The door where the rock is, is probably a mechanical chase for plumbing and stuff and they don’t want anybody going to steal all the copper

I used to be a lot less skittish when I was younger. I explored a lot of abandoned places. (I went with friends, though). That place creeped me out a bit. Especially the "what are they trying to keep IN room). I'm glad you were safe, and thank you for sharing this place with us. All the best to you both.

Places like that need to be cleaned up and turned into places for homeless veterans!

I pass by that place all the time for decades travelling to the south. Always wanted to stop and check it out, you saved me the time. Great video

Omg... I partied there on Prom night.. 1993 😂

Another, awesome video. Always good to see you back. I would have fought a buzz saw for my wife but I always told her if something happened, she could stay there and I'd run for help. She's been gone four years. It's crazy how things go in life. It's all in God's perfect time.

Sad seeing yet another good building going to waste.....

Reminds me of the Motels that Holiday Inns had back in the sixties. Only difference is that they added a pitched roof to eliminate issues with the flat roofs the old buildings had.

I'm assuming that rock is an attempt to protect the utility room from being ransacked for the metals.

So many abandoned places in this country and so many homeless. Something is wrong with that picture.

I enjoyed the video. There used to be a similar place called the King Koal Motel, but I don't think it's the one you filmed. King Koal was painted black (shinny, like coal) and had some abandoned foundation work started for the addition of a bar/restaurant (I think). There used to be a large mine, directly across the road (U.S. 119?) from the place. I guess the mine went broke, so the motel wasn't used enough to require additions. At first, I though this was the same place. I stayed at the King Koal one night. The motel rooms weren't carpeted - just a welcome type mat by the bed. Floors were tiled with an up-curved lip at the walls and floor drains. This was so they could hose out the rooms for the coal dust on the guests. This was about 30 years ago.

Great abandoned video Coyote's! Beautiful location, sad to see it going to ruins. Thanks for sharing it with us!👍

I’ve found that the older, cheaper and more rundown a motel is, the longer the stay is for each guest. It’s really sad.

Methfoot is behind that door. Don't let him out

This is between Harlan and Cumberland thank you for the video

It is beyond sad to see places like this falling to ruin.

That door would be access to all the plumbing and electrical running down the center of the building. Trying to keep the scrappers away I would guess. Ive been inside the old Bell county Vocational school and it's in similar condition to this but with all the copper stripped out of the walls.

I used to take my breaks there back in the 90s. At the restaurant. I think it was call chef's delights.

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I was in the band (Thunder Ridge) that played in the Kokomo club (later named Roadies) for several years there at Coal Town. All the people that left the club, usually went to the motel and wreaked havoc. Some of our bouncers worked double duty doing security work at the motel. People would destroy the rooms and leave them in a horrible mess. At least they were in rooms and not driving on the roads. Those that did would usually get stopped at check points below and above the Coal Town property. Lot of stories from those days. :)

I was thinking when you showed the sign...if I called that number on the sign and someone answered, I'd probably freak out lol😂🙋‍♀️

Wife and I stayed there several years ago big drug haven and pretty nasty, could be a nice place. Make for an interesting spook house.

I wanted to see what was in the breeze way. This place reminds me of the Ridgecrest motel in west plains missouri. It's now call the heights and looks almost identical to that place and once looked like that place until restored making it from a motel to apartments. Kinda neat.

Great video guys, but I'm curious. That area seems a little remote, why did they ever need a motel of that size there?

It's actually a crying shame to see this when there's so many people without a place to lay their head....

Great job guys. I'm sure this was nice in it's time. So many abandoned places most people don't realize.

t am thinking the door with the rock blocking is the plumbing pipe chase that pipes running down the middle on both sides for the rooms thank you for videos

This is the second video of yours I've seen! Found your channel by accident! Loving it! Subscribed

Do y’all remember a motel called Delta Motel? We use to live in High Splint and mom said she loved that name Delta from that Motel and wanted to name me that. Lol

Do not enter those rooms, Bedbugs and Roaches could be present! Yeck! Pennsylvania Here!

Always enjoy your videos keep them coming

Green door what's that secret you're keeping! Surprised homeless people aren't living there. Sad when things are left just to decay😢 Probably nice in it's day. Thanks for sharing❤

It should be cleaned up and used for affordable housing.Many people would gladly live there.Theres probably valuable equiptment behind that door.

This is called Coal Town. Used to be the Coal Town Motel. It’s not been closed that long. A couple years at most. It was mainly just people that came in town to do jobs, people between homes and for partying at the last. The liquor store was closed down years ago after protest and picket lines after a boy and girl were killed by a drunk driver on their prom night. This used to be half way decent place to stay. If you were young or from around the area you had to tell them you weren’t there to party or they would put you in the “party rooms” mainly the ones at the far end of the building. The rooms with no carpet and three legged tables, lol. Saw many a good parties there, some not so good too.

It was called Coal Town I thought. My brother frequented those places quite often.

This is in the north part of Harlan County just outside of Cumberland. That whole place looks like this. No coal mines there anymore. It is just an abandoned old building that should be torn down along with a lot of other buildings in that area.

The closed Coal Town down shortly after the mines closed. Majority of the population there left because there was no work. Some never returned and those who did didn’t come back often enough to keep the business a float. It’s a beautiful place that died. 😢

Poor Mrs. Coyote. She gets caught in all your escapades. Lol. 😅

Nothing more fun, and creepy at times, than checking out abandoned structures. I land my small fat tired plane by them, usually old homesteads, and it's humbling to think how tough those people were!

