Kirby's Augusta - Forrest Ricker: a Grand Idea that Missed its Fame

You might say the old Forrest-Hills Ricker Hotel was the right idea at the wrong time.

[@smitty16s]

Wish I could have seen the resort in its heyday. Now that I live in South Florida and see all the snowbirds every year, I’m curious what Augusta was like in the early 1900’s.

[@BobBridgesbob]

I worked at that VA Hospital on a work/study program when I was a student at Augusta College in 1984 or so. At that point, it was a VA mental hospital and I worked in the Radiology Dept developing X-Rays. I didn't much care for the job, but I remember thinking what a beautiful old building it was. I never knew that it started out as a Grand Hotel. Thanks for the history lesson!