Abandoned 1950's Luxury Ski and Honeymoon Resort (Time-Capsule)
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- čas přidán 22. 11. 2018
- In today's video we hiked 4 miles into the woods to explore this old shuttered 1950s honeymoon resort. Once a luxurious getaway for World War II survivors after the war now left abandoned and Frozen in Time. Come with me as we unlock the past and see what the facility has inside. If you enjoy the video leave a thumbs-up, And subscribe for more content.
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My parents went there for their honeymoon back in 1966. My dad was telling stories about it while watching this video.
That is so nice KATZ FAM💞
awwwww that is so nice. But it is so sad to see it like this now it was so nice back then
The round building must have been a year old at the most at that time!
@@famousutopias Yep it was brand new at the time, he was sad to see it in such decay
Katz Fam sadly, the Grand Nevele has been demolished. Only one that still stands is Browns, and that’s because they morphed into condos, but mostly the property was destroyed by fire.
The Nevele Country Club was established in 1901 by Charles Slutsky, who named the first accommodation the Nevele Falls Farm House. Following the Catskill hotel fashion of Mission Revival architecture, new wings were built in that style in the 1920s and 1930s. The Slutsky family also operated the adjoining Fallsview hotel, which was merged with the Nevele for a time. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Nevele was greatly expanded in the modern style that had by then come to prevail in the Catskills. Architect Sydne Schleman designed the Vacationer Wing and the Waikiki Indoor Pool in 1954. These were followed by architect Herbert D. Phillips' Golden Gate and Empire wings from 1956, linked to adjoining buildings by tunnels. Phillips also designed new lobbies in a style that followed the influential hotel designs of his former employer Morris Lapidus, who had worked at other Catskill resorts. By 1964 Phillips was a partner at the New York firm Viola, Bernard & Phillips, who designed the ten-story dodecahedron Nevele Tower. The nearly circular building was intended to counter the excessive corridor lengths that plagued more traditional Catskill hotels.
The 1990s and later
Room 1613 in 1977
Originally named simply Nevele, the resort was renamed the Nevele Grande when it again merged with the adjacent Fallsview resort after the Nevele was sold by the Slutsky family in 1997. President Lyndon B. Johnson once stayed at the Nevele, to dedicate a new hospital in Ellenville in 1966. By 2006 the Nevele Grande had fallen on hard times and the Fallsview property was sold. The Fallsview has since reopened as the Honors Haven Resort and Spa. The original Nevele property, containing a distinctive high-rise, remained open for several years after the split as the Nevele Grande resort. Owners Mitchell Wolff and Joel Hoffman struggled financially and failed to pay taxes and eventually shut down the resort without notice after the 2009 Fourth of July weekend.
On September 1, 2009, an auction of the property was canceled the day before it was to occur because a buyer was allegedly found. However, by the time the auction had been scheduled the property had fallen into a state of disrepair, including "musty staircases and rooms, big and small, with odd smells wafting out of them." The hotel remained unsold months later, although Hoffman was still attempting to generate revenue with a deal to sell timber on 100 acres of property. He also renewed an agreement to let Nextel put cell phone antennas atop one of the buildings.
On March 26, 2010, New York State Supreme Court Judge Mary Work granted Wolff ownership of the hotel in light of Hoffman's failure to pay Wolff an earlier $2m judgment. The initial dispute arose when Wolff sold Hoffman 99% control of the hotel in exchange for lifetime health benefits, a deal on which Hoffman almost immediately reneged. Judge Work described Hoffman's mismanagement of the hotel "staggering," and upbraided him in court for failure to be forthcoming.