I’ve been to and drove by that place many times. I worked out of post 10 for a few years

The last review I found was Feb 2109. It was not nice. I did find a news story from 2016 about an explosive device found in a room and said plenty of syringes were found as well. Sad when struggling motels will let anyone stay there for cash. It just hastens the decline.

I am from this town. I still live in Harlan County. When I was a teenager this place was hopping! It really should just be torn down.

Hey Mr and Mrs coyote hope you have a blessed Sunday 🙌

“Git away from the door sugar!!! “ Awe you two are adorabley kind! & sweet!! Ty for sharing this video! Would be a terrific investment property to convert to affordable housing ( upon extensive cleaning and to code upgrades ) is there a swimming pool on the property?? In any event… such a shame it’s in that condition especially when folks are in need of good affordable housing! Love your banter!! Be blessed and safe!!! ✌️🫶🏻💗🙏🙌👍💃

I see numerous abandoned motels in SC and GA while doing my drive to FL to visit friends. A few of them are about the same size as this motel.

I forget places until you make videos.

We saw that a couple of weeks ago when we came over to Harlan. Lol, we were wondering why they had a hotel where there was nothing else around.

I love seeing videos like this cuz it just gets me thinking why it had to close. And that rock well if anyone finds out whats behind the door lets us know

I stayed there in 1997 I worked for GTE PHONE CO. as a Contractor...

So sad so many places like these couldn’t have been reused for apartments or clinic.

There is a door like that on the other end of the building also. That’s access to all of the electrical and plumbing. It’s a long hallway between the rooms. They are just trying to keep someone from stripping it of everything that would sell to support a certain habit

That door is blocked because of copper wiring that could be ripped out and sold . Utility room.

You know this is going on all over America. Back in the 80's when you traveled across the US, you would stop at places like this. They were $29.00 to $39.00 a night and were ran by a nice couple and was a nice place to stay. Today these places are gone and it cost at least $160.00 a night even if you can find a place today. I no longer travel in the US because of the costs today,,,,,,,,,,,,,

So many fun memories at that place. 😂 We uses to go over to the Coco MO night club and when it closed down everyone would room hoop. Their was always a party and no one had to drive home after drinking. 😂

You two are a lot of fun, feels like I was there ( thank goodness I wasn't)

I'm from Lafollette Tn. My hubby and I would have to go to Harlen twice a month to help his mother I remember that motel was open for business us with no money to spare we slept in our truck till daylight till mama woke up. we traveled at night that was 10 years ago

I bet somebody will want to go there just to see what is behind that door

Behind the doors is copper wiring they know it will get gone

What a damn shame that that property is just sitting there abandon that has the potential to be Renovated turned into retail space shop businesses medical businesses or maybe even rehab for housing look at how big that parking area is there that is shameful

Moving that rock is the start of a horror movie....

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This is called blight and it ruins towns and neighborhoods. Local governments should tax the owners double or even triple the property taxes. It’s abandoned because it’s not profitable but the town’s residents are ultimately gonna pay in one way or another.

The Homeless live there now. Whenever you see a lot of clothes all over the place they are in there. Just come back at night. The place has no power or plumbing. Might want to bring something to defend yourself. I like doing this also. Checking out closed-up places.

I think that place was awesome when it originally opened for business.

Go upstairs ,go upstairs!!! Go at night!!! New sub here, just teasing!!

Creepy place to explore...beautiful lady

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This place should just be torn down. Not renovated for any real use. There is already a homeless shelter in the county and this part of Harlan County doesn't have a big homelessness problem. I live here so I know.

This place could have helped so many people. Maybe a place for battered women, homeless, rehab etc. But why help those in need so just let the place ROT!

Do more abandoned places videos. They put the rock there to keep people from stealing whatever is left of value from behind the door.

been by there may times

Now its going to be killing me, what's behind that door, but I'd have to think its the utility room, and they probably don't want anyone getting electrocuted or turning the breakers back on for the rooms!

I want in the door that the boulder is blocking!!!

I would have to move that rock if I was there. It would eat me up until I did not knowing what was behind that door lol

Most likely the electrical room, trying to save the copper.

Now why cant places like this be turned in to affordable housing units?

It may have been the office and still have personal records In there I recall the old belfry high school in pike County there was copy of people birth certificates and home addresses and everything else on the floor

Bummer I miss the old days

Now I wonder if they might have a bedbug or two 😮

I would love to have this place. I could do so much with it.

Ilike that round table --- I'd have to bring a u-haul LOL

Man-o-Man ! If those mattresses could talk!

I would say the that is the maintenance room door for the boiler n electrical control panel for the hotel.....lots of copper n thieves= big ass rock 😅

Interesting!

I could live there

If you ever watch the TV show Justified was Timothy Olyphant that show was supposedly done in Harlan County Kentucky

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It's a zombie. Plz don't open the door and release hillary clinton.

Some thing of Value is behind the Rock ! Where is the clinic and was it Methadone?

Thanks interstate.

It would be great place for homeless.With a little fixing up.

What's amazing about this is none of the windows were broken.

Great video and explore 👍

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So many homeless people and this building is going to Hell.clean it up and give it to them.

We had one shut down because of asbestos in wv years and years ago

I remember that place.

Makes one wonder why governments don’t acquirer these places, renovate them for the homeless.

I wonder how much it would cost to renovate and house people like Vets etc. Use the Licquer store for a store, cafe, and such.

To me it looks like a perfect homeless shelter. Give it to FHA and let them hire realtors to manage it.