From “The Ruins of the Borscht Belt” exhibit. Photo by Marisa Scheinfeld The once glorious summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in the parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster are now in ruins. Hotel ...
(New York Jewish Week) — On a cold night, Barbara Hoff, the owner of an antique store in the Catskills, heard from a friend in the local fire department that the Nevele Grand Hotel was burning. Hoff, ...
LIBERTY, NY: Grossinger's has everything for the type of person who likes to come to Grossinger's! So went the motto of Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, a lush weekend getaway just two hours ...
Wawarsing, N.Y. — For the second time in a year, a fire blazed through an iconic former resort in the Catskills. Now, lovers of the shuttered Borscht Belt hotel are mourning what could be the final ...
The world is filled with beautiful, bustling hotels and resorts where booking a room is either impossible due to occupancy or requires selling a kidney to afford. But if your wanderlust is triggered ...
What would a popular tourist destination look like without the crowds? From ghost towns and desolate amusement parks to deserted resorts and radioactive cities, these destinations around the world ...
The remains of America’s first and largest privately-owned zoo – the Old Game Farm are situated in the Catskill Region about two and a half hours from New York City, off State Route 32. Once housing ...
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On a cold night last week, Barbara Hoff, the owner of an antique store in the Catskills, heard from a friend in the local fire department that the Nevele Grand Hotel was burning. Hoff, who lives in ...