Greenfield Park Marker Text:
Greenfield Park & Ulster Heights are two of many Catskill communities evocative of Eastern Europe. For Ashkenazi Jews arriving in the early 20th century, its forests, hills, and farms were reminiscent of the countrysides in which they once lived.
By the 1930s, Tudor became a popular architectural style in America. Its facades of stucco and wood were found at the Tamarack Lodge, Seven Gables, and Grand Mountain Hotel. After WWII, both the landscape and architecture provided an atmosphere of Old Europe, creating a powerful sense of place for visitors, including Holocaust survivors. Several bungalow colonies in the area, notably Excelsior Lodge, later renamed Four Seasons Lodge, were founded by survivors.
In the 1960s, famed architect Morris Lapidus redesigned the Tamarack into a sleek Miami-inspired resort. Buddy Hackett, Cream, Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Tops, Rod Stewart, and The Who performed at the Tamarack.
Both hamlets had a combined 62 hotels and 51 bungalow colonies such as Adler’s, New Alpine, Pioneer, Roseville, Ulster Lake House and Hillcrest Bungalows. In addition, it was home to Utopia Lodge, an African American resort.
Rachel Deyo, Great-granddaughter of Dave and Este Levinson, owners of the Tamarack (just down the road) and its sister hotel, the Algiers in Miami.
Dr. Peter Allen Chester, son of Holocaust survivors who has pent nearly his entire life in the Borscht Belt, and called this area home for 45 years. A true expert on the area’s history, Peter is a walking encyclopedia of the Borscht Belt.
Lisa Hackett, the daughter of Buddy Hackett and Sherry Dubois. Lisa is the steward of her father’s comedic legacy. In celebrating her dad on what would have been his 100th birthday, last summer Lisa launched the web site, BuddyHackett.tv, a family-operated platform dedicated to preserving and sharing his work. The site features remastered comedy specials, rare performances, and archives aimed at keeping Buddy Hackett’s unique brand of humor alive for new generations.
*This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
Ackerman Hotel
Beerkill Lodge
Birchwood Lodge
Bookbinder's Hotel (formerly Golub’s)
Cherry Hill Hotel (now Camp Or Shraga)
Claremont House
Claremont Hotel
Cromwell Hotel
Echo Hotel (now Camp Bnos Beltz for Girls)
Epstein's Villa
Excelsior Lodge
Goodman’s Farm House
Grand Hotel
Grand Mountain Hotel
Greenwood Inn
Gruber’s Hotel
Handler’s Farm (kuchalayn)
Harry Kaplan House
Hasbrouck House
Highland Hotel
Highview Country Club
Jockey Country Club
Kerness House
Krevat Hotel
Luxor Manor
Maple Leaf Inn
Maple Mountain House
Melbourne Hotel
New Pearl House
Paramount Lodge
Picker's
Pioneer Country Club (now Camp Horim)
Red Star
ReisReit Hotel
Roseville Hotel
Royal Hotel
Seven Gables
Shangri-La
Shapiro's Farm House
Sun Ray House
Tamarack Lodge
Tetervin Hotel
Ulster Lake House
Utopia Lodge
Windsor Lake Lodge
Adler’s
Beckerman’s
Beerkill Lodge
Carpathian Paradise
Colonial Cottages
Embassy
Excelsior
Friendship
Five Star Colony
Goodman’s Roseland
Gordon’s
Greenberg & Goodman's Mountain View House (G & G)
Hammerman's
Hillcrest Colony
Holiday
Homestead Colony
Kaduk
Kalen’s
Kominsky's
Gus Lux
Mason's
Melody Cottages
Millman’s Breezy Hill
Paramount
Pine Hill Estates
Rotkopf's
Shady Pine
Spector's Cottages
Sporthaven
Stahl-Badner
Sunshine Colony
Sunny Lane
Rabbi Rosenberg’s
Razinsky’s
Vistula
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