Amarillo is a city full of historic buildings, and while some of those buildings are still operational or have been completely renovated, others stand vacant. One of those buildings is located at 311 SE 3rd Ave.
If you know Amarillo history, you know that location was once home to the Herring Hotel. That particular building is full of rich history and is one of the more beautiful structures in the city. Unfortunately, it’s still vacant…but MAYBE not for long.
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Recent Renovation Attempt Falls Short
The Herring Hotel Development Company, LLC, was planning on restoring and renovating the building, but fell on hard times recently. Last year, the company ended up filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. That’s the bad kind of bankruptcy, from a standpoint that they aren’t trying to recover from it, but are able to sell everything off to try and pay off debts.
A public foreclosure happened in March 2024, and that was the end of that. It left the building just standing alone, where it started being vandalized, and left many wondering if we’d ever see this incredible building in action once again.
Is There Hope For The Building
The good news is it does appear there may be life coming back to the chances that the building will be back in action. According to the City of Amarillo Agendas and Minutes for the meeting tomorrow, October 28, 2025, a discussion will take place regarding the building…