to jail that night 😢
Are the utilities still in service or are those just really bright sky lights?
Bright skylights
Hahah I was just there earlier today
Did you think it was cool?
I'm surprised all the metal and copper is still there I would do some research and see if u can take the cover and stuff there ur looking at probly 30k in copper alone
It’s only a matter of time before someone starts stripping the copper. Apparently a couple years ago someone tried burning the plastic off of the copper wires and started a fire in the indoor pool.
It surprised me that it was still there for how the country is and how much money u can get for copper today
Let's go get some lol I'm so serious
@@exploretheabandoned it’s gone
the working HOLIDAY INN is down the road about three blocks..
@exploretheabandoned