I am interested in information on Kramer's Lake and the Kramer's Union hotel. My wife and I bought the land that formed the lake and are interested in any information on the hotel or the lake. I appreciate any time you take in responding and any information would be helpful. Kelly Beaton KBeaton919@aol.com.
posted 4/24/07

I stayed at Rapkin's Hilldale in 1952, a small place, that was right next to Brown's hotel on the Lock Sheldrake side. I'd love to see any photos or see any information about either of these places. Also, I stayed one of those big rooming houses in Hurleyville around 1945, 47 - Schacter's Pearl House - which was in-between the Arcadia and Wentworth Hotels. It would be amazing if anyone has any photos or information about any of these. Thank you. Morton Wright 310-305-9106 or morteew@aol.com.
posted 4/4/07

My parents owned a small hotel in Parksville in the 1950's called The Flower House.   I would love to hear from anyone who knew of or stayed at the Flower House or might have known my parents, Dora and Morris Wiener.   Please write to Danielle Krimsky everest@netscape.com.
posted 3/2/07

Hi, I'm looking for any information or photos from the Lake Rest Hotel which apparently burnt down in the the 90s.  Would appreciate any stories or images from people who stayed or worked there. Thanks, Paul Bernasconi paulbernasconi@mac.com.
posted 10/15/06

Hotel Nemerson Summer of 1969: I was on the day camp counselor staff. Only a few of us survived the entire summer. You know who you are! Please say hello if you worked at Nemerson that summer of Woodstock, rain every day in July and the first moon walk. Kenneth Marcus krmarcus@aol.com.
posted 9/24/06

1895 hotel currently undergoing restoration.  Seeking any photographs interior or exterior, ephemera, letters, personal stories/oral history, whereabouts of hotel registers if still in existence, etc in short, anything we could copy in order to help reconstruct the history of this  wonderful old building for possible use in achieving National Register designation. Thank you, Doug Hart batjac1@hvc.rr.com.
posted 8/16/06

I met my wife (to be) at the Laurels during the summer of 1957 .  I am looking for home movies an/or photographs of the hotel from that period and will pay any expenses associated with reproducing copies of the prints. Merton Sirota mertma@juno.com
posted 6/29/06

Looking for any information about The Hotel Hoffman (also called Hoffman Hotel) located in Napanoch, NY (near Ellenville). The hotel was in business from 1930-1945. Please write if you have any memories, pictures or film, anything relating to the hotel. Mal Milton 1979mgb@adelphia.net.
posted 5/27/06

If anyone has any info on Schinderman's Hotel in Swan Lake, it's a bit of a family mystery. I think it belonged to my great grand uncle Nathan, but other info's hard to come by. If anyone knows anything, has stories, pictures, anything, my family and I would be much obliged. Thanks. Ellen Schinderman eschinderman@yahoo.com.
posted 10/25/05

We had so many fun filled summers at Sand Beach with Pete and Rosalie Finck, their mother and father along with their children Peter & Jackie. We would love to hear from anyone who has their summers with us...mygrandmother, Mary Fitzsimmons first arrived at Finck's somewhere in the late 1960s...we remained there with her until 1982. I am from a large family, Billy & Cookie Jennings, Billy, Mary, Jimmy, Robert, Nancy and Eileen. Many happy days and nights...love to reconnect...as we are reconnecting our children to a life once simple, a life once real to the Catskills we go over the mountains from NJ. Eileen Jennings McCabe emccabe1@yahoo.com.
posted 10/8/05

My Aunt & Uncle, Jenny & Morris Unger, owend the Park Lane Hotel in S. Fallsburg. This was from the mid 40s thru the 50s and not sure how long into the 60s. No one seems to have any information on this. Am searching for any info, and hopefully, photos that anyone may have as all family members are deceased. Please email me at wildfire1946@aol.com. Rona Rogers
posted 7/16/05

My parents owned the Palace Hotel in Fleischmanss. I remember spending at least 2 summers there and even going to elementary school in the late 40s and early 50s. Would there be anyone out there who remembers the place? Thank you. Jean Vallee (Kates) yona_kt@barkai.org.il.
posted 7/16/05

