Baker Hotel

The Baker Hotel, in Mineral Wells, Texas, was opened November 22nd, 1929 and was designed after the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which is still operating today. The Baker is 14 stories tall and has 460 rooms. The Baker has the first structured above ground swimming pool in Texas. Many celebrities stayed at The Baker including Lawrence Welk, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, The Three Stooges, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans. Even Bonnie and Clyde stayed here using an alias. The hotel closed in 1972 and is presently for sale.

History

In 1926 Baker Hotel construction began, with completion in late 1929. It cost $1,250,000.00. Built in the style of the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, not quite Art Deco, but still a product of the Roaring 20s.

Facts and Figures

* The Baker Hotel was the second hotel in the United States of America to have a swimming pool.
* Several minutes of "Dead Famous" - Bonnie and Clyde (2005), which airs occasionally on the Biography Channel (BIO), where filmed inside the Baker Hotel.