Goodmans, which was smaller. Sorry for the long winded post and now post script Horseshoe Lake House She said her family moved there for Many referred to my Grandmother as Jo. I knew it was a contraction of her full name, but it was a number of years before the whole history of the region sunk in and I knew about how she had to pretend she was a boy named Jo in order to work on the ice and provide for her family. I will have to review them and let you know? Neil's wife is trying to reach your brother Victor &. We swam in beautiful, clear water and skated in the winter. Other Kuceras left the area, one at least lives upstate. 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. Turner Villa One of her nephews married an Otto. Take care, Scot! Hotel Weingart (later Bushville Country Club), Hotels Sometimes their chatting is in Yiddish. The rustic Villanova summer bungalow colony was located on West 37th Street between the Boardwalk and Surf Avenue. Still, for the right buyer, the bungalow colony is an opportunity to revive, if just a tiny bit, the heyday of the Borscht Belt era, when families (read: mothers and children) would spend their summers in the mountains, fathers might visit only on weekends, legendary Jewish comedians like Mel Brooks and Joan Rivers would perform, and everyone would enjoy a good game of Simon Says., Brought to you by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, A bungalow colony in the Catskills is on the market for $795,000 in Kerhonkson, New York. I presently live in a Phila. Camp always ended with a lowering of the flag and singing Day is Done Around 1968 we switched to Birchwood Bungalows when I was 11. She was born and raised in Rockland Lake and I love hearing her stories! I have to head downstate the second weekend of May and was thinking that since I will be around Rye, that I may make the short trip across the river and drive by the old house and get a few snaps of whatever is still left of it. My parents are both deceased as are most of my aunts and uncles who helped run the colony. Hotel Levitt (formerly New Prospect) We were the last bungalow on the hill next to the casino. The cabins are usually rustic and un-winterized and are priced starting as low as $2,000, such as this one-bedroom for sale at Lansman's Bungalow Colony in Woodbourne (two-bedrooms at Lansman's cost $6,500). She married Abraham Solomon, and they raised their family in East Flatbush and spent their summers at Joy Acres bungalow colony in Valley Cottage. The Rose-Mor Colony Mr. Friedman estimated that the value has at least doubled since. The 60s were the hippie times and your sister was an early one. Mr. and Mrs. Rodzianko! He disappeared for awhile. My name is Bill Stevens. Other memories: Platt's 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. Thank you, Bob Leiper! Genel Rowe Wright. Hi Eleanor, This is your friend Buddy Hornung. Bungalows Pine View Hotel I remember my However, that meant nothing to me as I preferred the Hudson house with its winter and summer outhouses, Grandpa Hudsons tool shed, the drive out area where you could walk under a car to work on it, large spiders and wild berries everywhere. The property is located the hamlet of Kerhonkson, about 100 miles north of New York City. middle of the colony. Freedom part of Randolph Township. Makes me wish I lived in RL. 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. You, me, Bob Golfin and another girl used to hang out all the time. My Mom spent her childhood summers and many weekends there, and when she married in 1953, she moved with my Dad up to Rockland permanently, settling in Blauvelt where at age 83 she still works the front desk at the Blauvelt Library! I visited their old haunts and friends and skated on the lake every January and February. favorite this post Dec 15 Cottage for Sale $87,700 2br - 613ft 2 - (yulan,NY) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Send me an e-mail at AlbertM@njcpafirm.com. Oliver Hill Hotel Glen Wilde Bungalow Colony #11 - Bungalows for Rent in Mountain Dale, New York, United States - Airbnb To shore acres beach and barnegat bay. I grew up in Nyack in the late 50s and 60s. Our neighbors were the Epsteins who owned Eppies Grove. They either call it part of congers or Valley Cottage or Rockland Lake State park. Box 1500, Monticello, NY 12701. I have to say that was the most amazing, impromptu reunion, maybe ever. By 1965, it was almost all gone. I loved my grandfather Pete Chlupsa. Hi Meta! John, I would love the idea of you posting the audio of your radio show. Maywood Colony Chesler's Hysana Lodge Mike Klopchin, Do you remember Roseanne Venizia, Give her a call she can explain whats been going on..845 893 0201. I spent every summer from about age 10 to age 18 at Joy Acres bungalow colony. Yarish House I am sorry, Karen, I cant remember Barbaras husbands name. Surprise winter disco chalet would make the perfect valentines. My name is Shelley Raynor. My parents, Gerald and Dorothy were best friends with the Steiners. I understand how you feel, and it clearly mirrors how others in this thread feel. I think he worked in the elevator business with my dad . each comment to let us know of abusive posts. You might also remember we had the bungalow next to Patty and Lena Billottti for years in Birchwood! My parents grew up in Rockland Lake. My college years volunteer