I'm looking for anyone that can remember the Capitol Inn in Monticello. I used to vacation there as a child in the 1960's and early 1970's. I remember that it was across the street from a small "dime store" shop called Hoffmans but I can't remember the name of any of the streets or the specific location. There was an abandoned old western theme park called Cimmaron City across the main highway that had 3 small lakes and  my memory is fading. I'd like to find the address of the old Capitol Inn and any other information about the property or the surrounding properties.  Please contact Allan Evenasat evanas@earthlink.net.
posted 6/27/05

I'm looking for memories of Jaffe's Evergreen Manor, a small hotel in Liberty. My grandparents, Max & Muriel (preceded by my great-grandparents, Joseph & Bertha), ran the hotel until 955. I'd love to hear from anyone who work, stayed, or played there. I'm a Liberty native (my folks still live there), but the hotel was gone long before I turned up! Please email me, Rachel Jaffe Mauceri at rjaffe8411@aol.com. Thanks.
posted 3/11/05

I am interested in hearing form anyone who went to Charles and Lillian's Brown's Hotel.  I went there in the late 1970's -the eighties and absolutely adored the place!!!!! Thanks, Sharon pickle410@aol.com. Mbr< posted 10/3/04

Hi, I'm looking for any kind of information on Hotel Martin that used to be in Tannersville. Any information, photos, etc. or direction to anyone who may have any of these please email me at mpioutdoors@aol.com. Thank you, Heather Darling
posted 8/30/04

Does anyone remember the Fieldston Hotel in Swan Lake? My grandchildren are interested in their family history and we are looking for more information. Their great grandmother was Helen (Littman) Levine, wife of Max and mother of Jack, Sam, Julius, and Anna Levine. Max and Helen owned a dairy farm in Sullivan County, in Swan Lake in the 1930's, which later became the Fieldston, run by Jack Levine. It burned in the 1960's or 70's, I believe, and the property then became Camp Bnos Yaacov. We would like any information - history, memories or stories of activities there (there were all kinds, we are told), photos, names of descendants or people who worked or lived there at any time. If you know of anybody or how to reach anybody who can help us, we will greatly appreciate an e-mail or a phone call to JoeAnne Biffle in Columbus, Ohio at (614) 237-8917. Thanks ever so much!
posted 2/9/04

My name is Shelly Burstein. I worked at Grossinger's as an auditor from 1969 through 1971. After all of these years, I am looking to be able to contact old friends that I worked with at Grossinger's during those years. Shelly L. Burstein Shelster8b@aol.com
posted 1/18/04

Seeking any information/memories/photos of the Rosenblatt Hotel, particularly about its owners or relatives of owners.  Please contact Barbara Rosenblatt at barrose@email.com.   Thank you.
posted 11/10/03

My husband and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary this year.  We met at the Hotel Leroy in Loch Sheldrake during the summer of 1952.  I was a camp counselor and he was a bus boy.  Anyone who worked with us that summer?  We'd love to hear from you. Thanks  Dorothy (Adler) and Arthur Dworkin  Dwork750@cs.com.
posted 11/10/03

I worked at the Harmony Country Club from 1956-1964.  Trying to find any info I can regarding same.  Have some good memories, and would like to share/contact old employees etc. Thanks, Carolyn Renton dryankow@msn.com
posted 8/13/03

I was hoping that someone might have pictures, or postcards, home movies, or memories they would like to share of the Olympic Hotel.  My grandparents, Betty and William Horowitz built the hotel and my parents, Bob & Harriet Rosenberg worked with them and then took over the business.  Most of our pictures and printed materials were destroyed in a fire in 1976. Thank you, Lisa Rosenberg. LERLisa@aol.com.
posted 7/30/03

I am interested in information and photos of Lake House Hotel in Woodridge. Please email me any info. Thanks, Jeff Kleinberg Pontiac970@aol.com.
posted 7/25/03

My grandmother,  Anna Urovsky,  owned a hotel/farm in Greenfield Park called the Red Star Hotel.  She owned it roughly from the 1920's to the early 1950's.  I would be interested in any information about the hotel.  I have some old photographs of it.  Please respond to cyurovsky@aol.com
posted 7/2/03

