napa soda springs
Napa Soda Springs
Disclaimer #1: All current photos (1998-2018) were taken by me, Julia Wertz. I've been photographing the Napa Soda Springs ruins since I was in high school. Many of these photos…
The Baker Hotel
The Baker Hotel
The Baker Hotel, located in Mineral Wells, Texas, was a renowned luxury resort and spa that operated from 1929 to 1972. The history of the hotel is one of opulence…
Birchwood Resort
Birchwood was a quiet honeymoon resort, that like most Poconos resorts, had a heyday in the 60s and saw a rapid decline leading to mass closures in the 80s and…
Loew’s Poli Palace, Majestic Theatre & Savoy Hotel photo gallery
Quick background about the theaters: Although separate theaters, both the Poli Palace and Majestic Theatre share the same building, along with the abandoned Savoy Hotel, in Bridgeport, CT. The theaters…
Homowack Lodge
2016 update: Homowack Lodge is now a historic landmark. The unfortunately named Homowack Lodge was one of the many Borscht Belt resorts that were popular from the 1920s to the…
Penn Hills Resort
2017 update: the latest of many fires at Penn Hills destroyed the main building, and the others are stated for demolition. 2015 update: The World's Fair lamp posts (seen later in this…
photos of the White Mansion in the Catskills, New York, by Julia Wertz
White Lake Mansion House
The White Lake Mansion House is very easy to find, it’s right on CR 117 in Bethel, NY. It is supposedly the oldest still standing hotel in the Catskills. It…