Are you familiar with the Borscht Belt? That is the name applied to the resorts that were tucked away in the Catskill Mountains. Many of these vacation destinations offered everything in one place! Swimming, golf, entertainment and luxury accommodations for the whole family. The once grand resorts such as the Nevele, Grossinger's and the Pines Resort in Fallsburg, NY are only a shell of what they once were.
What was left of the Pines Resort burned to the ground in 2023. Scroll through the pictures below to see what the Pines Resort looked like just before the fire. According to Abandoned , the Pines Resort was built in 1931 and, at the time boasted "cold and hot water in every room"! Over the decades the Pines grew and evolved into a place where families would go for indoor and outdoor swimming.
The outdoor pool featured an iconic rainbow bridge. It is said that the Pines Resort closed it's doors in 1998 due to financial struggles. Since that time, the buildings that once offered nightclubs, massive kitchen to serve hundreds of people and 400 guest rooms have been rotting.
What is left is a sad look at a once jewel of the Borscht Belt. WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property.
Rather than risk your safety we have collected a series of pictures that will show what the Pines Resort looked like in it's hey-day and what it looked like just before the 2023 fire. Abandoned Pines Resort, Catskills Part of the Borscht Belt of Summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains. Gallery Credit: Karolyi Abandoned Nevele Resort, Ellenville, New York WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property.
By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Gallery Credit: Karolyi Abandoned Frontier Town in Schroon Lake, New York.
