The once stately Mentone Springs Hotel in Mentone, Alabama, in DeKalb County, southwest of Chattanooga is now silent with only a vacant lot and a “for sale” sign where the once popular resort stood.
Buildings are replaceable. Mentone Springs Hotel is not. The 130-year-old bed and breakfast at the heart of Mentone -- a tourist destination on Lookout Mountain in DeKalb County, Ala. -- burned down ...