He was pictured in the brochure catching a string full of fish. The Olympic hotel was our destination in the summers of 74 76. the casino business has been failing, she said. You are so right-I really miss the Concord..and all the entertainers now gone with the wind as they say. Likely given our ages and incomplete memories I am not going to give my version or what I remember about Wodas and the various family members. In 1967, the Youngs Gap in Parksville, once one of the countys largest and most innovative hotels, closed, and by 1968 the Times was reporting that a number of smaller hotels, unable to keep pace with the large establishments and their newer, plush accommodations, had begun taking in campers. My maternal grandparents met at the New Roxy in the 1940s. I am told they operated from Mountain Dale, New York. Not long after, in the 1970s, the Borscht Belt itself began to decline. From everything I have read and heard over the years, it was an innovative resort, and one of the best managed of all the Catskills resorts. My mother ran the dance studio at Youngs gap for one summer probably the early 50s. And while memories are spotty, one is vivid. Do you know what ever happened to the property? I remember your mom and her brother Ralph. Thank you. Everybody talks about that one. I look forward to hearing from you. Stanley Turkel. Also Zieglers, which I think was also replaced by the airport, but on the Mongaup Valley side, was owned by my great-great aunt Clara Feld Ziegler. Across the road was the luncheonette. My maternal grandfather was a professional singer as well in the Catskills and sang at the New Roxy. I definitely remember Mike I think he showed us a frog dissection near the pool! An outside photographer
September 9, 2014 by John Conway 109 Comments. My grandfather, who ran a hosiery store in the Bronx, would visit on the weekends. He visited the Loch Sheldrake Inn, Goldbergs, and the Overlook, each of which had recently closed. I think there were 2 row boats. I know the mighty atom once made this hotel . My parents loved Jerry Lewis. One such hotel, Sokolows Mount Vernon in Summitville, had torn down walls in some of its outer buildings in order to provide large recreation rooms for visitors to use on rainy days and had added roadways, electrical connections, and plumbing hook-ups to campsites. One of the largest Borscht Belt resorts, it was a kosher establishment that catered primarily to Jewish clients from New York City. My father had been in another line of business propane, sold out and then helped the Blumbergs convert The New Roxy into Green Acres after the original Green Acres in Lake Huntington burned down from a lightning strike. I will be happy to answer all questions. It was called Pullmans. Down the road a bit, across the road, there was a kuchalein, a boarding house with multi kitchens which burned down in the early fifties. I am in touch with Allison Belkin (Allison Gottlieb Belkin) on Facebook. Please be respectful of copyright. I dragged my mom, Debi, with me to find out. Hilarious. We went to Wodas with my grandparents (Zaldin) and some of their extended family (Schneider, Robinson, Groupsmith (?)). I have lived in the Catskills for
My family went to Bob-Eds in the late 1960s, so it was interesting to see your post. I have heard stories about Loch Sheldrake and the area and believe that my great-grandfather Jacob Silverman is buried in a Jewish cemetery in Napanoch or Warburg. The barn is gone but the silo still stands. And yet these days most historians agree that the Golden Age of Sullivan Countys tourism industry, which began around 1940, came to an end around 1965, and they cite a number of reasons for choosing that particular year. The pool was a center of family summers at Tony Leones resort in New Yorks Catskills, circa 1960. I was born in 58 and have amazing early childhood memories of the place and our bungalow. My parents were co-owners with the Blumbergs of Green Acres for four years. PS. What a great time I had up there. I went to take a look at where it once was a few years ago, and it is gone. ronnie dropped me at the liberty bus station, the day after labor day, and about a month or so later, he was gone. My whole life, people were talking about how the Catskills are going to come back, says photographer Marisa Scheinfeld. Get rates. There are several
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LOL How come there is no record of the place or history? hotel night clubs. Get rates. Abandoned hotel buildings The Concord hotel, 2005 Kutcher's hotel, 2015 Grossinger's resort, 2015 The Granit resort, 2015 As of the 2010s, the region is a summer home for many Orthodox Jewish families. Could you possibly e-mail me the address and a phone or email of the now establishments. and their vacationers looked like when the Borscht Belt was at its
