Developers look to bring back the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells

Took photos for a story about how a development team is looking to restore the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells. The 14-story building opened two weeks after the stock market crash in 1929 and closed down in 1972. The building has stood empty for the past 38 years. Only graffiti, mostly from high school senior classes, and a few items of furniture are all thats left on the inside. 

Mark Rawlings of Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting, left, and Larid Fairchild of Hunter Chase Capital Partners, right, pose for a portrait in front of the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

A guest bathroom at the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

The Baker Hotel lobby in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

A spa treatment room at the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

A woman's spa treatment room at the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Detail of the plumbing for the mens spa room at the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Detail of the doors to the mens spa area in the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Hallway to guest rooms in the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

A suite rumored to be used by Bonnie and Clyde at the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Laird Fairchild of Hunter Chase Capital Partners takes in the view of downtown Mineral Wells from the "Cloud Room" balcony at the Baker Hotel in downtown Mineral Wells Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hunter Chase Capital Partners in Southlake and Hotel & Hospitality Construction & Consulting from Austin are part of a development team that wants to redo the historic and famous Baker Hotel that opened in 1929. It's been closed since 1972. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Front page of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website with the Baker Hotel story as the lead.