I am trying to track down information about the above hotels. My mother was a Wadler (she is now deceased) and she told me about spending many a summer in Fleischmann's, NY. I understand the Wadlers may have owned more than one hotel. I am trying to find out as much information as possible, so I may be able to contact any relatives who still may be living (or anyone who worked at the hotels). Thank you in advance for any help!. Lauren Edwards lauren.edwards5@verizon.net or call 845-225-5010.
posted 3/3/03

My father (Chick Rosnick) was the golf pro at Napanoch Country Club from approx 1950-1960. We were poor and because my father had this position, my 2 brothers and I had the benefits of country club gold, swimming, and more. y father is now 96 years old and I am attempting to find any literature, pictures, articles, maps, or anything else about the resort. It back a "fat" girls resort. I have traveled to Napanoch from the Boston area and have not found anything at all. Can you help? Stuart "Sandy" Rosnick. tins@shore.net".
posted 1/6/02

Anyone remember the Fine House? It was my grandmother's kuchalayn from 1940-1953 in Woodridge behind the high school. I worked in Levine's drug store from 1954-1956. David Fein davidfein@sbcglobal.net
posted 8/5/02

I'm seeking any memories of the Pineview Country Club and of my grandfather, Morris Bluestein, who ran it in the 50's with his wife Dottie. Howard Blue. khovard@juno.com.
posted 7/17/02

When I was a little girl I used to go with my parents and grandparents to the Mayflower Hotel (Uretzsky Family) in Thompsonville. I want to know if anyone from the family is still alive and if there are any former guests that would be willing to share some of the fond memories of those summers with me. Please email me at RJK2285@cs.com. Renee Kerness Katzman.
posted 6/23/02

I spent happy childhood summers from 1953 to 1963 at this old Catskill resort hotel on the Beaverkill River in Delaware County. "Dietary Laws" were observed! My father was the Band Leader at the hotel. I seek to correspond with anyone who may have been a guest, on staff, or have pictures they wish to share. Alan Kohuth
posted 6/17/02

I am the grandson of Joesph and Sarah Lesser who owned the hotel and daycamp. I seek guests and staff that may have stayed/worked at Lesser's Lodge. I spent my summers there from 1948 (when I was born) to about 1963 when the main building burnt down.
Gary Lesser
QPSEP@aol.com
posted 6/12/02

I would like to post a query for anyone wanting to share information with regards to the Pinewood Hotel in Fleischmanns circa 1920-1926. My father used to stay there and I visited once before it was destroyed through condemnation, in 1964. I would like more info. Mark Margulies
BENMARadio@aol.com
posted 6/4/02

My husband was told as a child that around 1926 his father owned a hotel in Parksville.The name of the hotel was either Fleischer's Hillcrest Hotel or The Hillcrest Hotel.The hotel was later donated to become an orphanage for boys. If anyone remembers this ,has pictures,or memories this would be greatly appreciated My father-in laws name was Morris Fleischer. Thanking You in Advance,
Marci and Donald Fleischer
Catnip77@hotmail.com
posted 6/3/02

My family owned the Glory from the early 30s to 1981. I'm looking for any guests who remember the great summer vacations spent there.
Alice Boria
alicaboria@msn.com
posted 5/11/02

My name is Stu Fenster. My wife's name is Judy (Lehr) Fenster. We met at Green Acres Hotel in Loch Sheldrake in 1967. Any body out there from Green Acres??
bozofens13@aol.com
posted 3/23/02

I was on a hike recently with the Catskill Nordic Ski Club and we came upon remains- foundations and a hugh grand outdoor stairway. I thought that I would look into what kind of "hotel" it might have been. My husband researched and said that it may have been Hotel Kennee. Does anyone have any info on an old grand hotel in Bridgeville just off the Quickway? The people we were with said that they had lived in the area since the 60's and no one they knew knew anything about the hotel. I also have a house where the old Avon Lodge complex used to be right by the old O & W bridge over the Neversink. Would appreciate any info that anyone may have on that also.  Jeanne Chu ondeepdale@yahoo.com
posted 3/15/02