It also mentioned that there was a fire in 2011 that destroyed some of the propertyI think some of the hotels rooms were spared and have now been refurbished. with the pedal to the metal. I went fishing with my Papa in the little lake across the road and caught my first fish. My father didnt love the 24/7 demands of the hotel biz and sold out to the Blumbergs to return to the fuel business. As the largest independent multi-specialty physician group in Utah, our healthcare system gives patients the best in communication, quality, coordination and innovation. My grandparents used to go there. Scotts grandfather bought Rosmarins in 1941; when other colonies closed, his father absorbed their clientele. In Swan Lake, he stopped by Pauls, once one of the countys premier resorts, which last year advertised An Unforgettable Family Vacation, (and) is now Daytop Village, a private institution for the rehabilitation of narcotics addicts.. Although the Sullivan County Hotel Association maintained that despite some attrition among obsolete hotels, the resort industry was in excellent shape, it was apparent that the heyday had passed. According to old records, the owners names listed in the advertising were Moskowitz, Orber and Kornfeld. cemetery. It was the summer of Woodstock. Some owners had no funds to do so. Two boys Burt and Ronnie. Resort Worlds Catskill in Monticello, on the site of the former Concord Hotel. Hotels like the world famous concord was a must for many people into the 1980s. There was an article once along time ago of my grandmother but I cant find it anywhere . Thank you for your comment. There should have been a number of tables, or cases, full of
At least in the 1940s. I think that was the name of the store wed walk to every now and then to get candy. In the one I join, members often ask where they can re-create their childhood memories. Oh, that one!
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Something new is growing out of the old, she says. The spirit of these old-school Catskills resorts is alive and well at the 1960s-era Catskill Mountain Lodge, despite new ownership. We may have played together at the day camp. I had my Bar Mitzvah at Sam and Shirley Shrilowitzs New Normandie Hotel down the Street from Browns in 1964- Anyone remember that Hotel? We usually take a trip to the Catskills for a couple of days when I visit. Next to it is a splashy, color postcard of the pool in its
For me, this is 70 years ago. a Pines room with pink insulation ragged bags hanging down from the
Decommissioned stage props and stacks of chairs crowd the entry. And former Flagler owner Jack Barsky cited debts incurred for his new Empire Room nightclub, a new indoor pool and a new lobby for putting that hotel once the most prominent of the Sullivan County resorts into receivership. I remember it was on a lake and I think the hotel was the end of that particular road, but not sure. minority. My Great Grandparents owned a hotel in Liberty next to the Grossinger familys original hotel in the early 1900s. The hotels and summer camps of the area provided jobs to thousands of college students who relied on their wages and tips to finance the education that would catapult them (or so they hoped) into the higher reaches of American society. I spent my entire childhood summers there (age 3 17) and I can remember it as if it was yesterday. I know this a long shot. Is it still there? The place had a day camp for the guests children. It wasnt necessarily a straight line decline, but rather one of ups and downs through 1965, at which time the decline became more precipitous. By the mid-1960s, however . Its a few years old so not sure if it is still active. Most of the last operational bungalow colonies rent for the entire summer, so we opt for the next best thing: the Glen Wilde, a former colony converted into Airbnb rentals by two Brooklyn designers. I have family photos that show the buildings, and I confirmed that was the place many years ago by comparing to a photo that was once on line, however, i can no longer find anything about the history of the place. Thats how the Borscht Belt
The sign used to say Hood Ice Cream Orchard Colony Luncheonette. Jay Colton 215 205-3200 cell and jlc6624jlc@gmail.com. I had forgotten I had written this last year. Thats the way I look at the renaissance of the Catskills.. My dad was your moms cousin Ira. Unfortunately, I wish I could remember more about our vacations there. Why wetlands are so critical for life on Earth, Rest in compost? And then you walk into the
Maybe if there was a man speaking Yiddish behind the counter.. pictures of the ruins. Theres been one major update, he points out: Rosmarins doesnt do the singer and the comic anymore. These days its food trucks and concerts. My mom remembers tadpoles swimming in the creek, costume parties, and women tanning by the pool with metallic reflectors. What if we could clean them out? A walk through the
