A sold‑out fundraiser offers residents a rare look inside the shuttered landmark as restoration work accelerates and downtown businesses surge.

MINERAL WELLS, Texas — If you want to know how much the Baker Hotel means to Mineral Wells, just look. Look at the hundreds of people who showed up on a sweltering Thursday afternoon to hear the good ...

MINERAL WELLS (CBSDFW.COM) - An eyesore to some, but a beautiful piece of architectural history to others, the shell of the historic Baker Hotel looms over Mineral Wells. You can see in distance doors ...

A massive restoration effort is underway to revive the historic Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, now considered the largest historical renovation project in the country. Once a glamorous destination for ...

In its prime, The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells was the place to see and be seen. Celebrities like Judy Garland and Clark Gable, dignitaries like President Lyndon B. Johnson and everyday Texans were ...

MINERAL WELLS Mineral Wells Mayor Mike Allen speaks about the Baker Hotel like a long-lost love. 'There's something about this hotel that gets in you,' he said. 'If you could use your imagination, you ...

MINERAL WELLS – It used to be a destination for stars like Judy Garland and Clark Gable, but the glitz and glamor of the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells is long gone. "It's very sad to see it like this," ...

The Baker Hotel remains a glorious wreck. Closed to guests since 1972, the shuttered hotel is rife with graffiti, debris and water damage. Yet everywhere he turns, Southlake developer Laird Fairchild ...

Many have heard about the legendary Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells outside of Fort Worth.In its heyday, the magnificient getaway catered to guests from across the globe the famous like Judy Garland, ...

MINERAL WELLS — Laird Fairchild doesn’t see the cracked glass, tattered drapes, sagging ceilings and ankle-deep debris when he steps into the shell of the historic Baker Hotel. Instead, the Southlake ...

Like Sleeping Beauty awaiting a kiss from Prince Charming, the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells waits patiently for her prince. A bustling resort and spa for more than three decades, this beautiful ...

Built in 1929 over two mineral wells, the Baker Hotel welcomed guests until it closed permanently in 1972. More than 50 years of neglect took a heavy toll on the once beautiful interior, but the ...