Here Lies the Borscht Belt

The Borscht Belt has been abandoned for years now, and these photos document what was once a huge vacation destination for people years. Hotels of the Catskills like the Concord and the Neville welcomed families to swim, sun, eat and watch a never ending line up of comedians in huge theaters.  This is ripe for a developer to come in, knock everything down and create Borscht Belt Land, an amusement park everyone could enjoy, complete with a talking animatronic Jackie Mason out front.

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