The Forgotten Memories of Wharton, Texas 

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I am somewhat familiar with the Tee-Pee hotel in Wharton. I believe they actually date back to the 40s (WWII) when the highways were being built when a lot of these niche hotels and attractions were dotting the landscape. If I recall they were abandoned in the 80s lying dormant. A local won the lottery (literally) and used those funds to renovate this landmark in 2005. There is a profile of this establishment on the Texas Bucket List here on RU-vid, check it out. As for the rates, I did an overnight in ‘10’ and if memory serves, I believe it was in the $70 range.

My mom is from there she's from the area of last part of your video, but back then that want within Wharton city limit it was considered the country.... They didn't get proper city sewer line(indoor plumbing until the mid 1970s)

My husband was from Wharton - I'm from Houston, and sometimes we'd drive down to Wharton to visit his family. I remember this fantastic restaurant we used to stop at called "Fillers", I think was the name. The food was so good - I used to order the chicken fried steak.

Those Tee Pees are awesome! I remember they were abandoned out in a field. They're a throwback to the old Route 66 days of roadside attractions. It was set to be demolished but some guy who won the lottery scooped it up, renovated it, and opened it back up for business. We have a couple Roadtripps-Investigations there in Wharton and I love that small town and the renovated courthouse in the charming town square. The money they spent renovating the old courthouse to look like it's original, beautiful architecture from the bland art deco style was money well spent for the county! I've been subbed to your channel for a while. I enjoy your content and same love of road trips and small towns that we have. Would you be interested in a collab sometime? Even if it's just a good voice over intro? I'd love to introduce your channel to our audience, even though we're a smaller channel than you. Or even if you're ever interested in doing a ride along with us to a "haunted" location? That would be cool. We're also based out of the H-Town area. Anyway, another good episode my friend! Keep up the awesome work!

Mayor, you covered the, random, out of the ordinary and the, small stuff. Another great video, keep ‘em coming.

The Karankawa Indians once occupied the land that is now Wharton. It's said they were very tall, with the average man between six and seven feet tall... much taller than the Europeans of the day (a tale that's likely exaggerated).

Seems like a nice town...thanks for taking us there!!

My aunt is a Rotarian; those questions on the sign by the fountain are like their 4 principles or something. I love the courthouse square. It reminds me of Denton's square up here in North Texas. ( I'm from Houston originally!)

You just drove by my lots where I am going to build my office just before the river bridge lol. Saw my big billboard

You are blowin up.

My uncles worked the corn fields out there for years

A little insight into the Dinosaur. The was created by an eccentric artist that used to live in Wharton back in the 1990's. The guy also used to live in a castle he built on a small barge floating in the river. Normally there's a park around it but the park is undergoing some remodeling.

Go 4×4 on your next truck. Comes in handy in certain situations. Great video 😊

That’s a park where the dinosaur is a park called the dinosaur park, just recently closed I think for renovation

You need to go into the town. Go down old 59. You will find the history. Court house.

It use to be a park with the dinosaur. For a long time it did not have a head

Not RoTerry, but Ro ter ee

Go see WCJC.

What's good. At that 4 way you went dwn a 1 way😂.

There is a better side to Wharton. You did not go where the Jr. College is

That dinosaur has been there for years but i dont know what is going on now there was never a fence around it i guess they are doing work over there as for why there is a dinosaur there i have no idea but its been there as long as i can remember

Stay away from Tesla. There are other electric car options. I enjoy your videos.

I thought those teepee hotel was closed down?

You were right right in front of one of the most historical black churches in that area New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and you’re zooming in on the white peoples painted on the sides of the buildings 🤦🏾‍♂️ if you need a ride along next time I’ll be delighted to take you around and share some history with you black and white.. you’ll definitely get some feedback from viewers. Great video by the way.. just offering to lend a hand.

That's my home town and I went to that church a couple of times as a child. I just wished that you didn't say there's not a lot of historical places when there are 🥴 an entire museum is down the road from the TeePee motels 😩

That dinosaur is after the SINCLAIR Oil ..... gas stations had the mascot as a dinosaur. It probably was an office back in the 60's having that large of mascot.

"Random door" from when people lived above their shops.

Surprised you didnt check out the junior college...nice campus for a juco

You’re right, not every old place is haunted. But that abandoned jail definitely is. No doubt about it. Angry jail ghosts, too.

It was a dinosaur park.

I like these small town videos, but why do the demographics matter?