Catskills Travelogue 1986-04-30

A promotional video made in the mid-1980s for the now-mostly-defunct Borscht Belt Catskills resort hotels, including Brown's Hotel, the Concord Resort Hotel, Granit Hotel, Grossinger's, the Pines Hotel, the Raleigh Hotel, Stevensville Hotel, and Villa Roma. Includes a ridiculous cover of a Credence Clearwater Revival classic and a very catchy original jingle, "A little bit like heaven, only closer." Catskills nostalgia at its finest.

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[sickkat44]

actually its a CCR cover, not BTO. laughed out loud when they showed the talent, shecky greene!!! lol!! all jews except bill cosby, who was his agent? a great part of resort history now gone

[INeedAttention]

You're totally right, fixed that, thanks!

[MrsFenisiaG]

Thanks for posting. My family used to vacation at Brown's. I always wondered what happened to that resort!

[MsJuneNY]

mostly defunct what?



[fleebus090]

alot of IBM in this area too. I used to work at the concord hotel. shame to see it rot away and finally get torn down.

[MrMiles716]

now you could call it the south bronx like in the 70s

[coppertime2]

Loved it because I grew up in the area. Family memebers worked at most of these now defunct hotels. It was a great time.