BUT building at Grossinger’s Catskill Resort, which inspired the creation in 1987. movie “Dirty Dancing” knocked out down how result of massive fire on Tuesday evening, officials said.
Hotel located in Catskill mountains in Liberty, New York is approximately 90 minutes from New York City. It closed in 1986 due financial difficulties.
After receiving several calls, the Liberty Fire Department responded to the resort’s message. location find 3 1/2 story building on fireaccording to post on their Facebook account.
“Firefighters were further hampered by property overgrown and concrete barriers on of the roadway, because of which the device could not quickly turn around, ”said Liberty Fire Chief Mark Johnston.
it took department “several hours bring fire under control.”
“At request of Town of Enforcement of the Freedom Code, an excavator was brought to the scene to blow up down structure after fire was outJohnston said. cause of Fire currently under investigation by NYSP and Sullivan County Bureau of Fire.”
The Catskills Hotel was once a popular holiday destination. for many Jewish families in Catskills area known as the “borscht belt” in times post- World War II era to the 1970s, according to Today. it also hosted number of celebrities in 1950s, from boxing champion Rocky Marciano to actress Debbie Reynolds.
This was stated by the screenwriter of “Dirty Dancing” Eleanor Bergstein. in a few interviews she went to Grossinger when she was growing up up. However, the actual scenes were filmed in locations in North Carolina and Virginia, not Grossinger’s.
Scott Stump contributed.