My grandparents, Harry & Rose Landberg, owned the Palace Hotel from about 1944 to 1952. It was on the 4 corners of roads leading to Parksville, Liberty, Bradley and Neversink. During the war my mother was the bellhop because we couldn't get young men for the job. My dad was the hotel accountant, my grandfather bought the food, was the head waiter, played the piano & told jokes in the casino. My grandmother did most of the cooking & baking. I was the kids' counselor (10 yrs. old) and sang on the casino stage to the piano accompaniament of my mother, Mollie. My dad, Max, also sang . My sister Jacki, who was a toddler, picked the blueberries for the pies. Who out there remembers our hotel? Who might have pictures? We do, but don't know the names of those in them. Our bands were made up of CCNY boys who went on to bigger & better ! hotels. One example was Marty Werbel. Two families that were returnees were the Tabacks and the Sakowitzes, with kids my age. The Melody Country Club was down the road. I'd love to hear from people with memories of the Palace Hotel. I now sing in the N.Y. and Boca Raton, Fla. areas. P.S. Where is my old friend Rena Regelson(owner of the Harmony Country Club)? Elaine Sternfeld Bernstein EBERNS24@aol.com
posted 3/4/02

If anyone has photos of Chait's Hotel (Accord), from the early 1960's, and would be willing to provide me with copies (I'd be more than happy to pay any reasonable reproducing fees), I would greatly appreciate it. I can be reached at ptauber@book.com Many thanks, Paula Taube.
posted 2/9/02

I was a member of a "house" band, the Expressions, that played at Youngs Gap during 1965 and 1966. The hotel was a "classic", fun place made for the employees. (The guests had a good time too!) The people were absolutely the best. I'd love to hear from those of you out there who remember the good times and good friends. Robert Saminsky robertsaminsky@hotmail.com
posted 1/14/02

Owned by Abe & Harriet Steinhorn. They had a son, Harvey who sometimes worked as a waiter. Their daughter, Amy was a teenager in the early 70's and sometimes worked in the coffee shop. This hotel was popular because for the Saturday night late show they had strippers. People came from other hotels/bungalow colonies to see the show. Admission was free but you had to buy a drink or two. Abe's father was still around in the early 70's and was taken care of by Spencer, who was mister everything around the hotel. Around 1970, 71 or 72, the MC for the summer was a young man named Alan Paul. When Grease first opened on Broadway, he was in the original cast and on the original cast album. He went on to be part of the famous vocal group 'The Manhattan Transfer'. The main house burned down sometime during the winter (1973?). The dining room and lobby was then rebuilt as part of another building. Abe & Harriet went on to help out at The Aladdin Hotel in Woodbourne sometime in the mid 70's. Mrs. Komito (owner of Aladdin) was still around then and she hoped that Abe & Harriet would bring some of their guests from the Grand Mt. to The Aladdin. For awhile, it worked. Anyone remember Abe & Harriet either at The Grand Mountain. or Aladdin, contact me, Allan cindyannie@att.net
posted 12/18/01

I worked at the Irvington the summer of '68!  It was the total pits -- but a truly extraordinary experience.  Anyone out there that remembers it?  (I believe, by the way, that at this point it was called the "New Irvington")  Anyone with memories, please write.   David Albert  shantinik@earthlink.net
posted 7/9/01

I grew up in the Catskills and my grandparents owned Shein's Hotel in Woodridge. I would love to hear from former guests and staff. Especially like to hear from folks who worked there in the1960's, when i was a child. My e-mail address is whcalderon@msn.com
posted 6/13/01

I worked at the Youngs Gap hotel as a counselor the summer of 1959 and through the next winter season on school holidays. It was the only Catskills hotel at that time that offered the "modified American" plan --only 2 meals a day. 3 meals a day was one of the biggest attractions at Catskill hotels. It was a wonderful place to be and I would love to hear from any  people that might have been there during this time....waiters, busboys...we had so much fun!  Ellen Meisner (Copelan) Eameisner@aol.com
posted 6/13/01

Does anyone remember the Surise Hotel in Livinston Manor? It was owned by two brothers that I think were high school teachers. Ramona Dribbon Buddahcat@adelphia.net
posted 5/8/01

