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Grossinger's has everything, Part I

Episode Summary

Grossinger's was an enormous resort that provided fun year round activities for decades. Dancing, skiing, tennis, they had it all. In fact it was the resort that inspired the film Dirty Dancing. This podcast will dive into the story of Grossinger's and the people shaped by it. A couple years back I posted a video about Grossinger’s resort in the Catskills, a once enormous 1200 acre vacation resort. I never visited the resort while it was open but I was struck by its beauty in its decay. I expected the video to get some views and comments but what I didnt expect is that It would get comments that inspired me to make a podcast. What I was struck by is the emotion and detail of these comments and I wanted to share them, but YouTube wasnt the right place for this, I needed a longer format. Podcast…thats it! So here we are, this is my first ever completed episode of the Find It podcast featuring those stories and more. I welcome your comments and questions. You can comment below or email me at finditpodcast@gmail.com.

Episode Notes

Grossinger's was an enormous resort that provided fun year round activities for decades. Dancing, skiing, tennis, they had it all. In fact it was the resort that inspired the film Dirty Dancing. This podcast will dive into the story of Grossinger's and the people shaped by it.

A couple years back I posted a video about Grossinger’s resort in the Catskills, a once enormous 1200 acre vacation resort. I never visited the resort while it was open but I was struck by its beauty in its decay. I expected the video to get some views and comments but what I didnt expect is that It would get comments that inspired me to make a podcast. What I was struck by is the emotion and detail of these comments and I wanted to share them, but YouTube wasnt the right place for this, I needed a longer format.
Podcast…thats it!

So here we are, this is my first ever completed episode of the Find It podcast featuring those stories and more.

I welcome your comments and questions. You can comment below or email me at finditpodcast@gmail.com.

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Guests in order of appearance:

Marisa Scheinfeld
Author, photographer, explorer. Her book: http://www.marisascheinfeld.com/bookHer site: http://www.marisascheinfeld.comExhibits: http://www.marisascheinfeld.com/upcomingFull interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7riL4cpdW0

Elaine Grossinger Etess
Daughter of Harry and Jennie Grossinger. President and Chair Person of the Hotel and Lodging AssociationInterview: http://www.classiccatskills.com/stories/interview3.htmlAt 97 Street Y: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4MY3kgc7Ac

Harold Lieberman
Jennie G enthusiast and otherwise Grossinger loverFB group where we met: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grossingers/

REFERENCES

• Historic news reel clip from 1959: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svcTYhhxaCA
• Barrel jumping clip 1: 1:19:48: http://www.historicfilms.com/tapes/2139_3689.00_3694.00
• Barrel jumping clip 2: 1:21:13 http://www.historicfilms.com/tapes/9027_491.17_507.17
• WABC - TV NY 1992 News clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUgHkLoPz48
• Eddie Cantor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANRPmTZRqkg
• Dick Van Dyke: 16:20 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e9EMbelLfbw&feature=youtu.be
• Jackie Horner Dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuY7b8luGwI
• Dirty Dancing movie trailer: https://kgmi.com/news/030030-dirty-dancing-turns-30-film-being-feted-in-nys-catskills/
• The Real-Life Baby’s Name is Jackie, Not Frances: http://entertainment.time.com/2012/08/17/dirty-dancing-at-25-top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-catskills-classic/slide/the-real-life-babys-name-is-jackie-not-frances/
• Jackie Horner interview: https://www.recordonline.com/entertainmentlife/20170720/celebrating-most-memorable-catskills-milestone---dirty-dancing-is-30
• Dirty Dancing Character Penny Was Based On A Real Person Jackie Horner: http://likedirtydancing.blogspot.com/2011/10/dirty-dancing-character-penny-was-based.html
• Elaine Grossinger Etess videos: https://www.google.com/search?q=elaine+grossinger+etess&oq=ealine+grossinger+e&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l2.7111j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
• Jennie Grossinger (1892-1972), Garment Worker to Resort Owner: https://americacomesalive.com/2012/03/28/jennie-grossinger-1892-1972-garment-worker-to-resort-owner/
• Elizabeth Taylor bio: https://www.biography.com/video/elizabeth-taylor-marriage-to-eddie-fisher-9428035925
• Patrick Swayze interview about Penny and Johnny: https://ew.com/article/2009/10/05/dirty-dancing-swayze-johnny-baby-or-penny/
• Freddy Roman clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwvIhluYXIs https://americacomesalive.com/2012/03/28/jennie-grossinger-1892-1972-garment-worker-to-resort-owner/
• Gilbert Gottfried’s Podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/show/gilbert-gottfried/
• Scott’s Family Resort where Marvelous Mrs Maisel S2 was filmed: https://www.scottsfamilyresort.com/
• Marvelous Mrs Maisel on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B06X9579J1
• Dirty Dancing, in case you dont know what it is: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/

MORE THANK YOUS
My amazing and supportive partner Jay Otto.
All 3 of my guests, with out you these stories cant be shared.
My family and friends that support all my crazy ideas, seriously thank you!