Catskills resorts, NY

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Catskills resorts/South Fallsburg, NY

Catskills mountains summer resorts were a popular holiday spot for New York Jews, mostly immigrants from Eastern Europe and their children and grandchildren, particularly in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Because of this, this area was also nicknamed the Jewish Alps and Solomon County (a modification of Sullivan County).
The post World War II decline of the area also coincides with the increase of air travel. When families could go to more far off destinations such as the Caribbean, Hawaii, and Europe for the same amount that they could go to the Catskills, new venues began to win out. What was left was a veritable museum of abandoned or decaying travel-related businesses.

Ett mycket bra youtube klipp (tycker jag!) om den gigantiska och övergivna Pines Hotel: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4nq9wNafqNA

"A lost paradise", som det heter på en ful men mycket intressant sajt med bl.a en lång lista av övergivna hotell i området:
http://catskills.homestead.com