Famous Catskills Resort - Grossinger's
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2018
- Many people have heard of the Catskills of New York. Many have probably heard that it was home to several resorts. What many may not know is that nearly all of those resorts are now abandoned. Leading this series off is Grossingers Resort, which was one of the leading ones in the area. Now currently being demolished, we give you one last one and the once famous and prominent resort. Enjoy
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One thing i forgot to mention in the video is that the resort in the movie "Dirty Dancing" was based off this actual resort.
I liked that movie with Patrick Swayze ...will have to watch it again and pay more attention to the resort this time . Thanks for letting us know that : )
exactly what I thought
Where is the real Kellerman's?
The fictional resort of the film, Kellerman's, is inspired by Grossinger's, the long-gone Catskill destination, but the movie was actually shot at two locations hundreds of miles south, at Mountain Lake Lodge in southwest Virginia and Lake Lure in western North Carolina.
The real locations of shooting the film was at Mt Lake Lodge in Virginia.
Awesome tidbit!
I worked there in late 1984 until it was sold in 1986. I worked at the front desk. The staff lived on the property in an older part away from the main area, I remember walking down the path to the hotel. It was truly beautiful, the hallway that went past the florist was lined with signed photos of all the stars that either stayed there or performed there. Yes there was a few times doing room checks I would get lost and have to use a guest phone in the hallways to call down to the desk to find my way back. Great memories!
Nice❤
I stayed here for a Dairylea Annual Meeting. Now I am going to research what year it actually was when I was there. Amazing and thank you.
You're welcome
Seeing all these historic places and abandoned buildings I feel like I was born in the wrong era. Great videos keep up the great work!
Perfectly Bourne..born....you are....NO TIME LIKE THIS TIME... HUGS 🌹
I couldn’t agree more.
You are so right!!!!
le wrong generation
Incredible how a place that was so popular is now in such state...very sad..great video JP Thank you
It is probably haunted. You are doing a huge public service with videos that show amazing places before they are forever gone and forgotten. I enjoy your videos like this more than any others on RUclips. Thank you.
Thanks
Me too!
My family and I stayed at this resort shortly before the resort closed, for a conference that my dad was attending. I was 14 at the time. I vividly remember swimming in that tremendous indoor pool. It was awesome! It’s a bit hazy now, but I think that red and white striped area contained a soda/ice cream fountain shop. I remember having an “egg cream” drink there. I don’t remember a roller skating area there, but it is possible there were 2 areas like that, or perhaps the skating area was closed by then.we stayed during winter, so we didn’t see the outside pool, unfortunately, but I do remember walking through some underground tunnels to access different buildings/areas of the resort. I remember eating in a huge banquet room and being served several courses for dinner. I don’t remember the hotel rooms very well, but I think we were in a more modern part of the hotel, and I think we were in a tall building. It’s a shame that these places all closed and were/are being torn down.
Sad that this once majestic place is an era gone by that the likes will never be seen again. Excellent explore
You did a beautiful job of editing ...combining the old footage with today's decay , the music and the drone shots tying it all together in an interesting and cohesive explore made for a another great video. ..." Those were the days , my friend " ....thank you for capturing them .
I have seen this location filmed by other explorers, but they didn’t add the history, wish I could be there, you did a great job documenting this location, thanks for sharing the before and after, as always, thumbs up!
People often complain that i dont share the history on something. You yourself know that when im able to, i always share the history. It adds another dimension to the video. If i dont add it, there's a reason why. Thanks for another thumbs up.
JPVideos I think most of us totally understand sometimes you can get history sometimes you cannot. It’s great to add when you can grab it though especially the old photos and advertising, I bet that’s kind a hard to dig up sometimes.
Phenomenal coverage of some of the iconic places in the Catskills. I hated to hear about each one as it closed.
I spent a weekend at Grossingers once and as we were checking in, the woman at the desk made me show ID because everyone I was with was Jewish, as was most of the clientele, and I am Christian (last name is McCarthy) and she just couldn’t seem to wrap her head around that 😆.
We had a small place within about 15 minutes of all of these places. How sad that they’re all gone! Thank you so much for the coverage! Fantastic work! Love all of your videos! Getting to be a binge watcher of your work... and I don’t do that!
Thanks Kathleen. Hope you enjoy the rest of my videos.
