1950's resort called Holiday Lodge, near Cairo NY (Catskill: houses, centers)

[findcityinfo]

Looking for information about an old resort named "Holiday Lodge." We went there in 1958 and would love to find out what happened to it. Thanks.

[piperspal]

Do you happen to remember if it was on a main drag like Routes 32, 23, 81 or 9W? Or if it was a little more off the beaten path? My husband & I used to make frequent weekend drives down that way & stopped at many of the old resorts. A few are still there operating as an adapted version of what they were in the 50s & 60s. If they are still dba resorts, most of them concentrate on the golf course end of it.

A few more have become banquet houses & conference centers & still a few more than that have become religious retreats - some bought by very big, powerful & well-known players in the religious arena.

I am down that way on business about once a week & your question has me intrigued! I will see what I can dig up when I meet with the locals.

[Saving Your Butt]

Do you mean Holiday House? On Route 145? If so it's still there.

[findcityinfo]

Originally Posted by piperspal

Do you happen to remember if it was on a main drag like Routes 32, 23, 81 or 9W? Or if it was a little more off the beaten path? My husband & I used to make frequent weekend drives down that way & stopped at many of the old resorts. A few are still there operating as an adapted version of what they were in the 50s & 60s. If they are still dba resorts, most of them concentrate on the golf course end of it.

A few more have become banquet houses & conference centers & still a few more than that have become religious retreats - some bought by very big, powerful & well-known players in the religious arena.

I am down that way on business about once a week & your question has me intrigued! I will see what I can dig up when I meet with the locals.

Thanks for responding. Sorry, I do not remember any main roads. It definitely was not near or visible from any main road. The "resort" was just two buildings and a pool, surrounded by fields. The larger building was the main building (dining hall, kitchen, lounge) and was on one side of the (very) country road. The "annex" was a smallish building on the other side of the road, near the pool. I think the original owners were Hungarian so it might have been a favorite place for Hungarian vacationers. Then a couple (Laura and Jack, with 3 children) bought it. My mother knew those owners, and we spent a wonderful summer there, out of the city. (My mother is deceased, and my brother and I were very young when we were there -- 1958). It could very well have been an old house that was converted to a resort -- and the annex and pool added later. Thank you so much!

[findcityinfo]

Originally Posted by Saving Your Butt

Do you mean Holiday House? On Route 145? If so it's still there.

No, it was definitely called "Holiday Lodge" in 1958. Thanks.

[zonababe]

Is the Nevele still in business?

[ocnymonty]

Nevele is still in business. One of the last Catskill Resorts left.