This is wonderful John!! Well, so much more to say but I will keep that for future posts. I was born in 1962 and named for St Michaels church. running the activities, it was a very complex business. Also spent a weekend at Grossinger's. Beautiful scenery, friendly people, bucolic memories. remember going there a few times for the day. I am still good friends with my counselor from 1970. Hi Eleanor, This is your friend Buddy Hornung. You must be related to Kathy DeVita and Kerri Haque somehow. Even though I was around way after the decline of the village, I still have great memories of what the lake and its surroundings had to offer. Danamy's Interestingly if you can get a copy of the movie Butterfield Eight they show those sections of 9w (Blue Urn, Bobin, etc) as back ground visuals when Elisabeth Taylor is riding on a train.Also I want to mention that Hanchars Restaurant never was located in the Blue Urn, they were located up by the North Entrance to Lake Road and almost across from the camps that were on the West side of the lake. The book provides engaging, quick activities to help students practice math . Keep the memories coming everyone. The artist Bessie Potter Vonnoh produced a sculpture called Enthroned featuring my great grandmother Helena, my grandmother Josephine and her sisters Helen and Betty (Elizabeth) who were neighbors at the time that Vonnoh and her husband lived in Rockland Lake. I presently live in a Phila. Mr. Klopchin. Transportation: The Harriman Metro-North station is 43.4 miles away; during rush hour it's about an hour and 15 . I loved my grandfather Pete Chlupsa. Cloudy skies. Nevele Country Club Daitch's Paradise Inn I remember my DeLuxe House Mike Klopchin is my name. Hand's -" My parents owned Nan Acres in South Fallsburg until 1978-Ruby came around regularly and since we . Across the street on the lake side were the Millers. Mike Klopchin, Hi I just found this post when I was reminiscing about the summers spent at Forest Glen. We also had a casino, a summer soft ball team and me and my sister and cousins remember, in the 1950s that my grandfather, Dominick Manganelli, would take us on a ride around Rockland Lake to get the mail and would go fast over the bumps and make our stomach fall and make us all laugh. We are all spread out everywhere. We are looking for folks who were born or lived in the village to start asking these questions. I wonder if we can start talking it up right after Christmas and see what can of interest there is? Seletsky's Villa How clever, if you think about it, Scot, resorts in the area. For years these fakakta announcements would drive me crazy, yet I felt it necessary to preserve one forever. Ray is in Pt. May 31, 2012 - The Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York are famous for their Borscht Belt bungalow colonies, the popular summer vacation destination for New York City families from the 1930s through the 1970s. They are both happy in heaven now. My brother was Jacky Fay. bungalow colony) about 30-35 years ago (c.1965-1970) to a company 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: Delaware House There was Mountain View Farm I feel very sad but continue to think that he isnt suffering anymore.Im sure he is with Mom and Dad that also is uplifting for us all as well. Sorrowfully Katy died when my mom was 18 months old, so the oral history died with her. The Really? Mazur's Wadler's Susser's Rabinowitz's Photos: Berel Meyers. My family went to the Floridian also from around 1962 to 1967. There is a swimming pool, although most residents, nearly all retired, seem content to sit and chat in lawn chairs. She and her daughter came over and we walked around Josephines old house reliving some memories. Holiday In 1955 I was a mere 2 years of age but every summer, from the date my birth (and the building of the pool, 1953) my family ran the colony for my grandparents Lucy and Dominick Manganelli. They (the Tuckers) sold it (the I also leave a baseball there every time I go. Pinewood Find Craftsman, small, modern open floor plan, 2, 3&4 bedroom, low cost & more designs. Thank you, again, John Patrick Schutz!!! I will open the link and look at in in detail later but wanted to say thanks now and much appreciated. just passed away on TuesdayHe was 71 years old..Mickey, Hi Michael..Im so sorry to hear of your brothers passing.., He had been having some health issues but was powering through them. ''You see them around the clock here. Stuzin's However, in 1955, at the age of 18, I spent the Summer working as a counselor at the Ha-Ya Bungalow Colony. Hodes Acres Krell Bungalow Cottages Lee-Ra Colony Makowskiy's. Barryville. Capitol Mansion 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. My age group (68yrs-72yrs) has been trying to work with NY state and County legislators to find out why the Rockland Lake village designation had been taken away. STAY: The Glen Wilde. Solow's Green Acres were frequent visitors to my grandmothers (Josephine Hudson) house. When you were allowed to skate and sleigh ride at the course. Bushville Paradise So much ice was shipped that Rockland Lake became known as the Icehouse of New York City. I asked my father how they marketed Tuckers. My father told me the Hillside Hotel Barlau Hotel (formerly Branlip Hotel) We lived in the house next to the fire house. they couldnt get enough kids, she guessed. Today a five-member committee oversees the operation of the bungalow colony and sets annual maintenance fees, usually less than $500. Or, taking forever to fill a tin tub in the kitchen, during winter, and then warming it with water boiled on the coal stove. Leurenkill Investment Highlights. Frances Fay Mariconda, my mother, dorothy chlupsa shared many memories of growing up in Rockland Lakelater married john hill her parents divorced so we never had any contact with other chlupsawonder if we,re related. 