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urbanactivist Jan 21, 2009 7:46 PM

Arkansas' H-Town... Hot Springs!
 
A hidden hideaway in the hills of Harkansas...

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Arkansas' first skyscraper... the Medical Arts building

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They have really expanded their bus system since I was last here.

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This is part 2 of my Comin' Home Series. To see part 1 Benton, Arkansas... click here.

xzmattzx Jan 21, 2009 8:53 PM

Looks great.

dugdogmaster Jan 21, 2009 9:31 PM

Woot! I love this town:cheers:

stepper77 Jan 21, 2009 9:34 PM

I think this is the second time I've seen this town on SSP. Very fascinating to me. Looks like fun. Thanks for the photos!!

holladay Jan 21, 2009 11:16 PM

Some nice streetscapes in that town.

Ex-Ithacan Jan 22, 2009 12:06 AM

I really must visit this city some time. Looks great. The Medical Arts building is a gem. Wonderful set of pics, thanks.

hauntedheadnc Jan 22, 2009 2:46 AM

Hot Springs is a fantastic place. It needs more people with more dedication to protecting and enhancing what's special about it though. There's a lot to love there, but there's a lot that needs more love, in other words.

kcexpress69 Jan 22, 2009 3:14 AM

Nice little thread!! It's great to revisit HS!! :cool:

Top Of The Park Jan 22, 2009 3:25 AM

great little town...we have something like 15 underground streams in Manitou Springs where I live.

philadelphiathrives Jan 22, 2009 5:10 AM

Nice photos. :D I wonder how many of those buildings Bill Clinton was in at some point when he was growing up. :shrug: I was hoping you would have pictures of his boyhood homes, but nice pictures of the downtown.

yerfdog Jan 22, 2009 8:00 AM

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Originally Posted by stepper77 (Post 4039485)
I think this is the second time I've seen this town on SSP. Very fascinating to me. Looks like fun. Thanks for the photos!!

exactly my thoughts

urbanactivist Jan 22, 2009 3:26 PM

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Originally Posted by philadelphiathrives (Post 4040355)
Nice photos. :D I wonder how many of those buildings Bill Clinton was in at some point when he was growing up. :shrug: I was hoping you would have pictures of his boyhood homes, but nice pictures of the downtown.

Haha... I'll have to do that next time I go. I'll just do the whole Billgrimage, passport and everything!

I had so little time to do these photos... I just wanted to make sure and get a few general scenes around the town. Someday I'll have to go and cover the more touristy stuff (bathhouses, the moutain promenade, etc.).

But hey... anyway you slice it, this is an impressive little town... especially for only 40,000 people!

Thundertubs Jan 22, 2009 5:05 PM

That Medical Arts building is way cool.

OhioGuy Jan 22, 2009 6:38 PM

It looks pretty good.

pdxtraveler Jan 22, 2009 7:17 PM

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Originally Posted by philadelphiathrives (Post 4040355)
Nice photos. :D I wonder how many of those buildings Bill Clinton was in at some point when he was growing up. :shrug: I was hoping you would have pictures of his boyhood homes, but nice pictures of the downtown.

The second pic in the thread is where he graduated high school. I shook hands with him in Hot Springs when he was there for his high school reunion in the mid '90s.

I love Hot Springs! Worked summers there through high school and college. Thanks for the reminder!

photoLith Jan 22, 2009 11:31 PM

WTf, I was going to go down there this weekend so I could make a thread about it, lol. Great pictures. I live about 60 miles away from Hot Springs. Its ok, its like a dirtier less sexy version of Eureka Springs in northern Arkansas. The main reason I go down there is to collect mineral samples and quarts. I am a geologist and the best geology in the state can be found right in the hot Springs area. Ever heard of Magnet Cove? If not, go check it out. Its a very cool tiny town located in one of the nations most important mineral ore recovery sites about 10 miles east of H town. Why were you up this way? Just driving through?

If you ever get the chance and are going through Arkansas again, check out Eureka Springs. If you like historic buildings like I do then that place is heaven since they are all fully protected, unlike Hot Springs and its an incredibly beautiful and liberal town. I love it there!

Thanks for the photos. Its the second time Hot Springs has come up in these threads.

urbanactivist Jan 23, 2009 8:44 PM

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Originally Posted by photolitherland (Post 4041943)
WTf, I was going to go down there this weekend so I could make a thread about it, lol. Great pictures. I live about 60 miles away from Hot Springs. Its ok, its like a dirtier less sexy version of Eureka Springs in northern Arkansas. The main reason I go down there is to collect mineral samples and quarts. I am a geologist and the best geology in the state can be found right in the hot Springs area. Ever heard of Magnet Cove? If not, go check it out. Its a very cool tiny town located in one of the nations most important mineral ore recovery sites about 10 miles east of H town. Why were you up this way? Just driving through?

If you ever get the chance and are going through Arkansas again, check out Eureka Springs. If you like historic buildings like I do then that place is heaven since they are all fully protected, unlike Hot Springs and its an incredibly beautiful and liberal town. I love it there!

Thanks for the photos. Its the second time Hot Springs has come up in these threads.

I prefer the term "a more soulful version..."

Eureka is gorgeous and marketably liberal considering its surroundings. But I wouldn't take that liberal/gay/black/non-Baptist stuff anywhere outside the city limits. You're liable to get shot, skinned, and frickaseed by the mountain folk! :runaway:

Dude, I'm an Arkie!! I thought you knew that for some reason. I went to school in Arkadelphia, and (of course) worked in Hot Springs. BTW be careful on Highway 7 between HS and Russellville.

denveraztec Jan 26, 2009 5:03 PM

Some very cool strucures and great shots!

IconRPCV Jun 1, 2012 5:16 AM

Damn I need to get there i love this place!

Cashville Jun 1, 2012 2:05 PM

$1.35? wtf

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