summers at ROMIC in the Rockland Lake School led to a career as a Special Education teacher, The school evolved into the Birchwood School, part of the Clarkstown district with a very good reputation. Don't knowingly lie about anyone They were nice enough to order pizza and I spent some time reminiscing with them. I will have to get down there soon, just to look at the old place; to hike up to the top of the escarpment for the view; and to walk down to the river as well. Thanks for the reply, Albert! New Majestic Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Gail was also a counselor. Cragsmoor After the Ice, Rockland Lake became known as a resort area for folks from New York City and the rest of the metropolitan area. Going up Landing Rd. Another part of that story was that George Washington slept in the manor. Schiekowitz's Plaza Often the names are unchanged, left to reflect the innocence of a bygone era: Green Acres, Breezy Corners, Sunshine Cottages. Or how about Doodletown? Hello Beverly! I have been on this site for a while and you can see my comments all over here. We are extremely flexible about the use of the various spaces. were frequent visitors to my grandmothers (Josephine Hudson) house. Former bungalow colony that has been empty for 5 years. said that Silvia and Harry Tucker would sit in Mt. Styles . Chai Manor they had plays for all members of the resort to act in. The brother were Carl and Martin Low. Though renovations are needed, there are several cabins on the 77-acre property. Samuel Bernhard Crystal Lake House Crispell Farm 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). Terrace Hill Hotel Edelman's Cottages World class recreational site with just under 100 acres includes a 15 +/- acre lake with balanced upland woods. Listing by Rieber Realty Inc. All my cousins and aunts and uncles were there, too, in that small bungalow colony. He has passed along the memories to me. came every year. High Mountain Villa (later part of Grossinger's) When we won the game we would drive through the colony with cars and honk our horns. Robert, I walk there a lot now that my dad is gone and picture him playing ball with the Klopchins and the other wonderful families. Janet, I believe I went to school in Rockland Lake with a relative of yours by the name of Teresa. The Catskills Institute website was originally developed by Phil Brown and his colleagues at the Catskills Institute to disseminate information about conferences and the photographs, ephemera, memorabilia and memoirs they have collected. Every Saturday night there would be a show in the casino for the adults- a comedian and a singer- and Wednesday night was movie night. Hi, Scot enjoyed your reply! Maple Court Hotel The food, later on, was not very good. Her family moved to Hazelton, Penn., and she spent her childhood there. Children grow up together; recently, a boy and a girl who met at Lansman's announced their engagement. My dad Charlie Dittmer was born in Rockland Lake by Doc Davies grandmother. Cornyn's Roadside Colony ''It wouldn't have been good for the kids.''. full, they would say go to Tuckers, and we would do the same. I had a wonderful time that Summer. Though the glory days of fast clipper ships and later crack steamers carrying Rockland Lake Ice literally all over the world had ended, Rockland Lake Village survived the change. I am fairly certain we knew you and your family pretty well. One of my close childhood friends growing up was Mike McIntyre who lived across from the fire house (Mrs. McIntyre still lives there). Luxor Manor For everyone who can picture the area as if it were yesterday and perhaps to stir additional recollections I am including a dropbox link to a folder that has these maps. Graystone Manor Ratner's The recent fast-tracking of the new Tappan Zee Bridgehas brought back fears well-founded of homeowners forced to move because of state and federal projects. Simple, wonderful times. racist or sexually-oriented language. My dad passed on his interest in local history which he learned from them to me. I & R Gross Bungalows (previously Gartner's) The Rent Zestimate for this home is $2,995/mo, which has increased by $107/mo in the last 30 days. Great time to live! Through the 1950s and into the early 1960s the area of Rockland Lake Village still had many thriving vacation cottage and bungalow communities, local shops,a number of restaurants, cafes and lunch counters, tradespeoples businesses, along withGethsemane cemetery, the RocklandLake Post Office, andthe church, along with over a thousand year-round residents and several thousand seasonal residents. When asked if I know that we tend to look back as we grow older, but boy what strong memories. I believe he was Katys father. Hi Scot! Bernie and Evelyn has passed away too, per Jeff. You used to live at the end of lake Road right near 9W. bungalows, Resnick remembers. The Homestead 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. The other bungalows were on either side of a road that ran down the Blizzard of 77-78. This is Mike Klopchin, born and raised in Rockland lake. Morning Star Cottages 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. Families Return Each Year. Arrowhead Lodge Frances Mariconda, Frances, Investment Highlights. In the early 1960s I went upstate to work summers and my folks took a fifth bungalow, just up the hill from the owners building (that one was previously the Davidsons bungalow). The family would attend church at St Michaels Roman Catholic Church in Rockland Lake on Sundays, bringing 4 welcome musical voices to the congregation. Oscar died in 1943, my Uncle John died in an auto accident in Nyack in 1946 and my grandmother died in 1960. 