Title: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: buckethead on November 28, 2009, 02:06:19 PM
Post by: buckethead on November 28, 2009, 02:06:19 PM
I posted a link to some photos in the Park View thread by a young man who had done some ninja photography of it.
He posted this from a trip to Daytona on another website: surf-station.com
The narrative is his.
(http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac58/guamysurfer/_MAD0099copy.jpg)
(http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac58/guamysurfer/_MAD0098copy-1.jpg)
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He posted this from a trip to Daytona on another website: surf-station.com
The narrative is his.
QuoteSo my family was staying in Daytona Beach/Ormond Beach (?) and saw this hotel at night that looked abadoned. My gf and I waited till morning to look at the site to see if it was abadoned or just a construction site. Sure enough it had been abandoned. This one is called Surfside Resort and Suites..(http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac58/guamysurfer/_MAD0101copy-1.jpg)
the front of the hotel...
(http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac58/guamysurfer/_MAD0099copy.jpg)
(http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac58/guamysurfer/_MAD0098copy-1.jpg)
(http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac58/guamysurfer/_MAD0100copy-1.jpg)[/QUOTE]
Quote from: Guamysurfer;733215and the back of the hotel...
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you can see all the bird crap..
hotel book..
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A bums bead in the front lobby room..
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A bums hygiene products...
Had to shoot on a tripod.
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Quote from: Guamysurfer;733223something cool.
Before ....
aafter...
the front lobby room and the mural of the cocatoo I told you to remeber..
Quote from: Guamysurfer;733224And after that hotel me and my gf decided just to drive on A1A just because we never been down south so we found this too!\
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Some nice pianos.
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Quote from: Guamysurfer;733229And this room actually got us to leave. It was a bums room pretty fresh looking 4 stories up. Clothes, back packs, toothbrush, deodarent, shavers, girls hygiene products, and a twilight the book. The chairs pushed into the wall plus that was enough to say goodbye for now. Didn't want to see what was next 9 7 stories up.....me only being one guy and then my gf with no weapon = no safety. Only another year untill I can get my concealed weapons permit.
and then took one more walking out.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: billy on November 28, 2009, 02:13:52 PM
Post by: billy on November 28, 2009, 02:13:52 PM
There's a debranded Executive Inn near I-20 west and Fulton Industrial near Six Flags Over Georgia.
It was a total crack and ho operation for years. It was shut down last June for multiple (hundreds) code violations.
It was a total crack and ho operation for years. It was shut down last June for multiple (hundreds) code violations.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: sheclown on November 29, 2009, 07:51:19 PM
Post by: sheclown on November 29, 2009, 07:51:19 PM
some of the black and whites are really haunting...
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: Johnny on November 29, 2009, 11:17:34 PM
Post by: Johnny on November 29, 2009, 11:17:34 PM
It's amazing to me that beach front property can just sit like that.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: mtraininjax on November 29, 2009, 11:58:48 PM
Post by: mtraininjax on November 29, 2009, 11:58:48 PM
Now we have beachfront property for all the people who want it in Jax, but who instead panhandle for change downtown.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: cayohueso on November 30, 2009, 01:35:08 AM
Post by: cayohueso on November 30, 2009, 01:35:08 AM
The first pictured hotel is in Ormond Beach, about 2 miles from me. I usually see it when I go for a bike rdie on the beach. It has been abandoned since the 2004 hurricane season. There are several properties along Ocean Avenue (A1A) like this. There are quite a few large empty oceanfront lots where hotels had stood for decades.
Recently we have also had several suspicious fires at tourist/ T-Shirt shops along A1A.
Recently we have also had several suspicious fires at tourist/ T-Shirt shops along A1A.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: Reaper man on November 30, 2009, 04:39:01 AM
Post by: Reaper man on November 30, 2009, 04:39:01 AM
Is anyone else not getting OP's post rendered completely in Firefox? o_O
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: Bill Ectric on March 24, 2010, 02:14:53 PM
Post by: Bill Ectric on March 24, 2010, 02:14:53 PM
Some of those pictures have a very eeire quality. One can almost imagine the picture fading to a past scenario, like in the movie Titanic, when the old sunken hull of a ship took on its former brilliance.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: JaxNative68 on March 24, 2010, 02:57:00 PM
Post by: JaxNative68 on March 24, 2010, 02:57:00 PM
great photography
Title: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: Miss Fixit on March 24, 2010, 03:58:20 PM
Post by: Miss Fixit on March 24, 2010, 03:58:20 PM
It's stunning that whoever owns these properties - even if a bank - didn't salvage any of the items inside. I realize that the value of the furniture and inventory is small compared to the property but there is no good excuse for this kind of neglect/waste
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: Sportmotor on March 24, 2010, 06:45:39 PM
Post by: Sportmotor on March 24, 2010, 06:45:39 PM
WOW thats in decent condition, I am shocked the owneers havnt gutted the hotel for the copper that would be worth the effort for in that size.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: strider on March 24, 2010, 07:27:09 PM
Post by: strider on March 24, 2010, 07:27:09 PM
Hey, wouldn't they make GREAT sober houses! ::)
Just kidding actually ... but there really are some beach front motels that have been converted and are a bit....pricey.
Just kidding actually ... but there really are some beach front motels that have been converted and are a bit....pricey.
Title: Re: Abandoned Hotels in Daytona: A Photo essay
Post by: Timkin on June 10, 2010, 01:18:49 AM
Post by: Timkin on June 10, 2010, 01:18:49 AM
I think its pretty sad that almost 100% of the time , abandoned structures get ransacked and destroyed by people who obviously do not care. Im also pretty surprised , as posted above that it appears most of the furnishings were left behind. I guess there will be alot more of this , as the economy continues to dip. Too bad. Oceanside Hotels.. just sitting there unused and getting destroyed.