Americans have long had a tradition of going on honeymoon. Therefore, in the 20th century, hundreds of honeymoon hotels and resorts. Of course, over time, some of these places are closed or ruined, turning into abandoned. This article is about just such an abandoned hotel - Penn Hills Resort in Pennsylvania.
Back in 1944, in the town Analomnik, a small tavern was opened. On the site of which, literally in 10 years, a huge resort hotel for newlyweds has grown.
More than 100 different rooms were available for guests. The most budget accommodation was made in a 3-storey building next to the pool.
Great view, spacious rooms with red heart shaped bathtubs. Today everything looks very different. A place where love and romance once lived, now resembles scenes from horror films.
A few years ago, the numbers looked relatively intact. But local teenagers, fires and time did their job.
Tennis courts, a swimming pool, an indoor skating rink, and restaurants were located on the territory of several kilometers. Interesting shots can be seen in old commercials.
How did it happen? History of the collapse of Penn Hills Resort
The place was positioned as a paradise in the mountains Pocono (Pocono Mountains). There were hard times here, but there was also a heyday - the bright 60s. This resort was known in many parts USA. However, in the early 90s, the demand for such hotels for honeymooners began to fall, but the cost of maintenance only grew.
hotel owner, Frances Paolillo, died in 2009 at the age of 102. A few months later, the resort was closed. The accounts of the management company were empty, and the debt amounted to about a million dollars. Most of the workers were fired without the last pay.
You ask why there were no investors? In fact, they were found, even a deal was made to purchase land and real estate. But abandoned hotel in Pennsylvania required not only a financial injection, but also a modernization of the concept. After all, approaches in the hotel business have changed, and resorts for honeymooners have lost popularity.
While investors were deciding what to do and how to upgrade Penn Hills Resort, there was a huge fire. Locals suspected arson and there were reasons for that. Firstly, no one particularly liked the idea of \uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbcoexisting with such an abandoned place. Secondly, insurance payments, which were much more interesting than the long work of renovating the hotel.
As a result, no one remained in the black. The new owner abandoned the idea and left the facility with losses. Part of the resort was simply demolished, and the other part of it became even more neglected.
What's left of the premium rooms at Penn Hills Resort?
In addition to classic rooms, the resort had other options for relaxation. For example, here are the townhouses:
Very few of them survived, some of these buildings were destroyed by fire.
The rooms looked bright and catchy, as required by the atmosphere of the 60s. Pillar round bed, signature heart-shaped bathtub and panoramic terrace. On the ground floor there was a personal kitchen and of course no places for children (children are not provided in such hotels).
Burnt buildings and a view of the pool.
Those same red heart-shaped bathtubs are found throughout the abandoned hotel.
Slightly away from the pool are individual villas. Surely a night in such a house cost a tidy sum.
The hotel, as it should be, is covered with many different mystical stories. So on the walls of some rooms you can find messages from Erika Fraina - a serial killer.
In addition to residential buildings, abandoned administrative buildings and even equipment remained on the territory of the resort.
Abandoned hotel Penn Hills Resort in Pennsylvania leaves sad thoughts. It's a shame to see such places in this form, but abandoned - there are abandoned, both in America and in Belarus. If you are interested in this topic, then check out another article - Abandoned amusement park in New Orleans.
