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Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel was a resort in the Catskill Mountains in the Town of Liberty, near the village of Liberty, New York. One of the largest Borscht Belt resorts, it was a kosher establishment that catered primarily to Jewish clients from New York City. After decades of activity and notable guests, it closed its doors in 1986. ==History== Asher Selig Grossinger moved from New York City to Ferndale in Sullivan County in the Catskill Mountains in the 1900s. There he rented rooms to visitors from New York City. His wife, Malke, operated the kosher kitchen, and Jennie Grossinger (1891–1972), his daughter, was the hostess. They called their home Longbrook House. In 1919, they sold it and purchased a bigger house on , calling it Grossinger's Terrace Hill House. In 1952, Grossinger's earned a place in the history of skiing as the first resort in the world to use artificial snow.〔(On This Day: March 25 ), BBC News, accessed December 20, 2006. "The first artificial snow was made two years later, in 1952, at Grossinger's resort in New York, USA. "〕 Reportedly, the Grossinger family offered a million dollars to rename the local New York, Ontario and Western Railway train station at Ferndale, NY to Grossingers, but were rebuffed by competing hoteliers. By the time Jennie died in 1972, the hotel had grown to 35 buildings on that served 150,000 guests a year. It had its own airstrip and post office. During his fighting days Rocky Marciano would train at the resort. But in the late 1970s and 1980s, resorts like Grossinger's or the Concord could no longer attract younger guests. In August 1984, Grossinger’s, in its dying years, promoted a Woodstock weekend to mark the 15th anniversary of the festival.〔(TOWN TROUBLED BY WOODSTOCK'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY )〕 It featured a workshop in tie-dyeing, a musical performance by David-Clayton Thomas, formerly of Blood, Sweat & Tears, a midnight showing of the four-hour documentary "Woodstock," and an appearance by John Sebastian, who advised, "Don't eat the purple tzimmes."〔(One Bright Shiny Moment )〕 Abbie Hoffman, who was thrown off the Woodstock stage by Pete Townshend of The Who for making a political speech, was brought in by Grossinger’s for the promotion.〔(The Jewish Week )〕 In 1986, the Grossinger descendants sold the property to Servico.〔I am the son of Robert Lehman, the managing director of Grossinger's in 1985-1987 who worked for Servico, and I am the owner of http://www.grossingers.org〕 Grossinger's main hotel and main resort areas closed in 1986,〔(Grossinger's )〕 but the golf course is still open as of 2015.〔(Grossinger's Golf and Country Club )〕 The members of the golf clubhouse call the course "Big G". Servico failed to reopen the hotel due to the massive costs associated with it. Numerous other companies also failed the same feat. It is owned by Louis Cappelli as of September 2013, who is hoping for casinos to come to the area.〔http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130821%2FNEWS%2F308210337%2F-1%2FNEWS〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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