1965-1972. My family owned Nan Acres Bungalow colony (across from the Pines Hotel). And if that link fails anyone can email me at bobadler@yahoo.com. Victoria House My brothers & I attended Rockland Lake School. To follow up on Beverly Glass comment, our grandparents, the Malkins, purchased Forest Glen around 1952 & had it through the late 60s when a fire damaged the main house & some of the bungalows. Maybe you have some recollection of my family? Laurel Park Hotel (now Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe) John Reimer. Lee-Ra Colony Horseshoe Lake House Some people brought TVs up and used Rabbit Ears to hopefully tune into something. summer, and it felt like we were going to the country. Ferndale Mansion Lederman's Hotel I am in contact with Jeff Steiner. I was told it had been a two room schoolhouse when it operated as the Rockland Lake school but it had been divided into four rooms with partitions by the time I worked there.. My mothers mother, Katy Kucera, lived with her family in Rockland Lake. I would be so happy to hear from her to see what our connection is. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Great story / history to continue into the future. Fireplace - 1 fireplace floor coverings - laminate . I have since gotten in touch with Jeff Steiner (Ira pasted away a few years ago) and Lisa Gunita (not sure of the spelling). The Millers had several cabins on the lake they rented out. The Schliefman grandchildren- Ellen, Lori, Wendy and Nina were wonderful childhood friends. Emmi, Albert and everyone who remembers the Rockland Lake area It took me a year to get around to compiling some U.S. Geo survey maps from 1938, 1943, 1955 and 1957 showing the Nyack-Valley Cottage area and separately the Rockland Lake-Haverstraw area. Im glad that I found this blog. Ive been waiting all my life for the park there to blossom and to somehow proof out that the decisions of these few bureaucrats was, in the end, the right thing to do. Alligerville. I remember a lot of men would play softball against other women stayed at the resort all summer, with the children, and the They are not. Has anybody else ever heard of it. Hint, hint!!! When he opened it in 1954 the old timers would come in and tell him stories of their old days- ice harvesting, brick making (in Haverstraw). The siyum was held in 'Berel's Shul', named for R' Berel Junik a"h, with the participation of many Lubavitcher from around the area, in accordance with the . ''It makes it easier,'' Mr. Dyzenhaus said, referring to the tragic history he and the other co-op owners share. It was built in the 1930s and includes three cottages and a main guesthouse arranged in a square around a large lawn. The colony was located on the north side of Lake Road if my memory is correct. cousin Kathy. As Janet ages, I fear the last of the oral tradition is aging right along with her, at least from my familys perspective. they would go to Mt. Callicoon Inn I remember Tillims at the end of the road. Cold Spring Hotel Pancrest Lodge Rambling now signing off looking forward to hearing fromany and all Rockland Lakers!!! We tend to think of Harriman State Park andHook Mountain State Park, andTallman and the like as intelligently saved pristine old-growth forest. Zapol's, Hotels The district is among the earliest remaining family officers' quarters still . Altman's Cottages My name is Shelley Raynor. My dad Charlie Dittmer was born in Rockland Lake by Doc Davies grandmother. Weiss Cottages The stored ice was placed on inclined railroad cars, transported down the mountainside, placed on barges on the Hudson River, and shipped to New York City. Everything else is It is hard to believe half a century has gone by and many of our old friends have passed on. Langer's Bungalows What a great time talking with him. Today the Park is at risk of being shut down because of rising costs and low turnout. I spent every summer at my cousins house in Rockland Lake the Rodziankos! My name is Frances and my mothers family was born in Rockland Lake. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. I had to laugh when I found the old tub, moved from its normal spot by the house. 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. Id love to know what happened to them. Leader House Cold Spring Cottages Dear Patrick S.For some reason I dont receive your wonderful At Home in Nyack anymore. I will tell my mother. According to the Catskills Institute at Northeastern University, by the 1950s a half-million people each year inhabited the summer world of bungalow colonies, summer camps and small hotels.. Because of the close proximity to the city and my dads work, we ended up moving to Rockland, to Orangeburg. Enter Nhi Mundy, editor-in-chief of Catskill culture magazine DVEight, chef at Mountain Dale's only restaurant B & Me, and, in the latest of her many roles, town curator. Sterlington was also wiped from the maps, St. Johns in the Wilderness no longer has a village around it and caters to a congregation of memories and regrets. handball court bungalow is also still there. I love this thread. it all started with this website. Hello, Brookside Inn Use the 'Report' link on I hope all is well. Anyone who has ever gone to Ha-Ya Country Club, etc. I dont have any memories of Rockland Lake as a child but Mom sure does! Butler Lodge If Im correct I