Thanks much for any info you can supply. The humor that came out of this circuit, known as the Borscht Belt, became instantly recognizable: Ladies and gentlemen, you cant please everyone. I knew your Grandparents the Senates. Plus my great-aunt Gertie married into the Paul family, of Pauls Hotel. Your perceptions aside, it is a demonstrable fact the economy of the Sullivan County Catskills began to decline as early as 1958. Not sure how this system works but I am responding to Phil the Zaldin name is familiar and I will ask my cousin Burt who is very much alive and in his mid 7s (our birthdays are on day apart but I am 4 years older). Your email address will not be published. I came across this post while searching information on the historic The Overlook Hotel and Overlook Bungalow Colony in High View NY. . It had many bungalows for camp activities an upper ball field and a lake for fishing. It was 24 hours a day of fun! Their names were Belle Fox (grandmother) and Maurice Silverman. Hi John, Did you ever stay at Rosenberg around 1960? vacationers from the old days. Eddie Cantor, Eddie Fischer and Duke Ellington. The Pines Hotel in South Fallsburg, New York was built in 1933 and was a popular destination for those who enjoyed winter sports, as it had its own ice skating rink and was a favorite spot for. When does spring start? After dinner it was a ritual to walk along the road. We suspect that Richard Feynman, the Princeton physicist, was not the only Nobel Prize winner to bus tables in the Catskills. All of them give you a good sense of
Enjoy the seasonal outdoor pool and perks like free self parking and free WiFi. My grandfather was a singer there and my grandmothers uncle owned the place. Thank you, My grandparents operated the office the lake house on Briggs Highway in the 50s. Prosper Rd as it was called then. college in south falls burg at the time. The history of the property is more (for me at least) gossip than fact as I only know what I heard after a contentious fire it was sold and resold but out of the family. photographer. I was very friendly with their daughter, Stephanie. Some larger resorts, such as the Waldemere in Livingston Manor and the Flagler in Fallsburg, had filed for bankruptcy protection. Do you remember my grandmother, she was the main cook. We drive down rural streets until, at a small intersection, we find a building my mom recognizes and a clerk who remembers that a train once ran nearby. I spent the next 5 years at the Paramount. middle of it, amid a floor full of junk. My brother went to Woodstock, he was 6 years older than I. Since it opened in 2016, Scribner's has come to epitomize the Catskills of the . Jay. I think I backed up your mother as an organist at a Bungalow Colony. So she decided to open it as a hotel, the Mt. The Concord Resort Hotel (pronounced KAHN-cord, (/ k k r d /)) was a resort in the Borscht Belt of the Catskills, known for its large resort industry in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.Located in Kiamesha Lake, New York, United States, the Concord was the largest resort in the region and was also one of the last to finally close in 1998, long after the others closed. All rights reserved. The New Hope Community, which is a residential facility for the developmentally disabled is now operating on the site of the New Roxy. As Mountain Rats my sisters & I were quasi-guests of the resorts staying and eating there as well as enjoying the facilities. My Great Grandparents were friendly with Selig and Malka Grossinger as they were Austrian immigrants too. Young urban families are snapping up units at the few remaining bungalow colonies, lured by old-fashioned communal living. Thanks! The Catskills region sprawls across four counties north of New York City, dotted with lakes and crowned with around a hundred mountain peaks. I would be happy to connect with Burt. A bygone time that I am glad to have been a part of and wish my children could have experienced. I believe the community college is now on the grounds. It is a victim of a lot of things, but mainly, I think, as the Bible
"By the 1920s the rise of big hotels took the Catskills by storm, almost all of which were exclusively Jewish." The sliver of Sullivan County that the newspapers dubbed the "Borscht Belt" was a. When I moved to Kerhonkson in 1990 and joined Kerhonkson Synagogue he was the community elder. made the resort immortal. Heres why each season begins twice. decayed. Who can ever forget the Borscht
a second later, their eyes light up and they tell me stories of their
She added a small building with a little stage at one end for theatricals and it was called the Casino for all the card playing. Someone might have taped former Catskills comics talking
It might help two or three hotels, but thats it, and recently