Anyone remember Maple Court, a small hotel in Greenfield Park, located one mile above Tamarack Lodge?  My mother, Lena Nass, did all the cooking and baking.  I am planning to publish her recipes in RECIPES and MEMORIES.  Do you have any memories to share?  Alice Charap Gutter  Saftah820l7@AOL.com.
posted 5/8/01

My name  is  Arthur  Grossinger. I  worked  and  lived  in  the  Grossinger  Hotel. My  mother  was  Lottie  Grossinger  and my  father was  Sam  Grossinger. I would love  to  hear  from  anybody  from  the  hotel.  My  email is glass@in4web.com.
posted 4/24/01

Anyone remeber the Summit Hotel in South Fallsburg?  In 1970 they even hosted a "mini-Woodstock: music festival. Thanks
John Stea JBStea1@aol.com
posted 4/24/01

My parents owned the Hotel Fleisher in Parksville.  Would love to hear from anyone who was a guest or worked at the hotel.  There are many pleasant memories from that time.  Thank you.
Judith Fleisher Hazelbrook@aol.com
posted 1/30/01

Hi, my name is Ellen Emmer.  I was a chambermaid at the Aladdin Hotel during the summer of 1970. I  was a college student at the time.  I would be very interested in hearing from any one who also worked at the Aladdin that summer.  Maybe we could even have a reunion .  It was probably the happiest time of my life.  My phone number is 212-475-4698.  If anyone wants to e-mail me, please use my boyfriend's e-mail address, which is strongin@bpu.state.nj.us
posted 1/30/01

I would like to know if anyone remembers, or stayed at my grandmothers hotel/bungalows, the Summit Hotel, in the 50's or 60's. Her name was Yetta Sandler. Any pictures that can be scanned and e-mailed would be greatly appreciated too! Thanks..... bocafun2@yahool.com
posted 1/22/01

Seeking contact with guests or former staff who stayed or worked at Lesser Lodge  (White Sulphur Springs) 1955-1963.  Paul Auerbach  auerback@warwick.net
posted 1/22/01

I would like to know what is on the site of the former Waldemere Hotel on Shandelee Lake now and Camp Shandelee now.My Dad worked there during the 1940's and 1950's and I have many memories. My father's friend owned it and sold it in 1972 to an Ashram. Can someone tell me what is there now? Rita Betesh  M0nkey50@aol.com
posted 1/16/01

My grandfather owned this hotel until the Depression, and I would like any information anyone has about it.  Thanks Rick Leonard   rlcsr@earthlink.net
posted 1/9/01

I was a guest at Stier's Hotel  in Ferndale each summer , for two weeks, with my immediate and extended families ,from the  late 30's to the early 50's. In 1952 and 1953 I was in charge of the children during summer vacations from college. The Stier family were cousins of my Father's and, in fact, that was where he went when emmigrating from Roumania at the age of 19! My memories of those summers are all glowing and wonderful. I have snapshots of family and friends from that time at the hotel that serve as pure nostalgia for me. If there are any viewers of this web site who were there during that time, who might remember the family of Jerry Meyer(my Dad), please be in touch. Millicent Meyer Schacher  groucho@spyral.net
posted 1/9/01

Looking for anyone who remembers the Prospect between 1950 and 1959. My grandparents owned it and wonder if anyone has any memories or memorabilia. There also was a hotel next door the National where a singer named Bunny Fisher sang, I was a friend of her daughter Eilssa, any information please e-mail or call.  Morty Jacobowitz  mortyjaye@aol.com
posted 12/13/00

Several years ago we purchased the property on which the old Hollywood Country Club stood. We find remnants of those days all over the place. We even have a watercolor of the place and one of the original signs.... but no actual pictures! I've met people who remember staying there as children but no one has pix!! Anybody out there has pictures or postcard or memories contact us....PLEASE!
Kate and Charles Hyden ZELLER-HYDEN@PRODIGY.NET
posted 12/1/00

