商品簡介
The text offers a trip down memory lane in pictures, exploring the old grandeur of Catskill resorts, with an eye towards history and architecture. The book begins in the late 1800s with a look at the first hotels, built as getaways from city life and coinciding with American's newfound appreciation for nature. The text then remembers the grand Victorian hotels, sprawling and stately. There are chapters devoted to the hotels of the 1950s and 60s, both glamorous and gaudy. The text concludes on a sad note, relating the closing of the last huge Catskill resort, The Concord. The text is packed with photos, drawings, postcards, and the like from all eras and offers a history lesson of the Hudson River Valley area as well as American's perceptions of leisure, class, and living the good life. It is unfortunate, indeed, that most of these magnificent buildings are gone. The text will be of interest to the architect, history, or photography buff. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
