Rest haven abandoned. Here, few institutions have survived 66 and still today, motels, restaurants and gas stations are forced to close. Earlier this month, the Schuylkill Co… Old abandoned Rest Haven Motel on Route 66 in Afton Oklahoma Scott Flanagin Photography Feb 1, 2010 · Today Rest Haven exists as the county retirement home for the aged. Schuylkill County Nursing Home - Rest Haven The following pictures were taken by Township staff in 2008 prior to the County listing the property for sale in hopes of being able to purchase and re-purpose the building and property. . Jun 19, 2016 · The current 142-bed Rest Haven facility was built next to the 1912 Building in 1969. Below is a series of images of the area. Feb 27, 2015 · SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – Rest Haven has been through many changes in its long history, but for the first time, it will no longer be owned by Schuylkill County. While not within the proper boundaries of town, it has always been linked with Schuylkill Haven. The earliest date I've seen for the Rest Haven Motel is 1959, but I did find one reference to the Rest Haven Cabins from 1942 and another from 1949. This forlorn sign stands in front of the closed Rest Haven Motel on Route 66 in Afton, OK. Most of the neon tubing is long gone, but it sure would be neat to see the sign restored and lit up again. On occasion, entire cities have been abandoned, becoming thus "Ghost Towns" - a poetical if eerie nickname. The County would receive 3 offers for the property- North Manheim Township, a private developer and Penn State. Above: Afton, Oklahoma. Ghost sign of Rest Haven Motel. Over the years it has been known as the Insane Asylum, the Poor House, the Almshouse and other monikers. The two facilities operated along side each other until the state Department of Health forced the county to close the 1912 Building in 1994 due to its deteriorating condition, according to a 1995 article in the Allentown Morning Call. ias szkil kxko vgqij tdj zvykw cif ojgp duxljw ugzk