Little known fact bout the small hats - theyre not by and large fans of Christians.
The clips from the past was a nice touch. Thumbs Up!
Thank you for sharing this video. I came across it during my research into the great Rocky Marciano of whom I am a huge fan as I believe he was the greatest fighter of all times. I know that it was here at Grossinger's where his trainer Charley Goldman isolated him to train in the airport hangar during his fighting days. I was astonished at the vast scale of the resort and can only try and imagine the activity there during the days when it was in full swing and I am sure you must have experienced that feeling while making the video. Thanks again and hello from Ireland
Thank you. I have enjoyed watching videos on youtube posted by you and other explorers of abandoned places. What strikes me is a sadness sometimes . These once opulent places are in different states of disrepair and decay. Nature is reclaiming these places. I am reminded of the sobering truth that moth and rust do indeed corrupt and thieves do break in and steal ...and graffiti is everywhere over everything. Things once worth millions are worth nothing now. All we have are photos and in some cases, memories. I appreciate being forced to think about what is really important. Where is my treasure? Where is my heart?
Very true
I read somewhere that it takes nature 100 years to return whatever man has built and abandoned, back to pure nature again. But nature will, indeed, reclaim these lands. Documenting the HISTORY like this is so important!
Hi Jay, I think it's a real shame that such a beautiful place has fallen into the abandoned state it's now in. You did an awesome job with both the filming and the editing. It was a cool touch putting in the before and after photo's and talking about the history of the place too. Good job, thank you. x
Just absolutely great! It's a shame that any prior patrons are probably not RUclipsrs to be able to share their experience. Glad you got to it before it was only a memory.
My husband was a correction officer at the prison in Woodbourne not far from Liberty. As a second job he worked at Grossingers as did many of the officers. My husband was Jennie's personal assistant. He drove her wherever she needed to go, shopping etc. She was very generous to her employees including my husband and children. My 2 kids learned to ski there and my daughter had her 8th birthday party there in Feb of 1970, held at the indoor pool..We all loved her, she was a sweet woman and I have many memories of being at the hotel
Ok
.. So I just subbed a couple of your videos ago which looks like it's now turned into a binge.... Meh.. worse things could happen! Lol! Im in love with your work & enjoying every minute of them.... More like every hour.... I'm addicted & can't stop watching!!! 😂😂📺🤓🍿🍫
Aww thank you. Keep on watching!
i love that you do before and after photos.
Its not always possible but it definitely helps understand how it used to look.
Wow!! I would have loved to visit this place back in the day. Thank you for taking us along with you.
There are so many things I could say about your videos. The vintage videos and pictures are absolutely amazing. I watch exploration videos quite regularly, and your videos were the ones I felt the need comment on. You are making time capsules...what a gift. Thank you!
Thanks so much emily
Such a huge place. As some one said I love how you combine old footage too. You are so talented!
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Excellent video! I was surprised anything existed of this famous place. Drone footage at the end was cool!
I love the research and back story you provide for these locations. You are a historian and explorer. How cool. 😎😎😎❤❤❤
Susan Walsh ... I agree... It's nice to know what places were like and how/when it closed...
It's nice that's it's included, but most of the text is just copied off Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grossinger's_Catskill_Resort_Hotel Nicely done though!
This was epic! Thank you for going and the before and after was fascinating. Be careful of the tic's in NY they are super bad! I think this is my new favorite video! Just wow. I am in awe and wish I lived in that era. I am an old soul.
What a great vid!!!! Thank you showing the history and current day. Please keep them coming and stay safe xx
Great video, love the history and before and after pics! And as always, Mike’s fashion choice deserves a special shout-out!! 😂
Loved the montage and your special effects! That place was huge! Especially liked the gigantic sauna! So glad you got respirators! Be safe and thanks for sharing!!
wow that was a amazing place at one time. thank you for show us.
They thought this would never end..
Amazing! I really enjoy how you incorporated the original pictures back when it was in its heyday. Excellent video! Keep em coming.
Thanks pam
Excellent video. I especially love the before and after pictures of the pools. So sad to see all of the destruction. Thank you for sharing this.
What a massive place one can only imagined, it's creepy and amazing video you done it again JP. Thanks! for the tbt I enjoyed the video of yesteryear. So sad to see the remnants of once a Beautiful playground for the rich and famous. I ❤👍it!
