The Wheat Growers Hotel opened in 1890 in the tiny town of Kimball, Nebraska to serve passengers traveling on the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. It was considered a large structure at that time and known to serve wealthy travelers with a plush environment and service. The structure is not open to the general public currently as steps are being taken to restore the hotel as a registered historic landmark.
The video above is the first part of an attempt to explore the building and some of its stories and more segments appear on this page below.
In Part Two of the series, we explore the first and second floors and take in the electrical wiring, plumbing fixtures, and heating and cooling systems. We also find out that a very well-known man and his family occupied the best room in the hotel for an extended period.
In Part Three of the series, we explore the basement ballroom kitchen and laundry and conduct a search for signs of the speakeasy location. Then we return upstairs and learn about a severe blizzard, and a ghostly resident and her paranormal activity.
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LINKS
Historic Wheat Growers Hotel | Website
National Register of Historic Places Registration