I would like to find anyone who remembers a band by the name of the Down Town Trio, who played at Kerhonkson Lodge in 1966 and 1967. I know two of the band members' names -- David Levy (drummer) and Jerry Feldman (accordion). Any leads??? Anne Tresser  AnniesTune@aol.com
posted 11/16/00

As a child from about 8 years of age (1955), my family used to go to the Takanasee Hotel in Fleischmanns annually (until mid 1960s) and I have only fond memories of that era. Does anyone possibly have any archive photos of the village and the hotel??? My mind remembers it vividly and everytime (not often enough) I happen to smell a certain, particular, scented fresh air whiff, my mind races to Fleischmanns as though it were yesterday. Weird, but true. I would very much like to hear from anyone who was there at that time. Please contact Rick Schuller at hrslaw@prodigy.net  Thank you.
posted 10/3/00

Anyone remember the Shady Nook in Loch Sheldrake? It was the fist hotel that I worked in during 1971. The beginning of a 8 year Catskill career. Please e-mail me if you want to share experiences.
lacosta@juno.com Jeff Cohen
posted 10/13/00

I stayed at the Pearl Lake Hotel several times in the late 1940's and early 1950's. It was accessed by means of a road on one side of which was Pearl Lake. On the other side was a waterfall from which water from the lake cascaded into the hotel swimming pool. There were two main buildings with probably 100-200 rooms each. If you know anything about it, I'd appreciate hearing from you at marvin.richman@yahoo.com
posted 10/3/00

My husband and I met at the Flagler Hotel in 1957. We worked there summers till 1962 when we graduated CCNY and moved to southern California. We loved our years working in the dining room at the Flagler. We would give anything to be in contact with any of the staff, especially dining room, from the summers of 1957-1962.  Jerry and Sylvia Berger jeromemb@aol.com
posted 10/2/00

I am looking for anyone who remembers Sackett Lake - home of the Laurels Country Club, owned by the Novak Family. From the time I was about 9 years of age, my family spent our summers at the bungalow colony named "Terrace Gardens" owned by the Cohen family. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen had two sons, Sam and Loen and two daughters, Ethel and Jean. I had some of the best times of my life in Sackett Lake. I danced my way through the hotel "champagne nights" with my partner Marty and fell in love several times (ahh, the Belmore waiters!). Where are they now??? I remember Stan and Bernie Weissman (Warren), whose family owned the Congress Hotel and also a hotel in Miami. Love and knishes to all the Catskill people who read this. Eunice Kaplan lawladyeun@peoplepc.com
posted 9/28/00

I also worked at the Kanco Hotel in Ferndale in the summer of 1955 and met wonderful people there. I would like to hear from anyone who also worked there that summer. Hope to hear from you soon.
Joan Laskey Elder  Joan2HlzN1@aol.com
posted 9/12/00

Does anyone have photos of the old Commodore Hotel? This small hotel had a lake and I remember a huge porch. It was owned by the Cohen family till late 60's / 70's and burnt down end of one summer except for their bungalows and casino. Julius Rosen / toms river, NJ  acme_mktg@yahoo.com
posted 9/5/00

I am seeking information on Sunnyland Hotel in Parksville in the 1950s. This hotel, which was owned by Mr. & Mrs. Coccus, might have continued in business for many years or even decades. I am working on a TV special for the A&E Network series "Biography" on BobbyDarin, singer/songwriter/actor/political activist. I am looking for information on the Sunnylands hotel because Bobby Darin worked there during the Summers of 1951 & 1952. It was at the Sunnylands that Darin made his debut at a professional performer. Gertrude Newmark, day-camp director for the Sunnylands, was responsible for getting Darin the job. Darin became quite close with Mr. & Mrs. Newmark and their children, Laurel & Eddie. I give you all this information with the hopes that you can help me track the Sunnylands and or any of the people I¹ve mentioned: the Coccus¹ and the Newmarks.
Kind regards,

Helen Hood Scheer
Associate Producer

PETER JONE PRODUCTIONS
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Los Angeles, CA 90049
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posted 8/21/00

I would like to learn more about or see pictures of the President Hotel in Swan Lake during the 1950's Some of the happiest early memories of my life seem to have occurred there. Thank you
Aaron Feingold  Ajfeingold@aol.com
posted 8/01/00