In May 2012, Nevele Investors LLC, a subsidiary of Claremont Partners Ltd., which had purchased the resort, announced that the Nevele Grande would undergo a $500 million redevelopment to turn it into a resort and casino, subject to the approval of state legislation to allow casino gaming. The 1966 tower and entrance lobby, ice skating rink, and golf course would be retained in the new complex. Although the state rejected the proposal to bring gambling to the project in 2014, a developer planned to incorporate the hotel into a new mega-sports complex with construction to begin in 2017. In September 2017 Nevele Investors LLC announced a re-opening date of March 2020. As of November 2018, the hotel still sat unused and deteriorating. In March of 2019, the developer said that funding had not been secured and that there was no timetable regarding the future. In October of 2019, a report stated that a "for sale" sign had been placed on the property.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevele_Grand_Hotel
Super great history data...thank you
I love your videos no bullshit straight to the point and sick locations!!
I saw this on another channel months ago and got talking to a lady whos husband used to be a member of staff here. She went on to say that the owner treated them really well and he was a nice person and all the staff had fun too. It really is such a shame to see these kind of places run down and decayed .. so sad .. thank you for sharing this with us all you seem very respectful god bless you both x
Ben J. and Julius Slutsky were the owners when I worked as an athletic director at this Jewish country club/resort in the winter of 1964, after being hired in response to their ad in the New York Times. Their names are on the 1964 W-2 forms I still have. My last day was spent as a lifeguard at the deep end of the pool shown at 7:57 in this video. The 11 story circular hotel was built after 1964. My pay was $1.00/hour ($40/week) plus room and board. We used the same menus (like the one shown at 13:08) as the guests, and it was really great food. I saved up enough money for the transportation and sailed to Europe in January 1965. I'm 80 now, all those folks I worked with are gone and forgotten now. The building at 14:51 was an old guest hotel, converted to an employees residence. In 1964 we employees lived in those small rooms, one bathroom per floor. I did my laundry in the bathtub. One of the other 5 athletic directors was the lifeguard at the pool -- a 25 year old guy named “Johnny.” His upper two front teeth were missing as the result of a fight when he was growing up in the Bronx. Johnny was a tough guy but he had a soft heart. Another athletic director was a divorced woman named “Valerie.” She had some influence with the owners and lived in a nicer, separate location at the resort. Valerie brought her 2 young children to the resort for us to meet once on her day off. I asked her if she was Jewish and she said “yes, by injection,” meaning that she had been married to a Jewish man who, I think, was connected in some manner with the Nevele. The winter of 1964 was before the American civil rights era, and I don’t remember any Black, or other minorities at the Nevele resort. Each room at our living quarters had a mezuzah affixed to the upper right door jamb -- for Jewish homes, to fulfill the mitzvah (Biblical commandment) to "write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house" (Deuteronomy 6:9). The owners, Ben J. and Julius Slutsky, kept building and growing the resort as the guest volume grew. They sold the Nevele in 1995. Resorts and summer camps in the Catskills lost their attraction when airlines lowered their fares and the World opened up to tourism. There's an interesting obituary for Julius Slutsky at: www.recordonline.com/article/20060408/news/30408999292
Great inside perspective, the era you worked there was towards the end of the heyday and by the early 70's they began to decline -- before the airlines began to significantly lower there rates which was more like the early 80's. I think the decline, in the early period (70's) had more to do with the expansion of the interstate highway system thanks to Eisenhower. Once the decline set in and then the airfare dropped so average people could fly that was the final nail. It's interesting to note that the decline of the Malls occurred at roughly the same time, perhaps a decade later. The peak era for Malls was, around the late 70's whereas the peak for the Catskill resorts was a decade earlier.
Thank you for sharing these memories. You give a great sense of that time and place.
Grand Catskills Resort: The Nevele. Ellenville, NY
SOUTH TEXAS CHEVY tyvm, I was wondering this from the start.
SOUTH TEXAS Is it really, That is cool
I drive by that every year, no wonder it looked familiar.
@@Joey-rs7uq great .
I live right by there
I am so loving this huge place! I can't imagine what it must have been like back in the day! It's so massive just for skiing and entertainment. I love the 1950's and it's so the whole vibe of the ski villa and the shape of all the buildings and the architecture is really neat!! I love the building with the double staircase around the fireplace. And that flashback picture is amazing! Back in the 50's places like this would thrive especially with live entertainment. People would flock to see a big name like Sinatra or Sammy Davis. But this place is really massive...What a cool place to investigate!! Thank you so much for sharing this! Always be careful! Keep someone with you or bring something to protect yourself with. Seriously. If you don't have a FOID card, I would get one if you are going to continue to search alone. Thank you again.
