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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. It was a kosher establishment that catered primarily to Jewish clients from New York City. Under the direction of hostess Jennie Grossinger, it became one of the largest Borscht Belt resorts. After decades of ...
The resort once drew celebrities like Eddie Fisher and Rocky Marciano, and has been cited as an inspiration for the film "Dirty Dancing." (Aug. 17) Fire at resort that inspired 'Dirty Dancing' [Video]
A fire engulfed a building at the site of a former upstate New York hotel that inspired the classic '80s movie "Dirty Dancing," officials said.
A building at the Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, which inspired the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing," was knocked down as a result of a massive fire on Tuesday
Jennie Grossinger (June 16, 1892 – November 20, 1972) was a Jewish Austrian-American hotel executive and philanthropist. She is considered one of the great hostesses of 20th-century. She was the hostess of one of the largest Borscht Belt resorts, Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel. Beginning from the 1930s, she started to give up many of her ...
The family spent summers in the luxury resorts Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in the Catskill Mountains; and, while her parents were playing golf, Bergstein was dancing. [3] Bergstein was a teenage Mambo queen, competing in local competitions. While at college, she worked as a dance instructor at Arthur Murray dance studios. [4]
Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, New York: Before. Believed to be the inspiration for the movie "Dirty Dancing," Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, New York, was the crown jewel of ...
In 2013, a woman fell to her death from the hotel rooftop of the hotel preparing for the 2013 NY Harvest Festival, which halted it and anything going forward at the hotel again. [1] The hotel closed in 2013, and some of the buildings were demolished in 2014; only three remained as of early 2020.