I remember the dog house with the beagles that would chase you adjacent to the main house. I had a wonderful summer learning to play golf and remember the owner of the hotel would challenge any one to play golf and he would only use one club. I have a terrific picture of your grandfather Moe with my mother and father Sylvia and Ben Bartels at the Gap. By the late 1960s, most of the large hotels in and around the community had been shuttered. Many people vacationed in the Catskills and it
It was at Camp Weelock that I watched the Apollo 11 mans first mans landing on the moon. Was Shuston Resort around Livingston Manor. The famous hotels in the mountains the
I was up in the area a few years ago and just could not find it. Which travel companies promote harmful wildlife activities? Today her book, The Borscht Belt, is omnipresent on coffee tables at well-appointed hotels and rentals across the Catskills. their son sheldon was at my wedding in 1995 in st. james ny. All gone today. My parents met at the Commodore in 1944(I think) where my mother was a singer and my fathers uncle owned the hotel. Looking for respite from city life, New Yorkers would head to. my mother mickey rothstein was lena rothsteins daughter. might have been easy to obtain old home movies of what the resorts
My father stayed there and fished . It sat along a railroad track near a general store where she and her brothers would buy candy. Do you remember the layout of the property. Thanks. In the 1950s and 1960s the Jewish Catskills reached the pinnacle of its history, and starting in the 1970s declined till the point where only a handful of major resorts remain. Shirley passed in 2005 after a very long illness (cancer) Ida lived til almost her 90s in 1990. These animals can sniff it out. She was Aunt Lena and I believe his name was Max. what it was like to see the comics, or listen to singers like Sammy
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Do you remember them? peak. The people who bought the hotel reopened it as Bills Vegetarian Manor. And they struggled for several years and then sold the property to a lawyer from Wurtsboro who restored it as his estate. There you will find old Catskills
I think I may try to get in touch with Stefanie through Allisons facebook page. From 2011 to 2016, Marisa Scheinfeld photographed beloved Catskills destinations as they decayed. It was one of my first memories as a kid. Nostalgia for the old Catskills is so strong that multiple Facebook groups exist for former visitors to reminisce. Anyway, thanks for your comments, Neil. I was a jr. counselor in 67 and 68 at weelock. Take care, Joan and stay in touch! It was a great place for those of us escaping Brooklyn. Does anyone remember the Spring Lake hotel in Liberty New York. Looking for respite from city life, New Yorkers would head to theBorscht Belt to sunbathe, swim, dance, and dine during the summer months, and the resort area soon became known as a Jewish vacationland. Would love to hear any scraps of history or memories! Hi Linda this is Jeff Biller and my whole family including my brother Leslie Biller and sister Barbara Biller spent many summers at the lake Plaza and remember you and Stevie your parents and grandparents . programs. Scientists just confirmed a 30-foot void first detected inside the monument years ago. I did find some info on them. Not to mention that I learned how to drive the Farmall and cut grass courtesy of Milton Makowsky. we had some fun times up there until 1966. unfortunately my cousin ronnie was killed in a motorcycle accident in the fall of 1965. he was attending sullivan county comm. Well, its good to know you have fond memoriesI have foggy ones. Bigart also reported that in Loch Sheldrake, where there had been 42 hotels ten years ago, there were now only 12. from just about all U.S. hotels in the 1920s, so hundreds of them
Does anyone know any more facts about that area? from the Roaring Twenties to the 1980s? A luxury stay in a bright orange room. exhibit, open through April, is a walk through entertainment history. leslie i loved minnie and izzy, they were great people. . By the end of the forties, May was in debt not sure if she didnt know how to handle it but I tend to think that as the war ended the economics of going to the Catskills was changing and she had taken out loans for those improvements to the property. There are two pictures of abandoned
You can write to her there. I would love to share that photo of the two us that I have! That would probably be about right. My family members Annie Klass and her relations and Al Senate and his and Benny Cohen and his were involved in running respectively the Klass House, the Youngs Gap and the New Brighton. All the women wore their cardigans with mink collars. I was in the Catskills last year and drove up and down roads in Parksville, but could not find where the hotel had been located. While I remember some family names as many returned each summer, my memory is not as sharp as it used to be but if you give me a clue and I can try. lot of Borscht Belt memorabilia in a nice wall length exhibit outside
