Friday night. Most have kept their casinos, where nighttime musical entertainment takes the place of blackjack and roulette, and where the clicking of mah-jongg tiles or the shuffling of cards for a game of bridge can be heard on long, sunny afternoons. ''As wonderful as it is here, by August people are at each other's throats,'' said Charli Golden, who owns a Lansman's co-op. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. My mother passed 5 years ago and my Dad passed this July 5 days before his 95th birthday. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Cherry Hill House I was too young (born in 63) to remember the bungalows, or other resorts. Sun Circle Take care Roy. I found my birth family last November. Mountain View House (Emr's) She vowed to never return. My oldest brothers John and David ( Durkin) went to school in Rockland Lake. Across the street on the lake side were the Millers. My sister will be 69 in September and Karen just turned 69 in April and I believe Joan is 67. Schwartz's Riversite Bungalows All of those locations that you and your dad were at are all in my memories as well. The other hotels I remember that my father sold it about By 1965, it was almost all gone. Thirty-three years ago, my family was on our way upstate to look at a bungalow for sale in a co-op near White Lake, New York. Rose Inn Pine View House When the Klopchin family would have summer parties/cookouts in the back yard many time you all would join in. One of her nephews married an Otto. Sunny Acres Dishner's Bungalows Transportation: The Harriman Metro-North station is 43.4 miles away; during rush hour it's about an hour and 15 . My dad told me it was her family that had made it possible for our family to come to America back in the twenties. My dad told me that the Klopchin house on the corner had a six seater outhouse. One bungalow is currently for sale, profiled last year on Upstater-the bungalow was then $26,500 and is now asking $18,000. deceased. My mother, Agnes Jeslinek Tietz, was born in this house in 1915. Orchard House (Cohen's) Cold Brook Manor Maple Grove The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 4436149. I have since gotten in touch with Jeff Steiner (Ira pasted away a few years ago) and Lisa Gunita (not sure of the spelling). We would wait for the school on bus 9w at the remnants of the Blue Urn. This is Mike Klopchin, born and raised in Rockland lake. I am grateful for the life in a small town so long ago. When we won the game we would drive through the colony with cars and honk our horns. Levine's 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! It is hard to believe half a century has gone by and many of our old friends have passed on. Lederman's Hotel We were the last bungalow on the hill next to the casino. I remember the pool there very well. We were summer people and had no idea what was happening to the families and their homes when the state created the state park. with Ellen Resnick, by Ryan Lorey, Student member of the Randolph Families Return Each Year. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.. Orchard House Most people did not venture outside the bungalow colony. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Butler Lodge Seems almost like another lifetime ago. Please call me 518-234-7789 or 607-644-8045. Frances Jr. I dont think my Mom has seen the comments added in the last year or two, I will make sure she reads them ASAP since so many of the names here are names she has mentioned. Greenberger's Morick Lodge Gail worked with me. I remember the Walters, Ebners,, Hozika, Tasman, Hanchars. When I was a kid I would watch Mr. Hudson cut firewood using the Model T coop that he had. 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. I love living here-so rich with history and it sure is peaceful. Good ones, of course! Both of us couldnt be more pleased! Zestimate Home Value: $407,600. I believe you knew my cousins JoAnn Gantman and Neil Feingold (Big Neil). My best friend Mike Mcintyre, Larry Cesca, Joe Cop and Mike Rodziankos always were together! Tucker's Bungalows I think today that people really dont have any idea how great a place Rockland Lake was Rose-Mor Colony Hoping you and Mollie and Alan are well. You're not likely to make money on your bungalow in the future. We had an apartment in New City, complete with a real bathroom and actual normal amenities. She was born and raised in Rockland Lake and I love hearing her stories! I realize this post is aging. It was cool to come across your comments and memories. I find what they did reprehensible. I remember the day camp and the hippie director. Hand's over the property. Janet, I believe I went to school in Rockland Lake with a relative of yours by the name of Teresa. Tarrows Bungalows I had a retarded brother and sister who couldnt go to the regular public school. The company's mailing address is P.O . We used to go swimming at Rockland lake . All, just want to let folks know that my younger brother Joe, Slight chance of a rain shower. We played in the street. Jack Turner's Farm Claim this business. I had been wondering what was happening in the area now. We are, though distantly, related. Resnick is not sure when the Signup today! I have some shots of the town, and from the escarpment. Please try to reach me if you get this.We are trying to get a group together to get the village name back Beautiful grounds, heated pool, full-size baseball field and camaraderie that never stops. Salon's Great movies. Hunter Lake Lodge She was a grade or two behind me but we all were in the Rocland Lake Elementary school together, Your dad and my Father were all in the Fire Company together as well. I knew the Cifunis etc. Blech's (later Sun Circle) Bunger's https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/24/nyregion/catskill-bungalows-rustic-goes-co-op.html. restaurant, sometime later. Dixie Lake Hotel Share with Us. Majestic We are looking for folks who were born or lived in the village to start asking these questions. Fallsburg/South Fallsburg Robert Im pleased you found my post. She is with me here in Virginia and is 99 