Remembering Grossinger's (Part 1)
I traveled all the way to Spring Hills, Tenn. in August and September to get into a conversation that revived memories about the great Grossinger's resort and what it was like back in the 1950's and 60's.
Remembering Jennie Grossinger and the world famous Grossingers' resort we talked with folks from Sullivan County who had fond memories of the Grossinger family that I remembered so well.
Knowing that I was taking notes and would write about this experience the couple we shared this conversation with asked that their names not be used. While working back in the 1960's as a reporter for Harold and Clara Schue's Liberty Register I spent a lot of time covering events at Grossinger's and got to know many people who worked on the hotel's publication and who did the Public Relations work there. Also had the great opportunity to meet so many of the people mentioned in this column.
Spent a lot of time before the 1970's in the late 40's and early 50's as a full-time caddy (carried the golf bags for golfers) at the Grossinger Golf Course and carried the bags for some important sports and entertainment folks.
But let's get back to a great afternoon of conversation and note some of the important names I have the pleasure of writing about.
We talked about the description of the modest 1 story ranch type house named the Joy Cottage as Jennie's home which was located just opposite the main building.
Paul Grossinger and wife Bunny, who I spent many evenings with dining in the main dining room, lived in a house 50 yards up the road and just beyond in another house, Jennie's daughter, Elaine and husband Dr. A. David Etess lived.
Memories were relived for me when names of Grossinger associates like Eddie Ashman's House Orchestra, Harry and Jack Beck (one a young lawyer, the other a banker), Abe Friedman, Ben & Dave Geiver, Milton Blackstone, Lou "Simon Sez" Goldstein and dignitaries like , Barney Ross, Henry Armstrong, Max Baer, Tony Bennett, Milton Berle, Irving Berlin, George Jessel, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Eddie Cantor, Perry Como, Billy Conn, Eddie Fisher, Jackie Gleason, Ed Kranepool, Jackie Robinson and Joan Rivers are mentioned and how I got to meet them.
Will continue with my conversation about Jennie and Grossinger's in next week's column.
I traveled all the way to Spring Hills, Tenn. in August and September to get into a conversation that revived memories about the great Grossinger's resort and what it was like back in the 1950's and 60's.
Remembering Jennie Grossinger and the world famous Grossingers' resort we talked with folks from Sullivan County who had fond memories of the Grossinger family that I remembered so well.
Knowing that I was taking notes and would write about this experience the couple we shared this conversation with asked that their names not be used. While working back in the 1960's as a reporter for Harold and Clara Schue's Liberty Register I spent a lot of time covering events at Grossinger's and got to know many people who worked on the hotel's publication and who did the Public Relations work there. Also had the great opportunity to meet so many of the people mentioned in this column.
Spent a lot of time before the 1970's in the late 40's and early 50's as a full-time caddy (carried the golf bags for golfers) at the Grossinger Golf Course and carried the bags for some important sports and entertainment folks.
But let's get back to a great afternoon of conversation and note some of the important names I have the pleasure of writing about.
We talked about the description of the modest 1 story ranch type house named the Joy Cottage as Jennie's home which was located just opposite the main building.
Paul Grossinger and wife Bunny, who I spent many evenings with dining in the main dining room, lived in a house 50 yards up the road and just beyond in another house, Jennie's daughter, Elaine and husband Dr. A. David Etess lived.
Memories were relived for me when names of Grossinger associates like Eddie Ashman's House Orchestra, Harry and Jack Beck (one a young lawyer, the other a banker), Abe Friedman, Ben & Dave Geiver, Milton Blackstone, Lou "Simon Sez" Goldstein and dignitaries like , Barney Ross, Henry Armstrong, Max Baer, Tony Bennett, Milton Berle, Irving Berlin, George Jessel, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Eddie Cantor, Perry Como, Billy Conn, Eddie Fisher, Jackie Gleason, Ed Kranepool, Jackie Robinson and Joan Rivers are mentioned and how I got to meet them.
Will continue with my conversation about Jennie and Grossinger's in next week's column.
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