This place was huge. Those pools. Wow. I really wished the roller skating rink wasn't damaged so much. Would have loved to have seen that better. Safety first. I'm fascinated with roller skating culture especially from the 70s. I was reading up on Sanford and Son and didn't know that Redd Foxx and "Bubba" performed (one of the few Black comedians to do so) at the Catskill resorts back in the day. Then I got to reading about the old resorts and planned to look up videos on them but haven't had a chance. And I love abandoned places and things already. But yesterday I was watching Dirty Dancing for the 100th time and remembered that it took place in the Catskills and I came on RUclips and searched "abandoned Catskill" and this video came up first. Watched and loved it! I love when abandoned videos insert old news or footage or photos from their heyday and then we get to see what it looks likes now. Thank you for that. Subscribed.
Thanks so much. I have a resorts playlist with many other great locations.
This whole thing is tripping me out. I have never seen or heard of this place before. Until yesterday I saw a picture of it on a website about abandoned places. My heart skipped a beat. I was here in an extremely vivid dream like 5 years ago. It was almost exactly like the picture I saw right down to the old white and orange pool chair and the small amount of dirty water in the bottom. The only difference was my dream had no graffiti and the wall beams were more concrete looking. Other than that I was almost exactly the same and now I am freaked out
You scared me when a part of the floor almost gave way under you. Looks like it was a great fun place back in the day. These old resorts remind me of the movie Dirty Dancing. thanks guys!
Yeah, was definitely sketchy in some areas.
Found your channel last wkend - Been binge watching your Abandoned vids ever since ! I am a big UrbEx fan & your vids are brill ! Love your presentation style - the calm informed narrative really hits the mark. Superb content and filming. Really impressed. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures.
Thanks so much Kaalee, lots more videos coming out
Great vid on the place and the pool was amazing. Thanks for making this and I hope you take care and stay safe exploring.
This is unbelievable. Thank you for filming these fabulous old places before they, and their history, are gone. Beautiful montage at the end.
Thanks jan
It’s so sad to see such a thriving place die off. That was someone’s legacy and now it’s been demolished. It would have been an awesome place to have restored and revamped into something thieving and alive again
I agree with ya
You always have a good mix. History, nostalgia, mystery/fear, & humor.
"It's really soft right there". Where? right where your stepping"
As he's risking his life. :)
That pool room was beautiful
all the windows, and lovely wooden beams. Besides the pool I couldn't believe the size of that diving board. Absolutely love how you intersperse with vintage video so we can see what it was like and sharing the history of these places. Appreciate it JP.
Glad you enjoy my videos
Your Work of adventure an discovers are truly amazing ... I found your channel just a few days ago and I have been addicted .... I am in aww with this video and how you added old pictures to recent was brilliant ... I look forward to what new adventure an exploring's you an Mike do ... Keep up the amazing work you two ....
Thanks Kelli. In the mean time,check out my abandoned remains playlist.
Awesome footage. Really wish someone who actually stayed here would comment , that would be so cool ! Can only imagine how crowded it was in its heyday. Your past & present comparisons are great !
Someone did comment that stayed there. Look in the other comments.
I love how you incorporate the old films about this place and how it used to be. It makes it so interesting. I grew up in that era and it really takes me back to my yesteryear. You do a great job with alot of information.
Thank you
Great video as usual, them gift bags you found looked branded new. Very strange 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great video! The indoor pool area is gorgeous! Outdoor one is huge. I like the before and after pics, and the drone footage. History is so interesting and sadly being destroyed. Thanks for your documentation of a once beautiful and popular resort.
My pleasure
Sad to see that iconic era pass away along with the majority of the celebrities and guests by now. And positively creepy! Am haunted by those images and all the graffiti and junk thrown around. Those who entered these buildings trashed the joint! Glad it finally got torn down! Bet Jennie Grossinger's spirit haunts the area! Wouldn't be surprised in the least! Thanks for the footage you were able to get. "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end", indeed!
I’m so glad you got the respirators! I was struggling to breathe just watching! 🐌
great video, the way you combined to old and the new and gave a look into the past is absolutely brilliant. I love the way you give a little bit of History to your videos..
Thanks
You did an amazing job filming this place right before it was unfortunately
demolished. You covered so much of the beauty and grandeur of Grossinger's.