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. Leininger's the Cobbs, Hohler & McIntyre Families as well as the Firehouse, Tillmans, & St. Michaels RC Church were on one side. I was just talking to my Mom the other day about Rockland Lake! What great memories of Rockland Lake..my Mom and Grandmother lived on the corner of Collyer and Landing. In 1984, 55 investors paid nearly $1 million for the bungalow colony, which has about 85 families living on 97 acres. I remember Rockland Lake fondly I grew up in the area my father and mother Walter and Doris Fethke had a business on Lake Road in Congers Spot Out cleaners . Of course, I do not remember staying with you in Illinois, but gosh I think I am still conditioned to call you Mrs. Rogers! My Moms sister, Helen Kane, married Ray Klopchin. Schwartz's Riversite Bungalows There was a small open field where we used to play football and we would climb the rocks down on the Hook. thank you Sue.please be safeJoe will be missed! Send me an e-mail and we can continue the contact. Plaza Hotel Hello Mike, I think your dad knows my mother Frances Fay. At any rate, let me just friend you and we can go from there. My family owned Nan Acres Bungalow colony (across from the Pines Hotel). Falzack Acres Bungalows (Pine Circle Estates, coop since 1981) In winter we would ice skate on Rockland Lake. Tarrows Bungalows suburb. Mountain View House (Emr's) I have vivid memories of him, but for the life of me I am having trouble remembering his wifes name though she and my Mother and Aunts were friends. That foundation you saw next door to your Grandmothers house was probably my Moms. Brook Lake Heights Leader House Last March, my mother and I had an hour long show on Rocland Radio discussing Rockland Lake Village (and its loss) from the perspective of a summer person. women stayed at the resort all summer, with the children, and the Mathisson Bungalows So many fun stories, and some crazy ones. Alpine Hotel Woodfall's Bungalows I remember. Ill be watching..LOL! Continuing down Lake rd. The firehouse still bravely struggles on, even to this day, and a few homes remain. Sylvia retired to Florida but she moved back to . $87,700. 2023 jewish telegraphic agency all rights reserved. I was too young (born in 63) to remember the bungalows, or other resorts. I dont remember living there because I was about 3 when we moved out, but I spent a lot of time walking around there and down by the river with Mom and Aunt Irma. During their courtship my grandfather used to walk from Nyack to Rockland Lake via the path along the Hudson. 30 years ago, so maybe it began to decline just before then. Creator: unknown: Date of Original: 1975: Subject.TGM: Photographs Camps: Subject.Local: Lake Road (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) Joy Acres: Location: Valley Cottage - Rockland County - New York: Physical Format: Photographs: Physical Description What a great time talking with him. It is the same style that appealed to the overheated and city-worn New Yorkers who fled to them in the 1940's and 50's. Elm Shade Hotel Mike & Ann's I miss my Klopchin cousins and the old times so much!! Rosabee Bungalows The hamlet founded in 1724 by the Conklin family on Pine Meadow Lakewas bulldozed in the 1960s for a series of 35 camps for urban children that have yet to be built in 2011. As I said beforemaybe we can get a family/friends get together the summer? Ive just returned from a 6 day cruise up the Hudson River. Merryville Hotel I remember many a day cleaning the place up, sanding walls, painting etc. resort business in the Mt. Western Hotel, Hotels Bethel Horseshoe Lake House, Swan Lake, N.Y. C.T. my email is kulklop@myfairpoint.net Like Uncle Mick my Mom on one of her last visits to Rockland County took me to GethsemaneCemetery and we walked it identifying our Kucera graves. I am also sad that some children will never know that joy. said, and she doesnt know why her grandparents closed it, Maybe Ferndale Manor Wasnt this supposed to be about Rockland Lake and the Nyack area? Harry and Silvia bought the land along Sussex Turnpike around 1940, and Harry built the bungalows himself. There was a concrete handball court downhill from the pool and playground swings downhill from that. My dad owned and operated Rockland Lake Hotel on Rte 9W , the Congers side of the lake,until 1960 when the state bought it. To Dorthy Cohen: my two friends, prior to 1953, were counselors at a bungalow colony (dont remember which one). Posner's 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. '', See the article in its original context from. go to Ackermans and other big hotels in the area. Resnick said Farther down the road was a farm run by Russian refugees where we'd walk to for fresh eggs & produce, & Joy Acres, another bungalow colony. Hunter Lake Lodge Eager Rose Garden Empire Hotel We sometimes dated boys at the Russian farm, and Gail, who like me is from Brooklyn, married one of the boys. I love this thread. 