I worked at The Melbourne Hotel on Briggs Highway from 1967-1971. Anybody out there remember it. Anyone have a postcard they care to part with?
Thanks.  Richard Wexler  RadioKingNY@aol.com
posted 7/19/00

I would love to find out if anyone has any information on the Savoy Hotel. It was located at the corner of Anawana Lake Road and Fraser Road. Please e-mail with any memories or pictures.
Thank You  Richard Wexler  RadioKingNY@aol.com
posted 7/18/00

Do you have any information about Pollack's Country Club, So. Fallsburg (opposite The Flagler Hotel). My family and I stayed there during the 1960's. We later stayed at the Pines when the Main Building at Pollack's was destroyed by fire. We all have great memories of those wonderful years. I still return to the area each summer. my special treat is to catch Speedy Garfin and The Garfin Gathering, (they'll be at Kutsher's for the summer of 2000).  Stew Sobol sobol1951@aol.com
posted 6/15/00

Are there any people who remember Grossman's Forest House in Big Indian (northern Ulster County) ?I would like to hear from you or from anyone who knows just what happened to that hotel. Any pictures? If so, please E-Mail Belle Drew at: Beldrew@thebiz.net
posted 6/5/00

Looking for former waiters, busboys, and other hotel staff from the Echo Hotel in Ellenville(Greenfield Park). I worked the dining room from 1972 through 1974. Anyone who was there around that time would understand what we all experienced and how those weekends and summers working at the Echo Hotel profoundly shaped our lives. I am attempting to write a story about those times. I have been in touch with some key characters of that period who continue to be my life long friends. However, I am looking for more people from that era. Anyone with stories to share or who wishes to say hello please contact Mark Cohen at mkcohen@ix.netcom.com. There are many long lost friends that can complete the picture of what took place and help share this history with others.
posted 6/1/00

My father was a chef at the Olympic Hotel in the late 60's and early 70's. I spent all my summer vacations up there and I am looking for the previous owners, Robert and Harriet Rosenberg. Thanks for any help you can give me. Jennifer Daly  daly23502@aol.com
posted 6/20/00

In the late 1930s we used to go to a boarding house in Mount Pleasant (probably incooprated into Mount Tremper at present), in Ulster County. The name of it was Mountain Breeze House, owned by the Every family. Mabel Every was one of the owners. I have wonderful memories of that place. Does anyone have any information about it? Jean Balter  stanjen@idt.net
posted 6/7/00

My grandmother, Ida Oskard, owned the Pine Grove Hotel in Loch Sheldrake. She sold it sometime around the early 1970's. Would love to hear from people who went to the Pine Grove and knew my grandmother. Also.. I am in the process of making a Pine Grove Hotel Reunion for July 15th, 2000. If you would like to go.. please contact me. Perhaps also you went to Loch Sheldrake and you knew some of the people that went to the PG. Either way.. please email me to say hi. I would love to hear some of your memories of Loch Sheldrake and the mountains. Would also love if you had any old pictures.  Pam Blank  PamNYorker@aol.com
posted 5/31/00

I'm doing story of my adventures as a busboy at the Laurels Country Club on Sackett Lake back in 1957-58. Unfortunately, the only thing left of the old hotel is a dilapidated swimming pool. If anyone has or knows where I can get photo's of the old hotel and its grounds, I would appreciate it. I can be reached at:781-659-4512 or by Email: philsills@yahoo.com  Phil Sills
posted 5/3/00

I went to Tamarack lodge as a hotel guest with my parents summers of 1965 through 1983 or 84. Reading all these research queries, brought back a flood of memories. looking to see if anyway else reads to this page, and feels the same. If you stayed at the Tamarack, or the Paramount or Homestead Bungalow Colonies, please email me: mzimmerman@aceav.com or margo@iopener.net Also looking to find out is the star colony still open. Also what happened to the Rose Motel, and the Vistula House, that were all down the road?  Margot Zimmerman
posted 5/2/00

I am seeking any photos or information dealing with my grandmother's boarding house in South Fallsburg - The Turner Villa on Lincoln Road.
Thanks, Mike Turner mturner@optonline.net
posted 4/5/00