Love your video's. The bad thing is you never show the vintage bathrooms 😐
My wife and I went there in the winter of '79-'80. First time on a snow mobile and horseback riding. We ice skated too. Damn a long time ago! My son went there on his senior class trip in the early 2000's and said it was pretty run down there at that time. It is amazingly in pretty good shape considering how long it's been shut down.
The owners house is in the woods on the property too and it's a pretty cool explore. There's also an amazing snow grooming machine in a building near the slope that looks like it would start right up and run.
The name of the place is eleven spelled backwards because the owners had 11 kids. I've seen more recent explorations and now there are signs all around the main tower showing where explosives are going to be placed as they are planning to demo the place. It's now Jan. 2021 and for all I know it's been destroyed.
@13:39 When you made the switch from abandoned theater to putting a pic if its glory days with the people in it, was awesome. Do it more often. 👍
So wonderful to go back in time. I wish they could be restored.
Thanks for sharing this video. I could spend days exploring this place. Simply amazing time capsule!
Must admit the still at 3:48 is creepy.
Relics of a generation long gone....
If you lived in the NY tri-state area in the 1980s, you'll know this place because of the tv ad jingle. SUPER catchy and memorable.
What's the name of the resort ?
Nevele
I've lived in the NY Tri-state area my whole life and I don't remember the ads/commercials. I wish I did. The place is fascinating. What a shame that it's abandoned.
For those interested, this link has the Nevele jingle. czcams.com/video/KYvdzQY0Wk0/video.html
it’s a place to go with your family,
or when the two of you want some privacy.
when you feel at home, and you’re glad to be
AT THE NEVELE!
If you are homeless or hell if this was the Apocalypse this would be a kingdom. Sucks for the person still paying taxes on the property.
And then a part of of me thinks damn, why didn't the government just buy it and use it for housing? Thanks for sharing upload great video
Charles Johnson I agree. So many empty and/or abandoned places in the US but also so many homeless people. Esp the homeless vets. If it was once used for vets after WW2 then it could have still housed so many people. The land of the free and wasteful. Shame really.
Great idea guys, but I'm sure the Government would think it would cost too much UGH!!
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I agree with you
@@pene9101 It really would cost too much now to fix it up.
This is the Nevele in the Catskills, it was part of the 'Borscht Belt', a series of resorts in NY state. It was less a honeymoon destination and more a family resort, there is some amazing history surrounding these resorts.
There is a set of segments on the news from the 1990's done by the late Joel Siegel, called 'Memories Of The Catskills', it is on CZcams. Discusses the Gossinger's Resort, but very interesting!
Thank you Della Hicks for the info on the CZcams of the Catskills!
@@bonniericica6895 I find the era of these resorts very interesting Bonnie, as well as the ones that came along later in the form of honeymoon resorts. Such a different time back then!
The upkeep and insurance costs for a place like this would be huge. It is sad to see it so decayed. Great video.
So cool! It's crazy that they just walked away from it and left everything behind.
Noticed the cost of one of their lift tickets back then was only $12!!! 😱😱 Cool place, though and awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
Probably from a time when minimum wage was 10¢ an hour lol
I love the respect you guys show the places you visit.
Watching these amazing videos of yours makes me somewhat despise just how much money some people get to throw away while there are others who can barely earn enough to afford decent accommodation or to feed their families.
aww that is so sad how a million dollar place can be in such disarray
Wow those rooms. Just imagining people staying n them..just wow. 😌
Very cool find!! Loved to have seen it in its heyday!!!!! Thanks for letting us tag along!!!!
Definitely your best so far! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Once again! You out did yourselves! Outstanding job giving us another tour of the " Blast from the Past " !
