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Location DB > United States > Texas > Houston > The Ben Milam Hotel  Name The Ben Milam Hotel  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Secretsquirrel on 3/31/2009 6:20 PM last modified by yeya on 12/20/2012 5:53 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Moderate Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address 1515 Texas St. Houston, Texas United States Owner:  Hazards unsafe flooring  Interesting Features  Security Measures locked gates wooden boarding  Historical Dates Built: 1928 Closed: 0  Required Equipment flashlight long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment  History Built in 1928, across from Union Station, the 10 story hotel named after Texas hero Ben Milam was the first hotel in Houston to be completely air conditioned in 1932. The hotel once held offices for illegal gambling. The area could only be accessed through a secret door. They found these rooms untouched when they gutted the building.  Media Coverage  Future Plans The hotel has already been fully gutted inside. Read that is was supposed to be renovated and will include lofts,mixed retail,offices,and will have a historical area inside displaying items saved from the original hotel.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries BM shots Tue, Mar 31st, 2009 posted by Secretsquirrel 24 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Opheliaism on 1/20/2013 4:09 PM.  Latest Changes on Jan 20 13 at 16:09, Opheliaism validated this location on Dec 20 12 at 17:53, yeya changed the following: Status on Apr 1 09 at 1:56, Steed validated this location on Mar 31 09 at 22:00, Secretsquirrel made this location available on Mar 31 09 at 21:56, Secretsquirrel reordered images in gallery BM shots on Mar 31 09 at 21:53, Secretsquirrel added some pictures to a gallery on Mar 31 09 at 21:51, Secretsquirrel added some pictures to a gallery on Mar 31 09 at 21:39, Secretsquirrel added some pictures to a gallery on Mar 31 09 at 21:29, Secretsquirrel created a new gallery on Mar 31 09 at 21:24, Secretsquirrel changed the following: Notes for Mods, Type, Street Address, City, Province / State (please use full name), Country, History, Year Built, Status, Accessibility, Hazards, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Security Measures, Required Equipment, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 186 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738561447 pages have been generated.