Thank you for your great work. Long live Grossinger's!
Great video! Loved the before and after shots. Also appreciated you standing next to and in the pool to truly get an idea how big it is! Great drone footage, too.
I live in this town. I knew Jackie personally. Her house was like a museum. So many photos and memories. She passed away recently. Cool video.
Also you guys missed out! There were some untouched rooms in a diff wing. Aside from some dust the rooms remained intact, even found a suitcase and shoes in the one room as if they went out for a walk and never came back. The rooms were in such great condition for so long (some of them), that when I was exploring most recently 5-7 years ago, the rooms still looked like the ads for the hotel. Everything was still in place. It was crazy.
Really neat! The documentary part of the video was awesome too
Loved this video. Its a shame that the floors were so bad. Would have been awesome to see more. Thanks for sharing. Love all of your videos. New Yorker here so this was even more exciting.
to bad the rotted floors did you a number of Restriction // from its conception to demise i would bet that it was its own city - airport - post office - and many other things that a natural resort would never have // at least now got some updated preserved history of what it once was and the added clips really made it more dignified
I cannot say it enough...YOUR VIDEOS ARE THE BEST!!!! I adore how you show the before and after and how you add the little tidbits of info at the bottom!!! You so make me wish I was born in that era! I have been quarantine binge-watching explore videos and yours are beyond amazing! You have an great talent and awesome attention to details like non other! These resort ones get me! It's almost like you have made us a time machine! NEVER STOP EXPLORING!
Awww shanna you're so awesome! Thanks for the sweet words. Are you on fb? You can follow my page and message me there as well. facebook.com/jpvideos81
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Great pictures, thank you. So sad but at least it’s recorded.
I love all your videos but I have to say that this one is my favorite! The editing was fantastic! Good job 👍
Thanks Debbie
On a JPVideo binge today while I work. Love your videos even the 2nd time around. 😁
Awesome 😁
This video was really great ! Loved the original footage in the beginning, the facts along the way and the before and after photo's .... WOW ! It's such a shame how the Catskills in New York and the Pocono's in Pennsylvania (near where I live) have all but disappeared. Sadly, it is the end of an era : (
Thanks Marina
It makes me sad when I see all the buildings and things inside just left to rot
I enjoyed the video and I like the way that you do the before and after pictures. Nice job.
Thanks for watching
I loved this place was so surprised that all the floors were wood.
It was a beauty, sadly its all gone now.
Just ran across your videos of the Catskill resorts. you do a great job of intertwining current videos with past photographs. Mike does a nice job with the photographs that are also in the videos. Please keep them coming. Having worked for a company making a deliveries in the in the Catskills while some of the places were still open brings back memories. Keep up the good work. Stay safe in these places.
Thanks!
So awesome that you got to record it before it all came down... Another great one! 👍🏽
Thank you
Loved the video. Great before and after pics. I have seen other videos and they are not nearly as detailed as you! Thanks.
Thank you pam
White mold on the ceiling. It is really cool to imagine that Lucille Ball probably had her hair done in that was once an active salon.
You did a great job capturing a phenomenal place.
Great explore JP and Mike!!
Great video. Recent subscriber and really enjoyed this one. What a beautiful place it was at one time. To see it now is truly sad. Love that era when the Catskills and the Poconos were the place to be in the summer. Was before my time but I heard a lot of stories about the famous entertainers that performed in those resorts. And all the great activities they offered. Keep the great videos coming but be safe out there. Those floors were scary!!
Hello again. How sad to see. But to think all those people who stayed there having a wonderful time socialising. Plenty of space to sit by that wow sized pool indoors also out..Your standing by and in the area really gave it's dimensions. Glad you recorded what you did because as you said within a few years it's going to be gone for good when no-one can find it when new buildings are in place. Thankyou for sharing..good idea to use a drone giving a full view of the area in size.. Stay safe bev stone UK.
Sadly its already gone.
What an amazing place! Everything was huge the pool, the front lobby, the rooms “what’s left of them” -it must’ve been beautiful in it’s hey day . I am not sure were any movies made at that facility? Thank you for another awesome video 😁
Dirty dancing used this resort as inspiration for the resort in the movie.