think that some of my friends are in them..maybe Jack and Mike? But I have inherited a wonderful oil painting of Lake Rd that shows all of those houses still there, and portrays, at least to me, somewhat of an idyllic neighborhood. He gave my dad some tapes of the lake. I remember playing softball in the circle and swimming in the pool. bus one year and send the kids to Harbor Hills Day Camp. Nyack was the older big town & Spring Valley was the newer, more modern town in the 50s-60sLots of great memories! Danamy's Woodland Manor Smalls President Hotel, Hotels Fried's https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vnuxq553jk3r8c6/AAByyc5ZhsPRl-allDuPmfgOa?dl=0. It doesnt look safe to enter. . Chait's Hotel (later Su Casa, later Eilat Chayim) Mathes Hotel So, John, did you know Janet, Ginny, and Mary Jane Hudson? I dont have a lot of pictures, unfortunately, but I can take a picture of a great painting that someone had commissioned that looks south from just north of the Hudson place, and shows houses that are now long gone. Mickey. Washington Hotel, Hotels Seven Brothers When I was a kid, family folklore included a story that a musket ball was imbedded in a bedroom wall in the manor. My grandparents, the Malkins, owned the bungalow colony and my family and I stayed in the main house, right next to that beautiful, gigantic pool. Mickey. deceased. Your reunion sounded fabulous!!! He Advertisement. Oddfellow's House Garfinkel's When the Rockland Lake two room schoolhouse closed in 1959, the students came to Congers Elementary and added two or three children to most of our classes. I am on as Scot Peluso. I went to school with your brother, Joe, when the Rockland Lake School was closed and you students were moved to the Congers School. Green in Morristown, which was like a big trip. Orchard House (Cohen's) Rosabee Bungalows Getting old and memory is fading! Please try to reach me if you get this.We are trying to get a group together to get the village name back Hochman's Colony Hill ''We used to come to the Catskills with our children, and we rented a bungalow,'' he said. Olympic I will have to double check with her. Fosterdale, Hotels The Catskills bungalow colonies that have played host for countless Jewish vacationers for decades are now becoming extinct. My mothers cousin was named Dorothy and she had quite a resemblance to my mother Frances who is still living. along Sussex Turnpike around 1940, and Harry built the bungalows Riverview party for the adults in the Casino. Majestic Hotel ''We don't consider ourselves a bungalow colony anymore,'' said Martin Friedman, a clinical psychologist from Queens who is president of the co-op's board of directors. I remember Lena and Patty Bilotti- an older couple who came up before the actual season began and stayed through September- he was a friend of the owner, Mr. Schliefman -he fished all summer and proudly displayed his catches! Wasnt this supposed to be about Rockland Lake and the Nyack area? Ellen Resnick spent her summers at Tucker s Colony . Box 1500, Monticello, NY 12701. I lived in the old brick two story house on the south side of Rockland Lake. We would wait for the school on bus 9w at the remnants of the Blue Urn. Thank you for writing about my home in Rockland County. Most people did not venture outside the bungalow colony. Elizabeth and we would take the half-hour drive out here every While Im sure this was fiction it was a fun piece of family history and your article did state that at least it may have been fact. 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. Kutay's Lodge Recreation Farm. Zestimate Home Value: $407,600. Boxer's Hotel Sunshine View House Favorite. Lipkowitz Check out this immaculate bungalow in beautiful Ridge Acres. At that point the state took over the house for the park. . Continuing down Lake rd. my email is kulklop@myfairpoint.net American Art. Went to school K-6 grade! (845) 331-2292. So who is buying up the Catskills former bungalow colonies? down the road recently. anymore. Phyllis Lipkowitz, who has helped manage the colony for the last 38 years, said she believed she was a part of a vanishing species: the bungalow colony owners who rent out their property year after year. Great movies. He resembled my late brother Jack. John, I know you remember me.the scar on your forehead was down while we were throwing rocks at each other!!! The Nevele Hotel and Country Club, Ellenville, N.Y. Hotel Olympic "Club house," Fallsburg, N.Y. High Mountain Villa (later part of Grossinger's) I was from Brooklyn. (Rockland Organization for Mentally Ill Children). You, me, Bob Golfin and another girl used to hang out all the time. The only thing It was very hard work running the bungalow colony during woods that we would all go trampling through or people would fish My wife thinks I am crazy but if there was ever a way to buy the Hudson house from the State and renovate it and clear the property I would do anything I could to make that happen, that is how much the memories of Rockland Lake mean to me. Sylvia was born on May 11, 1920, to Abraham and Minnie Miller in Brooklyn. I am the grandson of both of them. Jay's Lakeside When my grandmother moved she was heartbroken. We had a milkman, a fresh fruit delivery, a bread man and a real deli downtown Congers. Lakeview Farm House Styles . The Chlupsa Family. Gail could have been a counselor at the camp, is that what you are saying? Farther down the road was a farm run by Russian refugees where wed walk to for fresh eggs & produce, & Joy Acres, another bungalow colony. 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