Matt and I have been reading a lot about the
Borscht Belt in the Catskills. The Borscht Belt was the name given to the area in the Catskills where the Jewish community from New York City would come to vacation in the summer. The area is dotted with bungalow colonies - it is amazing how many we found. You literately cannot go five minutes without coming across a bungalow colony. Many are still in use as seasonal camps for Jewish kids, but just as many have been left to the harsh New York weather.
We came across this fantastic site called Vanishing Catskills by Raymon Elozua, an artist who has taught at New York University, Pratt School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, California College of Arts & Crafts and Louisiana State University. He put together a collection of photographs of all the abandoned houses, bungalows, pools, resorts etc. within a ten mile radius of Mountaindale NY. The photos are fantastic, along with exterior pictures, he has a lot of interior shots too. We really recommend taking a look at it. The coolest part about the site is that he lists all of the streets where he found these abandoned properties. So, armed with this information we decided to take a drive to the Catskills and look for some abandoned places ourselves.
(You need to up load the pics from the first day as I don't have any yet, so I didn't write about it)
Judy's house...maybe we can scan in some of the stuff we got from there....it is in your glove box.
House with the phone booth in Ellenville
Boarding house - black tar in Otten
Davos Ski Lodge
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| Back side of a building at Davos |
Big Hotel - Glen Wilde
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| Abandoned mall in Monticello |
Day two it was pouring outside and 38 degrees. (Maybe pics here from the Diner - I don't have any though)
One of a number of bungalows in Monticello
That building with the 24 hour surveillance sign
Kutshers
Monticello Manor
Bungalows
The Pines
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| Stairs heading up from the Indoor Pool |
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