GREENFIELD PARK

Location: 7025 Route 52 West Greenfield Park, NY 12435

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.

greenfield park dedication ceremony

SPEAKERS

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.

greenfield park hotels and bungalow colonies

Hotels

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

Bungalow Colonies

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

Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project

GREENFIELD PARK

Location: 7025 Route 52 West Greenfield Park, NY 12435

greenfield park dedication ceremony

SPEAKERS

dedication ceremony and hotel tour photos

Ceremony speeches

greenfield park hotels and bungalow colonies

Hotels

Bungalow Colonies

GREENFIELD PARK

Location: 7025 Route 52 West Greenfield Park, NY 12435

greenfield park dedication ceremony

SPEAKERS

dedication ceremony and hotel tour photos

Ceremony speeches

greenfield park hotels and bungalow colonies

Hotels

Bungalow Colonies

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