What? this guy deserve much more subscribers .
you're amazing dude .
I'm a subscriber and I gave it a like right away. What a same to have this abandoned. Thank you for your long hike and to capture all this for us. 😎
This is an original 1950’s hotel but it closed around 2009. They planned to re-reopen it in 2020 but it was too far gone & will be demolished... named Nevele “Eleven” backwards, said to be named such during the founding of the area in the eleven century...
The only people there during the 11th century were the Native peoples.
The name Nevele was eleven backwards because the owners had 11 kids. The owners house in on the property also and it's a pretty nice old house.
I LOVE how you always notice the animals and point them out. Im a new subscriber to your channel this is only the 3erd or 4th video I've seen so far. Good enough for me
I love the Nevele! I watch every video I can find on it. It must have been so beautiful once. Thanks for your video!
Your best video yet! Well done. So much to see.
I find it funny that some of the beds are made. That yellow stove is a work of art.
Wow this place was amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed this semi untouched view!
Great job! I’ve seen many of your vids and this was one of your best. I love how you respect the locations and provide great views and angle shots with the camera. Very good work. Keep it up!
Great explore! So sad this place was let go. Beautiful in it's day
Wow thank you for taking me there and showing it great video!
Great video. Thank you for posting and taking the time to hike there to explore and bring it to us on the youtube. Your footage is a great companion to JPVideos exploration of the place as well. I never went there but would have loved to in it's heyday. Sad to see it in ruins. Such a beautiful place in so many aspects. How wonderful it is to see a young fellow like yourself appreciate such time period beauty. Vintage aspects from the 50's 60's 70's & 80's are present. Much success to you.
Such a great find and explore.. always love watching your videos.. keep up the great work!
New subscriber here! Loving your vids. Love the fact that you give a background for each one!
I love your videos! and abandoned things! thank you for sharing
Love you're videos. For some reason they calm me down before sleeping. Feeling relaxt. 😁 thnx for another great video!
That place is amazing ! Top effort for getting there dude. Great video.
What a cool place and such a waste! I really appreciated the photo insert showing what it was like before the deterioration.
Loved this place, thanks for sharing 🙌
Must have been grand in the day !!! Love 💕
Wow! I love these videos, Find them so fascinating yet creepy at the same time lol
So cool, thanks for doing what you do!
I would not have the gut to do any of this. Thanks for uploading so many cool videos!
You and proper people are are my favourite urban explorers!!
I grew up about 40 miles away, on the other side of the Hudson, and I remember the advertising for these places. This resort, which I'll not name, had a particularly catchy jingle. All of these old Borscht Belt resorts had there hey day in the 40's through the 60's but by the 70's they pretty much all began to decline. The towns around the resorts all fell into decline as the income dried up. It's almost metaphorical for the decline of the American middle class that roughly parallels the decline of these resorts. But hey, the good news is that a handful of people have profited immeasurably over this time.
Great Find DE. Very Very Cool. Take Care and Stay Safe.
These videos are so dope, got a lot of buddies I grew up with still in ct and they do urban exploration as well. Keep it up, lookin forward to future vids
Professionally done thanks really enjoyed.
The round building must be about 1965 vintage based on the penthouse kitchen.
I’ve seen a 1965 GE print ad with that very electric range at 20:49 . In yellow or Harvest Gold!
Another one for appliance geeks is that awesome KitchenAid dishwasher at 21:08 . That model was top of the line (very) and that trim was 1964-1965. It was about $300 in 1965 which would be $2,500 in today’s money. I still use the one in our old family home and it works like new and has been serviced twice in 55 years. Used regularly.
The last tidbit: did you ever wonder how the drapes at 12:55 manage to look clean and white while flapping in the breeze? Those were popular over floor to ceiling curtain walls and were made of Orlon which was a Mylar yarn. There’s no plasticizer to go bad so they last virtually forever. That was definitely the “better living through chemicals” era. TBH, the Orlon is inert unless it burns.
