I had a retarded brother and sister who couldnt go to the regular public school. Hello Mike, I think your dad knows my mother Frances Fay. The parents were Evelyn and Bernie and their kids were Ira, Jeff and Owen. The first wave of tourists came to the Catskills . bus one year and send the kids to Harbor Hills Day Camp. Continuing down Lake rd. We used to play miniature golf at the Mt. The casino was opposite the row of bungalows that were next to the pool. Are you Kerris sister and Kathys daughter? The original buyers came from a variety of bungalow colonies, he said, ''all shutting down or in fear of shutting down, or the rent was so high it didn't pay to rent, it paid to own. My mother recently passed on and we sold the house last year. Martin Miller's If so, I could friend you and you would have access to the pictures I currently have of Rockland Lake, and I can add a picture of the painting that I have. Farber's Lane Yes, in 1955 I was 2 years old and my sister Linda was 6, my cousin Karen was 6 and my cousin Joan was 5, I believe. person will not be tolerated. I will tell my mother. That was where everyone hung out. In the 1950s and 1960s working class New York families escaped the city to the Catskills. Kindly add your full name and hometown to the end of your It made me sad. John Reimer. I miss my Klopchin cousins and the old times so much!! Terrace Hill Hotel I owe my own residency in Rockland County to that time period. The Catskills Institute website was originally developed by Phil Brown and his colleagues at the Catskills Institute to disseminate information about conferences and the photographs, ephemera, memorabilia and memoirs they have collected. Sylvia retired to Florida but she moved back to . Hi Emmi no funny enough, NOT a relative. It was built in the 1930s and includes three cottages and a main guesthouse arranged in a square around a large lawn. Kutay's Lodge I remember Rockland Lake fondly I grew up in the area my father and mother Walter and Doris Fethke had a business on Lake Road in Congers Spot Out cleaners . Hopefully Ill be put back in your good graces and be added again. Call 1-800-913-2350 for expert help. If Im correct I think that some of my friends are in them..maybe Jack and Mike? The nearby Knickerbocker Fire House was established 1862. Id be fibbing to say I remember your moms garden but I can picture it against the chain-link fence. Swam in Rockland lake at the beach and the pools werent that good I could go on for ever about that area. Terrace Hotel There was still work in the trap rock quarries and also in the hospitality industry. Be Nice. Thank you thank you. Berger's Farmhouse & Bungalows document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Layman's Friedman's I visited their old haunts and friends and skated on the lake every January and February. The recent fast-tracking of the new Tappan Zee Bridgehas brought back fears well-founded of homeowners forced to move because of state and federal projects. Green in Morristown, which was like a big trip. Slight chance of a rain shower. For anyone reading this, I am also a grandchild of Josephine Hudson and Scots cousin. Let's Get In Touch! Horseshoe Lake House I remember. in a little bit. She married Abraham Solomon, and they raised their family in East Flatbush and spent their summers at Joy Acres bungalow colony in Valley Cottage. Gee-Mar Colony Woodfall's Bungalows next door to the south. I hope this post finds everyone well. Pines Hotel Boxer's Hotel We lived in the Bronx and my parents rented a tiny bungalow next to the big pool at Forest Glen. Styles . A developer filled in that incredible swimming pool (which was 50x100 with natural running well water) & put up single family homes. New Majestic that is degrading to another person. I believe he was Katys father. And now, a little piece of Catskills history is up for grabs: A bungalow colony in Ulster County is currently on the market for $795,000. . I now pass these memories on to my family members. Maybe its Kathy! I said. Echo Lake Manor Fabulous piece written by John Patrick Schutz. My Mom was Ginny. I feel good knowing that Jacky and many more are with him now!!!!Mickey. It is nice to have these memories refreshed from time to time! Michael, I am so sorry to hear your news. I have contacted Jeff Steiner (I will talk with him today-we previously met at a tavern in NJ), Shelley and Jill Raynor and few other people that I am now friends with on facebook. This is a piece of Rockland Lakes history I was unaware of, and I appreciate your filling us in on this part of the Rockland Lake timeline! Lorraine Hotel 0.17 Acres. I will open the link and look at in in detail later but wanted to say thanks now and much appreciated. Genel, I decided to take a chance and send you a message on FB. By 1965, it was almost all gone. Cedar Hill Hotel You have permission to edit this article. Lipkowitz I also realize that things would of course be different. Why destroy a living, breathingvillage, or 13 of them in the case of Rockland Countys full total? Valentine Mall Happy New Year! Leifert Hotel Blizzard of 77-78. Countryside Acres Inc: Facility Name: Countryside Acres Bungalow Colony: Facility Address: 445 Old Liberty Rd Monticello NY: Facility Type: Services, NEC (C)ity, (T)own, (V)illage: Town of Thompson: Deadline for Comments: Friday, April 23, 2021: DEC Number: 3-4846-00412/00001: SPDES Number: Maltese Manor (previously Morris Sondak's) My grandparents (as you probably read) had a bungalow there from the 30s until the state took it away that they used summers and on weekends all year. When I was very little, I believe that the foundation of the house on the north side was still there, but there was nothing but woods to the south side of the house. Hint, hint!!! My oldest brothers John and David ( Durkin) went to school in Rockland Lake. My mother passed 5 years ago and my Dad passed this July 5 days before his 95th birthday. At night, Resnick said that she remembered as a kid playing games I called Mrs. Hudson my second mother! You see all their moods. Lansmans offers an olympic sized, heated swimming pool . Ive often thought maybe I should post the audio recording of that radio show here on my Blog, but wasnt sure if anyone would listen what do you think? Swerdloff's Lakefront Cottages restaurant, sometime later. I