Posted by Bruce from Can. on August 09, 2019 at 07:49:19 from (74.12.72.61):
I had always heard entertainers referring to working in the Catskills, but had no idea about it. Many famous singers and comedians got their start working in the summer at these resorts, but I had no idea just where it was, or why. After a quick search on YouTube last evening, my wife and I were surprised how close to home this really was. And many of these entertainers would cycle through the circuit through Toronto ,Hamilton , Buffalo, and NY city. The history of the Borscht belt was equally interesting for us, as the immigrant people, mostly Eastern European Jewish folks looking for a summer vacation spot to escape the heat of the city, flocked to the Catskills mountains. The rise and fall of this was well documented, and a very interesting example of immigrants assimilation into the larger population. Meanwhile back here in my home county, only a few miles away from our farm. The similar thing was happening. Near the town of Pontypool, the Jewish immigrants from Toronto had set up summer vacation getaway camps, but on a much smaller scale. Thankfully Toronto isn’t NewYork, just wants to be. Sullivan and Orange counties in NY state must have seen tremendous economic boom and bust through the 20th century with summer vacation folks. I wonder if this will once again happen , with folks of modest means looking to escape the city. We certainly see this happening here, as city people now plug our roads and parks on summer weekends.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Old Time Threshing - by Anthony West. A lovely harvest evening late September 1947, I was a school boy, like all school boys I loved harvest time. The golden corn ripens well and early, the stoking, stacking,.... the drawing in with the tractors and trailers and a few buck rakes thrown in, and possibly a heavy horse. It would be a great day for the collies and the terrier dogs, rats and mice would be at the bottom of the stacks so the dogs, would have a busy time hunting and killing, all the corn was gathered and ricked in what we c
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
