Random Picture of the Week #19: The Old Abandoned Nazareth Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas Fire Escape

This week’s random image is of an old and rusty fire escape on the backside of the old abandoned Nazareth Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas. About the Old Abandoned Nazareth Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas The old abandoned Nazareth Hospital in … [Read more...]

20+ Recent Images of the Abandoned Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas

On June 19th, 2015 a photographer friend and I went out to Dobson Prairie’s St. Boniface Catholic Church for some Milky Way night photography. On our two and half hour drive out to the little prairie church we made a few stops including the famous … [Read more...]

The Old Abandoned Nazareth Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas

Nazareth Hospital in Mineral Wells operated from 1931-1956 but, I think the building may be older than that. It was considered a clinic and opened shortly after the Crazy Hotel opened its doors in 1927. The Holy Sisters of Nazareth purchased … [Read more...]

The Baker Hotel May Have a New Lease on Life

From 1929 through 1963, visitors from all walks life came to the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas for its healing treatments and luxury accommodations. This once beautiful building towered over the city of Mineral Wells in all its glory and … [Read more...]

Fort Wolters, in Mineral Wells, Texas

Fort Wolters has had several names and served a variety of services over the last 90 years. It started out life as a Texas National Guard Training Camp in 1925 and ended its life as a civilian industrial park with abandoned warehouses, barracks, and … [Read more...]