remember my Mom showing me the family homestead before it was demolished. We do not accept and will not approve anonymous But it is not all sweetness and light, this collective living on a shared patch of earth. Just tonight I was telling my son all about the fun times of the past. The fire broke out at the Quaker Hill Bungalow Colony at . forward to. Camp Lehman (now Big Indian Springs B&B) Unofficial See 82 traveler reviews 357 candid photos and great deals for bungalows key largo ranked 5 of 24 specialty lodging in key largo and rated 4 Why tigers fear indian forest service officers. I have lived in Syracuse for 46 years and still feel a surge of longing for RL. Nevele Country Club My brother Sam DAuria ran the Rockland Lake golf courses and lived in the park house at the end of the road that circled down to the river. I remember the pool there very well. I have happy reoccurring dreams about those 2 places all the time. was a member of the family, Resnick said that she never worked at We are all spread out everywhere. I recently started a (closed) Facebook group called Forest Glen Bungalow Colony for family members to share memories. I had a wonderful time there. Little Gary, Janet, Nancy and Mary are gone now Bobby isnt on FB and Bryan just sold his house in Monroe. Anyway, just wanted to say excellent blog! He has passed along the memories to me. Sadly Salisbury Manor had been torn down to make way. These bungalow colonies were a respite for the city folks, mostly from the Bronx, Manhattan & Brooklyn. So, John, did you know Janet, Ginny, and Mary Jane Hudson? A Methodist Church stood at the intersection also. Ive enjoyed reading about everyones memories! Calvin's Oakwood Cottages Daitch's Paradise Inn Nudged by her happy memories of summers spent at Catskills bungalow colonies, Lillian Oberlander persuaded her friend Harry Geller to drive north from their Florida homes in June and spend the season here. Most of them had two bedrooms, a tiny kitchen, a sitting That part of town also built up in the late 60s/early 70s. The remains of the late 1790s village of Johnsontown still occupied when Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks were created, lies beneath Lake Sebego and Lake Kanawauke. Do you have a brother named Jimmy? Ice skating on the lake and in the summer swimming in the fenced in part on the other end. This game would be great for individual student practice as well as whole group on an interactive whiteboard. There were loads of rivers in the I knew it! What a great man and gentlemen. Yes, it was I was just filling in a bit about the approximately 13 villages and hamlets Rockland surrendered to the State. Nan Acres (officially named Sher-Ivy Nan Acres; previously Kan Acres) New Victory Oretsky's Pancrest Lodge Paradise Inn Phyl-Bob Colony . Thank you for capturing this. So nice that you can still visit! However, in 1955, I worked as a counselor in the Ha-Ya Bungalow Colony on 9W. I love hearing these stories and remembering the names I knew from school or from patrons at my dads bar, Rockland Lake Hotel. How are you related to Mr. Begby? I remember them well. I had a wonderful time that Summer. My Mom spent her childhood summers and many weekends there, and when she married in 1953, she moved with my Dad up to Rockland permanently, settling in Blauvelt where at age 83 she still works the front desk at the Blauvelt Library! Keep it Clean. Whats now the Hunan Wok used to be a little Maple Grove Farmhouse Schenk's Paramount (now Camp Shalva) We would wait for the school on bus 9w at the remnants of the Blue Urn. socializing. Eagle Mountain House cousin Kathy. One strong memory for Resnick was a big masquerade I am hoping to see some photos of that stroll through Rockland Lake! Many of them lost all or most of their relatives in World War II, ''so this became a family,'' said Israel Korman, another committee member. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I lived there until 1978. Pinewood The main house has a full kitchen, 2 bathrooms, five bedrooms, living room, den and sitting room, and sleeping room for 12 people, soon to expand to 16, in case crews want to stay overnight. I do remember seeing the men land on the moon ( summer 1969) on someones TV there. 303 & 9W. her summers at Tuckers Colony. Some will say for the benefit of all, and they may very well be correct on the great ledger of society, it may be that Rockland Countys loss of the Mountain Hamlets for Harriman State Park, the heart of the Village of South Nyack for the Thruway and the Bridge, and the Village of Rockland Lake for Rockland Lake State Park is a net gain. We shared a two-bedroom cabin with another family consisting of an . 3 beds, 2 baths, 1170 sq. Seiken Lake House Schildkraut's Cottages, Hotels Victoria House The bungalow loft conversion costs in this article are correct as of 2020. Significance: The Bungalow Colony, constructed to provide residential, recreational, and work facilities for officers and their families, is a self-contained area with excellent examples of the bungalow building type so popular in urban America of the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the "borscht belt" hotels had closed, but the Catskill . I still go there and take care of their graves. Robert Im pleased you found my post. Anyone can read what you share. I hope you are bearing up ok. Good afternoon Friends of Rockland Lake! Oh the wonderful memories. However, I hope that more memories will be shared here as it is both a way to relive my familys past, but also a way to relive the area vicariously through the stories of others. Richman's Happy Acres (originally Richman's Rest) Ironically Lake Road is severed and Valley Cottage is on the map with Nyack. Cherry Hill House I was first in love with your sister Jill and I think about her, you and your family and the great times we had in the colonies. Goodmans, which was smaller. I have their class pictures in my moms old cedar chest. These images are insane, but thankfully, no one was injured. We would . Tumble Inn, Hotels over the property. And fell in love with the area when my Mom and my Uncle married, each brought their family here to the area around Rockland Lake. Thankfully, no one was injured I do remember seeing the men land on the map Nyack... 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