The Backbone of Catskills Tourism Economy

13th Annual – Catskills Preservation & History Conference

(6 CD Set)

Liberty Museum & Arts Center  â€¢  August 2015

This conference explores the history, the architecture, and the future of the great Catskills resorts. 5 presentations and a panel discussion.

Growing Up at the Delano Hotel: 

The Friendly Place for Friendly People

Marvin Rappaport 

The Small, but important Hotels of Catskills 

Barry Lewis

(Recordings made at the Liberty Museum)

The Levbourne, the Aladdin and Me

Irwin Richman

Small but Grand Hotels! The backbone

of Catskill Tourism economy

John Conway

Catskills' Hotel Architecture

Robert & Victor Dadras

Panel Discussion

Those Who Worked at and for the Small Hotels  

with Allen Frishman, Ken Schmitt, Sharon Green, 

Moderated by Myron Gittel