Lurton

On the way home, I went through the small community of Lurton. I always try to go through here to visit this old abandoned building, since there's no telling how much longer it will be with us.



This was once a hotel, built back in the 1930s. Hwy. 7 used to run through Lurton, and this was a popular spot for travelers.



It was considered to be quite fancy for its time, and it even provided home-cooked meals. But it closed long ago, and has been left empty and decaying ever since. Part of the walls have caved in, and what is still standing has a pretty precarious lean. It unfortunately looks like it could completely collapse at any moment.





Just down the road is a small abandoned church.



It's hard to read now, thanks to the overgrown plants. But the sign above the front door reads "Everyone Welcome."

Lurton

Just up the road from Booger Hollow is the small community of Lurton. The town sits in the rolling Ozark Mountains, and dates back to the late 1800s. There are a small collection of old abandoned buildings here, including the ruins of an old hotel that was built in the 1930s. The two-story hotel was considered to be quite fancy for the time, and even provided home-cooked meals. And for many years it was a popular spot for travelers making their way up Hwy. 7. But the hotel would close, and for awhile the building was a private home. It is empty and abandoned now.





The building looks to be in pretty rough shape, and has partially collapsed. There's no telling how much longer it will be standing.



Nearby was this old church, which was also left empty and abandoned.





The sign above the door, which is barely visible through the overgrown brush and vines states: "Lurton Community Church - Everyone Welcome."