Catskill resorts
Subtitle: lost architecture of paradise
By: Ross Padluck
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Atglen, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780764343179
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Resort architecture; Architecture and recreation; Pictorial works; Resorts
Description: Once the most famed resort destination of the world, the Catskills, New York's bygone Borscht Belt district, helped shape American culture and history. Through 363 images, take a trip back in time to relive the stories behind the theaters and nightclubs, the lavish lobbies where bellhops welcomed celebrities, and the vacuous dining rooms that served thousands of rich kosher meals each day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.
Table of contents: title: A lost paradise; title: Queens of the Kaaterskills; title: Castles in the sky; title: Sullivan County: bucolic beginnings; title: The borscht belt and post-war modernism; title: Fortress hotels; title: The Nevele: Catskills modern; title: Grossinger's: the kosher Acropolis; title: The Concord; title: The band played on.