It's unclear who erected the "Haunted Hotel" sign outside this long-shuttered old building in downtown Beaumont. The prankster may also be responsible for hanging the building's original vertical sign sideways. The latter identifies the structure as the "new" Rosemont Hotel, where rooms could be had for $1 and up. It was indeed new in 1893, when Beaumont was booming. The building is more properly known as the Levy Building, named for its original owner. Until the 1950s, the ground floor was home to the Adler's retail clothing store. The (barely) surviving building is one of Beaumont's oldest. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2014