Awesome footage I'm glad u to document it before it is completely gone
Thanks heather
Thanks to you both for posting this video of Grossinger's and preserving history on film. That's probably the most complete look we'll get before the demolition starts. I believe it might have already began from what I heard. I found out about the resort through Joe Lehman's website and FB group. It reminds me of the Riviera here in Las Vegas which was imploded two years ago. I am fascinated by Mid-Century history and urban exploration. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos in the future. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it and understand that this is preserving history. Half of this place is already gone. I stayed in the Riviera 25yrs ago with my family. Wish i was filming back then lol.
Great video guys. Thank you for taking me on the dime tour.
Thank you for this amazing video and the great work you did in documenting and preserving this iconic place. Long live Grossinger's! Long live Jennie G!
Thank you
Wow incredible I have seen many videos on this resort as well as many original photos of this place when it was in full operation. So sad to see it in this condition. You did a great job documenting this once wonderful resort.
Thanks Owen.
Great video, guys!
I live in liberty still till this day...born in monticello ny in 1975...my parents met at grossingers...my dad was a cook and my mom a housekeeper....its gone now...so sad.. no more big yellow building as you drive down the big hill into liberty....so sad ....definitely a big part of my childhood memories gone
So sad it's gone. So much history. Thank you for showing us.
My pleasure
that was a spectacular resort i'm glad you got to film it!
Me too
Thanks for adding the historical facts. It added a lot to what we were seeing. 🙂
Excellent find. Very interesting facts u laid out. Nice drone footage.
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Great video! Nice drone coverage too! 👍🙂
Awesome video and cool pictures loved it!
Ty linda
Cool vids guys keep it up. Best from NZ
One word to describe this place...MASSIVE!!!! Geez it was it's own little town!!! I loved the playful tiles on the walls, especially the one with the smaller tiles. It is such a shame that someone didn't keep up the property & the business. Just think, you and Mike walked where famous people walked. It was a bit eerie and I bet if you have your monitor with you, it would have went off in several places.
Thank you for sharing!!! YOUR videos are grade A #1!!!! ✌🏼
Its funny, because when i walk through places like this. I don't actively think about who and what used to be there.
@@JPVideos81 .... well for one I'm a retired social worker and I think outside of the box. And two I always imagine about the past of my surroundings, part of being am empath... I feel and think in depth.
So sad...the entire place is gone now...thanks for the memories
A majestic hotel with a lot of history. It’s sad that it wasn’t preserved. Nothing lasts forever. Wonderful footage and beautiful photos of decay. Thank you for making this possible.
Massive resort to cover. Love it! Great vid.
Very well done. I recently posted a video on all the Dirty Dancing filming locations, which is what brought me to your video as I learned the resort in the movie was based off of this location. I liked the way you gave the walkthrough and then gave the aerial views with the drone. You gave a really nice look of what it’s like there. Thanks for doing this video.
WOW, I am speechless. Great job.
Wow the pools are amazing the before and after photos perfect!
I was there in 2017 and got exactly same photos. Place once was so beautiful. So sad to see it gone.
This is such a cool vid. Thank you xx
Wow --- That pool and room is amazing!
Amazing place, I recently went to the Homowack Lodge in the catskills, Very amazing building mostly still perfectly intact inside. Theres a parking spot not to far from the building which hides a car as well.
We went there as well. Video will be coming out in the near future.
so sad. I have such wonderful memories of the time my family and I spent at that outdoor pool as well as the wonderful food and the nightclubs. And it was all close by. Nothing like it anymore. What a shame.
Thanks for the video.
Incredible place,, so sad!😞
Thanks Jay for sharing👍😊
You're welcome
Seen this abandoned pool b4, abandoned pools fascinate me, those lounge chairs are so cool, older than dirt, who was the last person to use the diving board, swim in, stuff like that fascinates me!
Thanks for documenting this. It was quite heartbreaking for me. As a young kid that spent the summers in the Catskills at small hotels and bungalows of families of middle class income. Grossingers was known in the area for great shows, comedians and stars, and great food. My mom had the Jenny Grossinger's cookbook that i inherited. . I loved to play punchball (like baseball with no bat and a soft pink ball) with the other young girls...this was the 50's. We challenged all the hotels in the area to play with us. Grossinger's camp accepted. We couldn't believe how snazzy Grossinger's was when we went to play them and were so excited when they offered us dessert afterwards. . So sad to see it in such a decrepit state.
Great memories!