When reflecting on Arkansas theme parks, many people think of Dogpatch, Magic Springs, or even Wild River Country; however, a great portion of the state and surrounding areas will immediately...
Ginger Beck has been exploring with Abandoned ARkansas since 2017. She has authored "Abandoned South Arkansas: Natural State, Natural Decay" and co-authored "Abandoned Arkansas: An Echo From the Past". She lives in a restored historic home in Downtown Little Rock and works to raise awareness on historical structures with local agencies.
When reflecting on Arkansas theme parks, many people think of Dogpatch, Magic Springs, or even Wild River Country; however, a great portion of the state and surrounding areas will immediately...
Built circa 1885, the Taber-Patterson house at 1624 Louisiana is classified as “eclectic” style: a mix of Eastlake and Craftsman. It has undergone multiple changes, from being divided into three...
Built between 1916 and 1918 by the Arkansas chapter of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor, Taborian Temple – renamed Taborian Hall by the 1950s – was a major hub of African-American...
Morris Booker Memorial College has a dual history. Before its final name, the college was The Chicot County Training School in Dermott. The single-story building was built in 1929 by funding from the...
Scipio Africanus Jones was born in 1863 in Tulip, Arkansas to a slave, Jemmima Jones. His father was his mother’s white owner, Dr. Sanford Reamey, a prominent citizen of Tulip. As a child, he...
Every family has a history, but some families seem to have much more sordid and tragic events that have lasting effects on people and places; such is the case with the Fee Family. Love, betrayal...
The only remnants of the former sprawling home and grand swimming area overlooking Toad Suck lock and dam is a concrete slab, steel beams, a couple of fireplaces, and an empty swimming pool. The...
The house at 902 West Fourth Avenue has a nostalgic silence about it that borders on loneliness. The rooms are quiet as if waiting for the return of the Fergusson and Beall families that once filled...
The fate of the Z Motel, on Interstate 3o in Little Rock, ended with excitement. What was once a relatively unobtrusive little motel between Little Rock and Alexander became the site of a three hour...
When I sought for the sculpture garden one Sunday afternoon, it was warm for the week, after storms had raged through Arkansas and brought in a bit of weather. I expected it to be a bit hidden, but...
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