fuckyeahghosttowns A tumblelog displaying places that were left behind.
Catarina, Texas.(photo by mlhradio)  Catarina was once one of the fastest growing boom towns in the United States during the 1920’s, until the artesian wells dried up - now only a few dozen residents remain. Pictured is the abandoned Royal Palms Hotel, which was built in 1926.

Catarina, Texas.
(photo by mlhradio) 

Catarina was once one of the fastest growing boom towns in the United States during the 1920’s, until the artesian wells dried up - now only a few dozen residents remain. Pictured is the abandoned Royal Palms Hotel, which was built in 1926.

Galveston, Texas.(photo + submission by katherinesays)  Galveston Island, Texas was pretty much destroyed after hurricane Ike in 2008. The island has since re-established services and the population has returned but some damage remains.

Galveston, Texas.
(photo + submission by katherinesays) 

Galveston Island, Texas was pretty much destroyed after hurricane Ike in 2008. The island has since re-established services and the population has returned but some damage remains.

Baker Hotel in Mineral Well, Texas.(photo by anyjazz6) The hotel was owned by T.B. Baker who already had two other hotels. This hotel use to be the hub of celebrities that would come through the town to visit some nearby hot springs. It opened two weeks after Black Tuesday in 1929. As technology started to evolve medicine, people lost their fascination with these hot springs. The hotel was officially shut down in 1972. submission by alexoftroy.

Baker Hotel in Mineral Well, Texas.
(photo by anyjazz6)

The hotel was owned by T.B. Baker who already had two other hotels. This hotel use to be the hub of celebrities that would come through the town to visit some nearby hot springs. It opened two weeks after Black Tuesday in 1929. As technology started to evolve medicine, people lost their fascination with these hot springs. The hotel was officially shut down in 1972.

submission by alexoftroy.

Abandoned restaurant near Trent, Texas.(photo by shipslinky) This tiny abandoned restaurant sits just east of Trent, Texas, right off Interstate-20. Submission by shipslinky.

Abandoned restaurant near Trent, Texas.
(photo by shipslinky)

This tiny abandoned restaurant sits just east of Trent, Texas, right off Interstate-20.

Submission by shipslinky.

Orla, Texas. (via flickr) Orla is a ghost town in Reeves County in Texas in the United States. It lies about 38 miles north of Pecos. Brought to life by the oil boom, it is believed that Orla has  two residents and it has its own post office, located on U.S. Route 285.The post office was established 26 December 1906 with Joshua D. McAdams as first postmaster. We have featured Orla before.

Orla, Texas.
(via flickr)

Orla is a ghost town in Reeves County in Texas in the United States. It lies about 38 miles north of Pecos. Brought to life by the oil boom, it is believed that Orla has  two residents and it has its own post office, located on U.S. Route 285.The post office was established 26 December 1906 with Joshua D. McAdams as first postmaster.

We have featured Orla before.

Cheapside, Texas (via flickr) Located in a remote corner of Gonzalez County, Cheapside is now little more than a ghost town at the end of a pothole-filled rural road. All that remains is the church on the hill, one-room-schoolhouse-cum-community center, a handful of abandoned commercial buildings and a few scattered ranch residences.

Cheapside, Texas (via flickr)

Located in a remote corner of Gonzalez County, Cheapside is now little more than a ghost town at the end of a pothole-filled rural road. All that remains is the church on the hill, one-room-schoolhouse-cum-community center, a handful of abandoned commercial buildings and a few scattered ranch residences.