Jefferson Arms

[archinstl]

Great photos!
What a shame it is like this. I attended a number of proms there while in HS and college (1960+/-).
In my opinion, it was the third fanciest hotel here in those days, behind only the Chase and the Coronado (on Lindell).

[theyulelog]

Thank you! I know, it makes me so sad. Do you have any photos from then? I'm really interested in what it looked like back when it was super fancy and all.

[SubLunar]

Great photos!
What a shame it is like this. I attended a number of proms there while in HS and college (1960+/-).
In my opinion, it was the third fanciest hotel here in those days, behind only the Chase and the Coronado (on Lindell).

have any photos??

[BagHead727]

Idk if it's just me or what, but this seems like a legit place to have a party. A few friends + a couple cases of beer + a completely vacant 12 story building = one really interesting night. Although it also sounds like the perfect beginning to a horror movie.. Maybe I'm just weird, but this is now on my bucket list of things to do

[SubLunar]

There's other locations I could see being a party venue, this isn't one of em.

Yeah it would be a cool spot for one, but that's usually how places get trashed or sealed. Also, portions of it are alarmed.

So if people start partying here it will be just a matter of time before that ruins it for the rest of us.

[BagHead727]

Yeah I suppose. One other thing I just noticed is the water damage. The place is probably filled with mold as a consequence. Mold isn't really fun..

[Nicotti]

You seemed to take a long/hard way in. Next time take Panic! with you. He can bend his way thru locked doors.


Did the construction lights in the ballroom still have power?

[t7]

Idk if it's just me or what, but this seems like a legit place to have a party. A few friends + a couple cases of beer + a completely vacant 12 story building = one really interesting night. Although it also sounds like the perfect beginning to a horror movie.. Maybe I'm just weird, but this is now on my bucket list of things to do

Urbex isn't about partying. Reckless behavior like this is what gets people hurt or arrested, and buildings sealed up tight.

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. If you want to get drunk, do it somewhere that won't lead to consequences for the rest of us.

[BagHead727]

Urbex isn't about partying. Reckless behavior like this is what gets people hurt or arrested, and buildings sealed up tight.

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. If you want to get drunk, do it somewhere that won't lead to consequences for the rest of us.

Well isn't that one slippery slope. Please refrain from telling me what I should and shouldn't do. If I want to do something then I'll do it despite your irrelevant opinion. You're pretty quick to judge my intentions too. What, do you think I'm going to bring dozens of hoodlums here to get wasted and trash a historic building? Do you really think I want to get a place sealed up? No. I have more respect than that and think I'm competent enough to refrain from engaging in "reckless behavior" and "getting people hurt or arrested." The only way your slippery slope makes a lick of logical sense is under the assumption that I'm a complete retard committed to pissing on history. Frankly, that's insulting.

[theyulelog]

Yeah I suppose. One other thing I just noticed is the water damage. The place is probably filled with mold as a consequence. Mold isn't really fun..

Tons of water damage. Tons of mold. Tons of bird poop and dead birds in certain areas. Lots of evidence of people there recently. This place was cool, but way too nasty for me to want to party there. Also probably not a good idea to be there without a respirator.

[archinstl]

Sorry - no photos from way back when (we did not have easily portable cameras yet...).

[Nicotti]

Urbex isn't about partying. Reckless behavior like this is what gets people hurt or arrested, and buildings sealed up tight.

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. If you want to get drunk, do it somewhere that won't lead to consequences for the rest of us.

Well isn't that one slippery slope. Please refrain from telling me what I should and shouldn't do. If I want to do something then I'll do it despite your irrelevant opinion. You're pretty quick to judge my intentions too. What, do you think I'm going to bring dozens of hoodlums here to get wasted and trash a historic building? Do you really think I want to get a place sealed up? No. I have more respect than that and think I'm competent enough to refrain from engaging in "reckless behavior" and "getting people hurt or arrested." The only way your slippery slope makes a lick of logical sense is under the assumption that I'm a complete retard committed to pissing on history. Frankly, that's insulting.

Moo

[BagHead727]

Moo

A 14 page thread? Sorry but tl;dr.

But anyway, don't worry about me going to Jefferson. The place is a bit too deteriorated for my taste. It was just a cool idea.

[Nicotti]

tl;dr

Speak English son, us old peeps don't speak in acronym, we prefer whole words.

[theyulelog]

[quote="Nicotti"
Did the construction lights in the ballroom still have power?[/quote]

No power. Everything was super dark. We came across one smaller room (one of the apartments) that had a ton of stuff like clothes, trash, and other people things in the doorway, and there was an unnatural light coming from it.. We didn't even go in to check it out, that's kind of when all of us were like "Nope nope nope we are done here."