years old. The casino was opposite the row of bungalows that were next to the pool. Significance: The Bungalow Colony, constructed to provide residential, recreational, and work facilities for officers and their families, is a self-contained area with excellent examples of the bungalow building type so popular in urban America of the 1920s and 1930s. ''It makes it easier,'' Mr. Dyzenhaus said, referring to the tragic history he and the other co-op owners share. When I do visit home I try to walk around the old town just to bring up my childhood stories and all my old friends. We would have so much fun! Graystone Manor When I was a kid, family folklore included a story that a musket ball was imbedded in a bedroom wall in the manor. Freedom and walk around, Resnick replied that When I was 9 or 10 my father would drive down from Rockland lake to Valley Cottage to the Tolstoy church to help Mrs. Tolstoy pick weeds from the gardens around the grounds by that church building. I am fairly certain we knew you and your family pretty well. Mike Klopchin is my name. Swimming, playing paddle ball, walking down to Rockland Lake and just hanging out made for one great summer. Ellens grandparents, Harry and Silvia Tucker, lived in Newark, Neil's wife is trying to reach your brother Victor &. 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. Colony Hill Bungalows Nearby were Sea Gate . My name is Frances and my mothers family was born in Rockland Lake. Mr. Klopchin. Mazur's The Bob-Ed bungalow colony, which later became Camp Camelot the girls camp next to . Sometimes I would sub for one of them. I grew up there in the seventies. Harry and Silvia bought the land along Sussex Turnpike around 1940, and Harry built the bungalows himself. The day camp operated for years, Resnick 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. Thanks for adding more info to our Rockland Lake memories sounds like your family got to keep its bungalow longer than most, my grandparents had to be out of theirs by the mid-60s I think 1965, but Ill have to ask my Mom to verify that! They would come and sell their goods there so you didnt really the middle to make two dwellings, and based on a family of four. Deer Mountain Resort Colony My mother, Mary Ebner lived with her mother, Frances, her brothers, Charlie, Ed, and Bill. Other Kuceras left the area, one at least lives upstate. Today the Park is at risk of being shut down because of rising costs and low turnout. My mother knows her. Cooper's Bungalows Crystal Lake Bob-Ed Bungalows He was something else. I remember my family was so fond of your brother Joe. I was born there and lived over the store on the corner in my Uncle John Banas house. On Monday, the Times Herald-Record reported that new zoning regulations . I am sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. MONROE, N.Y. Twelve people were injured after a bungalow exploded and caught fire in upstate New York Friday morning, officials said. Our big reward was using the pool lunchtime. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism The other bungalows, all of which range in size from 700-1,000 square feet, will need renovating. Kleb's This property served as a long-abandoned bungalow colony in the 40's and 50's and has remained virtually untouched since then. Gold and Rados (now Silvergate) Blizzard of 77-78. What a great man and gentlemen. Hi Louis, Yes, color war was the highlight of summer for the campers- the Floridian was small compared to the other bungalow colonies but it was the perfect size to get to know everyone! I would be thrilled to see any photos or read about anything related to Rockland Lake!! memories. They (the Tuckers) sold it (the Change). We tend to think of Harriman State Park andHook Mountain State Park, andTallman and the like as intelligently saved pristine old-growth forest. 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. Brickman's (formerly Pleasant Valley Farm, now Syddha Yoga Ashram) Rosalia House Greenspace is a wonderful thing, but at such a price? I am 57 now, but it was one of the best times of my lifeso much fun. Would love to talk to you. It was. If so, I could friend you and you would have access to the pictures I currently have of Rockland Lake, and I can add a picture of the painting that I have. Joe is 2 years younger than me..I was in the 8th grade by than and in the new Middle School behind the High School in New City.. Lansmans was originally founded by the Lansmans family in 1942 as a rental bungalow colony. Sam Ganz . George Begbie was a hero of mine, and i was very fond of Adelaide. The colonies were social communities. Tree of Life Hotel It was very convenient. Where do you live now? The My uncle, Oleg Rodzianko, refused to move and his house still stands there. 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. They say you cant go back but I do! In the mid to late 30s, my grandmother, her second husband Oscar Ireland and my uncle John Jeslinek, moved into the Rockland Lake house. Young folks, including non-Orthodox Jewish families, have bought bungalows as second homes or as year-round getaways. They were forced to move out a few years later.They relocated to Smith Street just off of 9W in Rockland Lake. Pinecrest Acres Bungalow Colony. One of my close childhood friends growing up was Mike McIntyre who lived across from the fire house (Mrs. McIntyre still lives there). The back acres are accessible by vehicle. ALL VIEWINGS OF THESE PROPERTIES MUST BE SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE BY CALLING OUR OFFICE AT (757) 538-0123. Sure miss those fun times! greasy spoon called The Spot. Crystal Lake House We sometimes dated boys at the Russian farm, and Gail, who like me is from Brooklyn, married one of the boys. I continue to have contacts with some of those folks that lived there or even in some of the private homes just south of that location along Rt9w. I have barely a ghost of a memory of him as he passed when I was quite young. Weiss Cottages 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. Thanks and God bless!! 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