Master bath faucets etc are Moen solid brass models from 1964-66.
That was one very high priced penthouse suite.
Loving all your videography spending time just watching your explorations
Good video. Thanks for filming.
Another beautiful find. Awesome work my friend
I love your videos the time you take and the information.
Always a Great video!👍🏻♥️😎
Very interesting video. It's amazing how fast these places decay. I read it was shutdown in 2009. I think you filmed this in 2019. Goes to show how important maintenance is....
Wow! So cool how you guys find these places. It's crazy places like this are left to rot.
Send in the Haz- Mat team. Walking in that place for just 5 minutes will give you a respiratory infection. Use precautions when exploring.
What a shame. Such an amazing place. 👍✌️🇦🇺
Wow! Great find!
You're doing amazing work.
Awesome place!👍 thanks for sharing!!
The resort might be abandoned but they sure as hell took all the snow with them
MrScotia global warming
A lot of ski resorts have to make home blown snow, at times, when it doesn't show as much as needed.
We have ski hills in Wisconsin and they make snow to cover the slopes so people can ski
@@deekay941 lmao shut up
You know they have summer in this area, right?
Great video guys. Thanks.
Such an Amazing find.👊✌
Vermont sure has A LOT of abandoned places you go to. I enjoy the videos, right to the point. Thanks. 👍
This isn't Vermont.
Really cool guys!! Your awesome!!
That music is so appropriate for this. Because it makes you think of when this facility was in full operation.
+1 Like. +1 new Subscriber. Keep it up!
I found your channel today, and I was watching the whole day your videos. Your channel is awsome. 😁
You guys got some amazing shots this time awesome job
This video is amazing guys I felt like I was with you guys thank you
LOVED IT!
I just love it very much.
I love how you bring in the history of these places. New Subscriber catching up on videos
Thanks for the tour.
Very cool place and vídeo.
Thanks!!!!
Amazing!
VERY 🆒 FIND!!!
That ain’t the first time someone said “that’s huge” in that sauna.
lmao
This place is huge .Wow ! That is a same to have so much left to ruins . Amazing place. Thank you for sharing.Be safe next time . mold spores are so dangerous .😎
your video's are groovy and interesting , thank you for posting
Very cool! Love your videos!
Awesome!
This is so cool, May be this resort was for the movie stars lol, The furniture and stuff still look new, How crazy cool is that lol
Enjoyed that explore.
Oh wow what a cool place.
I like how the baby frog in the fox was there I do think it is sad how people left the picture was behind that first Building they went into that was really cool look and the last thing if you got to stay there and you have to see that place back when it was in his heyday you know you haven't make love there
Aww little toad froggie thing! ♡
Wow big stretch of property it's almost like not just even a time capsule bit like Under the Dome so cool
I will always love these videos🖤. I would explore with you guys if I could.
Pls don't. Hahaha
Wow! amazing find, such a shame that it has been left to rot :(
So much of this stuff could be salvaged! What a shame! Interesting video though. Loved it!
Amazing place
This was the heart of my home town. It was so amazingly beautiful. I had family that worked here. It was so heartbreaking when they closed. There has been talks about demolishing and reopening a new at first casino and then a sports resort but everything is on hold because of financial reasons. I'd be amazing if they were able to make something new in that area. It would help out the town so much.
I wish I had seen it
when it was open.
Sweet.
Great job on this explore, it is huge...why are there ALWAYS Christmas decorations? It’s almost an rubes meme. All those places in upstate New York had their heyday before affordable flight took away most of their clientele...suddenly a middle class couple could fly to London or Paris for their honeymoon instead of going to a resort with “organized fun” or Niagara Falls. That loss cut so deeply that these top heavy organizations simply could not afford to compete.
The wall art fountain was custom made by a well respected artist specifically for this resort...it is worth a lot today, and I hope the current owners preserve it for the future.
The architecture of that skating rink is insane! It is so striking and impressive...it looks modern even by today’s standards. You did it justice...thank you.🖤🇨🇦