I am looking for my friend, Eugene Kraus. We worked together in the 1950s at Hotel Seven Gables, Greenfield Park. (owned by Portnoy and Ring). Eugene returned home to Queens, N.Y. following a bout with polio. He was involved later as a watch repair person. Herman Levy hmlevy@pacbell.net or (408) 244-3988
posted 3/29/00

We are interested in finding out any and all information regarding two of the old hotels in Livingston Manor. 1st: The Murry Hill Farm Rooming House, 455 Shandelee Rd. We are now operating it as a Bed & Breakfast, and offer a free night to anyone with information, photos and history of the buildings and their incarnations.
Additionally we are under renovation of the Sand Lake Hotel and are seeking information about it also. We are especially interested in finding information about the old Still hidden in the basement and rumors of the slot Machines on the third. Floor. And its use during prohibition.  We can be contacted at Dawnmanor@aol.com  Thanks, Terry, & Jeff
posted 3/17/00

Hello - I'm writing a novel about my experience in the Aladdin Hotel in the summer of 1958. I'd be interested in speaking with anyone on the subject. I'm also wondering if anyone out there went to the Aladdin that summer as a kid or knows someone named Howie Fine, who was also there. Thanks.  Carol Lipton egalbabe@mindspring.com
posted 3/4/00

I would like any information about the Mounin Breeze House in Mount Pleasant. It was owned by the Every family and I spent many summers there in the 1930s.
Jean Balter  stanjen@idt.net
posted 1/27/00

Heidi Urich seeks info on this hotel. Joe Grossman, and his bride Bella Landsman, purchased a farm-hotel called "Clover House" (later Clover Hill Hotel) in the Monticello area in the early 1920's. Joe Grossman was born in 1887 in Klesczow, Poland, and had worked as a Guacho in Argentina before coming to the U.S. Joe and Bella had two children: Barney (b.1918)and Miriam (b.1915, married Albert Abe Leal in 1939). Could you please help me confirm any of this information about the Grossmans' years in the Catskills and advise me if more information is available on the hotel or the family.
hurich@mediaone.net
posted 1/27/00

In the late 1920s, my mother, Bessie Klein in partnership with a man, whose name I do not remember, operated a small hotel in Kauneonga Lake called the Golden Eagle. It would be interesting to connect up with people who remember either. KLEINJEROME@aol.com
posted 1/27/00

Does anyone have any information on THE NEW ARLINGTON HOTEL in Fleischmanns, NY? It burned down in the 1970's, owners were Josie and Emil Sugar. mantis1@bellatlantic.net

We've just purchased the property and have seen an old photo, possess a crumpled post card and a roadside directional sign. We would love to learn more about the area, the Sea Cliff House building and its place in Catskills history. Any old artifacts - pictures, cards, letters describing the place - or just someone's memory of time spent there is interesting to us. If anyone has anything to share with us and the Institute, please contact Alan Schneider at at anschneider1@aol.com
posted 1/27/00

Anyone familiar with, worked at or was a guest of the Prospect Hotel in Swan Lake. My Grandfather owned it and it was in the family only until 1959.The hotel was owned by my Grandfather Louis Jacobowitz and Lewis . Morty Jacobowitz mortjaye@aol.com
posted 1/27/00

Does anyone know of the Kaaterskill Hotel owned by Harry Tannenbaum prior to1924, which burned down?
please respond to NEIL185@aol.com

Do you remember Uncle Morris and Aunt Rose? They owned Taub's Maple Grove, next door to Cutler's and the Plaza Hotel. They were the owners from 1948 - 1971. My sister and I have many fond memories of the summers we spent there. Smokey the dog roamed the bungalow colony. Anyone who remembers, please contact us. Joyce and Robin

Did anyone go to Lander's Brookside Manor in Monticello, New York. If so, I would love to hear from you. Thanks.  Carole Weiss cjweiss@ptd.net

I would love to hear from anyone that worked or knew people who did at Grossinger's in the 1960s particularly in the summer of '63. Please e-mail me with any info. Thank you, Mary