route 17, to spend the week or even the summer there (most of the
I recall going with my parents and sisters for Rosh Hashanah one year. Could have been owned by Bermanns, or Brenneman, something like that. After my grandparents sold the hotel, it became a dud ranch (the Arrowhead Dude Ranch) and then many years later it became a Chabad camp, The last time I visited, 16 years ago, it was still a Chabad camp, but that was a long time ago. Scheinfeld is spectacular. In fact, by 1966, this disturbing trend had become so obvious that it caught the attention of the New York Times. In some ways, the Jewish Catskills has come full circle. It was mostly a Greek hotel and was thriving during those years. 12/20/2020 02:19:30 pm. She always had a job as staff entertainer-Mistress of Ceremoniessocial director for the summers at various hotels. But oops that wasnt happening after awhile. My grandmother had a very large family and it seemed that there was always some other family members there. What no one realized, though, was that
Dec. 4, 2015. At Grossingerswhich had its own airstrip and is said to have inspired the movie Dirty Dancingthe grand ballroom was littered with old menus, and a glass-enclosed indoor pool was marked with graffiti. Its a very gratifying business, Scott says, steering the golf cart past a CEO working from his laptop on a porch and two elderly women chatting in lawn chairs outside their bungalows. the night clubs, tramped around the pools, covered the walls with
tableau and they are big. Do you remember the address? My dad is gone, and my sister is five years younger and doesnt remember much either. Have to say that was pretty special for a 10 year old kid! and is there any write up on the place available? . The For smart, informal living, Windsor Hotel, So. We also lived in Windsor Park when I was about 5. It was a nice but relatively small place. Too bad they sold before the Borscht Belt took off. Long COVID patients turn to unproven treatments, Why evenings can be harder on people with dementia, This disease often goes under-diagnosedunless youre white, This sacred site could be Georgias first national park, See glow-in-the-dark mushrooms in Brazils other rainforest, 9 things to know about Holi, Indias most colorful festival, Anyone can discover a fossil on this beach. 943 S Orem Blvd, Orem, UT 84058. i was born just about that time and my older brother and I spent a lot of time about six months/year, there. Catskill Mountain Resort Hotels. Hi Linda, What a lovely surprise to hear from you. My biggest regret is that my kids were unable to experience the joy I did, as it was all gone. Now that Im a senior myself I wish the Concord or Browns or Grossingers was still around. By
There were still millions being spent on expansions as late as 1955, but certainly by 1958 there were indications that a decline had begun. Best of luck. If you do know anything or have any information. Of course, many of the hotels continued to grow well beyond that, but by then small and medium size hotels were closing in droves. My father (Harold Birnbaum) had the bar concession with his cousin (Heshie or Jackie Cohen, Im not sure which) and my mother was the singer/pianist (Elaine Fein Birnbaum). If I was in Parksville I wouldnt even begin to know where to look for it. The Makowsky Family will always have a special place in my heart. Greene and Freddie Roman. The Bob-Ed bungalow colony, which later became Camp Camelot the girls camp next to Camp Weelock and then was bought by the firemen, still exists. All of the stools for
I will keep an eye out for any from the hotel. I spent the first 25 summers of my in the Catskills. During my time I can remember Waxmans Overlook Loch Sheldrake, The President Swan Lake, The AmbassadorThe NationalThe Commodore S Fallsburg, The Paramount Parksville, The Heiden, The Valley View Kenoza Lake. Her sister is Stephanie. Was a school for special needs kids last time I heard Our family and extended uncles, aunts, and cousins stayed at Shustons Resort. put together an exhibit of several dozen pictures that are housed at
Both my brother and I have been living in Israel for the last 35-40 years. Photographer Marisa Scheinfelds book The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of Americas Jewish Vacationland,takes a look at the remains of the Borscht Belt. some weaknesses. Please email me at mnewmark@plllp.com. Most of the 18 units had been neglected for decades; eight are renovated now. that up. But it was already torn down n was a home .
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