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! Gee-Mar Colony I sure miss those days. Most people arrived by car, Resnick thinks, though she cant I do remember going to the Blue Urn and had many friends that lived in many of those camps behind the Bobin. There is ample parking as well. Park Lane Hotel July 21, 2021 9:00 pm. Dec 28, 2022 - Browse and Book from the Best Vacation Rentals with Prices in Kerhonkson: View Tripadvisor's 104 unbiased reviews, 998 photos and great deals on 80 vacation rentals, cabins and villas in Kerhonkson, NY Please try to reach me if you get this.We are trying to get a group together to get the village name back I would love to hear from you and Janet Kucera about you experiences there. 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. I wonder if I had any contact with you. I just got a big lump in my throat, Eleanor. Irvington Bungalows Fallsburg Country Club Rivera Country Club Settled by French Huguenots in1762, their descendents would be the last toleavemore than200 years later when the state used the power of eminent domainto seize their homes, church, school, business district and two cemeteries. Resnick is not sure when the Brookside The parents were Evelyn and Bernie and their kids were Ira, Jeff and Owen. Barlau Hotel (formerly Branlip Hotel) I remember color war was the last week of camp, fishing at a pond in the woods about a mile up 9W and my first kiss. Happy July birthday! The fish nibbling at your toes etc. Liss Hotel The bungalows didnt have showers the communal showers were at the shallow end of the pool. We lived in a big house full of many children. Susser's KGS (now Kurt's Cottages) White House, Bungalows Let me know when that might happen and maybe we can all meet down that way? . Had my older brother Thomas Schutz gone to TZ rather than Albertus, however, hed have graduated the year behind you in 73. Mountain Spring Hotel Wayside Inn Great story / history to continue into the future. in Valley Cottage that had a two family and three cottages behind the three cottages. I will be at Nyack State Park in the second Saturday in June ( I think) for the last Spring Fling. resorts in the area. Well, so much more to say but I will keep that for future posts. I had been wondering what was happening in the area now. At that point the state took over the house for the park. Eagle Mountain House Tooky Begby is still alive. If Im correct I think that some of my friends are in them..maybe Jack and Mike? Prior to that people who went there had to go down to Rockland Lake to go swimming. Polster's Villa went there often been in all the bungalow colonies.,hanchars restaurant etc we knew the Durkins well loved the Hudson road down the hill where the ice chute was.. boy I can relate to all these replys Does any one remember Chuck Browns Rodeo store? Amazingly, pre-Internet and pre-Google, these maps (which can be found covering the entire U.S.) are so detailed that you can pick out individual buildings. Some people brought TVs up and used Rabbit Ears to hopefully tune into something. One strong memory for Resnick was a big masquerade I could go on. Layman's Hotels Beaverbrook Hotel. Thank you so much for your contributions to our Rockland past. They came from Russia in 1918-22 and my grandfather worked in the different businesses in town(ice co. etc) I was three when we moved into my Uncle John Banas house across from the firehouse. The original buyers came from a variety of bungalow colonies, he said, ''all shutting down or in fear of shutting down, or the rent was so high it didn't pay to rent, it paid to own. If Teresa was a Kucera, she must be a distant relative. It was cool to come across your comments and memories. Mary Jane passed away as well. Thank you Frances. In the early 1950s when they were looking, they realized that Nyack and even Rockland Lake were too much for their newlywed finances, taking my Mom and Dad just next door in Blauvelt, and my Uncle and Aunt to the edge of the area in West Nyack. Hotel Furst Thank you for bringing back wonderful memories. Be Proactive. His wife (I hate to admit my memory is failing and I cant remember if her name was Mary or Marie) and my mother and Aunt Janet were friends. colony, one of many which flourished during the heyday of the Kubler's Hemlock Grove House Kanco Inn The nearby Knickerbocker Fire House was established 1862. From approximately 1960- 1966 my parents rented a summer bungalow at the Floridian Bungalow Colony (I believe located on Lake Road) -We lived in Brooklyn but Rockland County (the country) was close enough to the city so that my father could come up every night after work. Joseph Jansky/Yonsky (brother to my great-grandfather Franz Jansky/Yonsky) and Josephs wife, Mary Zelenka (sister to my great-grandmother Annie Barbara Zelenka) two brothers married two sisters. I asked my father how they marketed Tuckers. Reitzens Ferndale Mansion I live in Florida now..drove to the end of Collyer last June and gasped out loud when I saw the monstrosity that was built theresad face, Great reading. Green's I would be thrilled to see any photos or read about anything related to Rockland Lake!! Calvin's There is still a house down by the river and I believe a caretaker lives in it. Evergreen Cottages What a small world!! We had the best view of the sun going down over the lake from our back porch. 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