Abandoned Hotel - Toledo OH
Courtesy of ToledoWasteWalker
"A few fellow urban explorers and professional photographers
came to town. While they were in town we decided to visit the hotel. Much to our
surprise we found the front door unlocked and wide open. There were no posted
"No trespassing" signs and so we stepped in to check out the hotel for
ourselves. What we found was a long deserted building that scrappers had gutted.
The attic clearly had a fire in it sometime in the recent past. The roof is
starting to give way on this property. This location is quickly approaching the
point of no return. All through the building, snow and water damage could be
seen due to all the broken out windows that had not been replaced.
Built in 1909 this grand brick structure is now down on its luck. The windows
are broken out, there have been several failed businesses on the ground floor,
and it is said that scrappers have gone through and illegally gutted the place.
Nearby properties regard it as a tragic eye sore. The nearby business owners I
talked to say that they have made attempts to contact the owners about the
destruction and vandalism of the property and that the owners do not care nor do
they make efforts to attend to the broken windows. The time is ticking here. I
did not get access to this structure because I lacked the safety equipment I
prefer. I might return later to try and get better photos.
Interestingly one of the nearby business owners claims that a series of
detective novels were partly based on this location. That the books involve a
serial killer that actually came through and used the location. No clue if this
claim is true or not."
A sign on the back of one door list room rates as having only been $7.50 a day.
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