Set out to downtown Hot Springs again, this time with a fully functioning camera. The group I was with chose to tackle the smaller of the two buildings we wanted to explore first. We found a registration card inside the building that named this as the Thompson Building Apartments. We also were able to find a newspaper and some other documents that led us to believe it had been abandoned since 1986. We had a rough time getting there because it had been sleeting all morning.
We were able to slide down the slopes and eventually entered into the Victorian style garden behind the building. There was an awesome old gas lamp sitting back here. It was a nice find!
We were finally able to crawl through and gain entrance to the building. After walking around for a little bit, we came to the conclusion that this place was completely trashed. There was graffiti all over the walls and stuff was strewn everywhere. One of the bathrooms even had a tub with a pair of underwear in it. There was a note written on the wall dated 1999 saying it had been there for 23 years. There were also these random steel gates in some of the doors to the rooms.
The journey to the roof proved much more interesting. A hippie-vampire tag at the very top of the stairs caught my eye. We also found the machine that powered the elevator and another that held all the fuses for the building. The only picture I was able to get of the roof, however, was looking at it, not from it.
We then exited the building and started on our way to the Medical Arts Building. However, while we were on our way, several cop cars drove by and we decided that we should just call it a day.
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