This building was never a hotel, believe it or not.
It was constructed around the turn of the century and originally functioned as a bank. In the 1940s it was purchased by new owners, who made the top floor their private residence and converted the bottom floor into a grocery store, Glidden Grocery and Market. In 1981, the building was used as a set in the TV movie “The Long Summer of George Adams“, starring James Garner and Joan Hackett. In the film, the bank-turned-grocery-store functions as a hotel in the town of Cushing, Oklahoma. The film was based on a book by Weldon Hill.
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Now this little hotel stands abandoned in the tiny Texas town of Maydelle (estimated population 250).
Wow!! I’d never heard of this movie, and I’m only 15 minutes from Cushing, OK! LOVE this fabulous old building — wouldn’t it be wonderful as any number of things? Thank you so much for posting this, and now I’ll be looking for that movie!
You must not have read my very last sentence, Lori. 🙂 The Cushing Hotel is in Maydelle, TX. The name is completely made up.
So the building was moved from Cushing, Oklahoma to Maydelle, Texas?
That’s what I understand, yes.
Sweet! I would love to take a peek inside. I hope someone rescues it. Thanks for sharing
This reminds me of a store that I went to when I was young, it was called Prides store and I can remember walking inside, it still exists in Dalton, AR. I wonder how many memories someone has of Cushing Hotel. Thanks
Makes you wonder, doesn’t it.
No, no, I read that! I just meant that I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of a movie about Cushing, OK since I live near there. That is a fabulous old bldg — would love to see it in person.
Oh, OK, gotcha! 🙂
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