The Belmont Hotel was built about 1946 in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As the city changed, the area declined and the hotel closed. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a construction company considered renovating the rooms for evacuees; apparently they were too far gone to make that feasible. Today it is "vacant," surreptitiously occupied by homeless people. I love taking photos of it, but I'm not totally comfortable there....
Am seeing a lot of New Orleans & Baton Rouge through your lenses. yes when we were there we noticed a lot of buildings no longer in use or damaged by katrina. Hope they start rebuilding.
What a shame that such a buiulding should be cosidered uneconomic to repair or restore. It must be interesting to wander around, but could be a bit scary if the unofficial residents take exception to your presence.
