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URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/borscht-belt-architecture-design
 s-of-the-jewish-alps-with-alex-prizgintas/
SUMMARY:Borscht Belt Architecture: Designs of the Jewish Alps with Alex Pri
 zgintas
DESCRIPTION:Transitioning from his introductory “Borscht Belt Artifacts
 ” program\, this part two program highlights the legacy of interior and 
 exterior architecture that defined the Borscht Belt Catskills. Following t
 he “Silver Age” hotels of Victorian style that defined the late 19th c
 entury\, new Jewish hotels\, bungalow colonies\, and growing resorts added
  their own influences to existing structures. Several movements in archite
 cture\, such as Sullivan County Mission Style and Sullivan County Tudor St
 yle designs\, gained a popular reputation in the Borscht Belt. Then\, in t
 he 1950s\, the wave of Mid-Century Modern influences within this region of
  New York set the tone for hotel designs on a national scale. Using postca
 rds\, photographs\, images from antique brochures\, and modern-day scenes\
 , Alex Prizgintas reveals how this architecture helped to define elements 
 of the quintessential Borscht Belt experience from room design to recreati
 onal activities\, entertainment\, outdoor landscape\, and what architectur
 e features can still be seen today.\n\nJoin Alex Prizgintas with the Town 
 of Ulster Library on Saturday\, October 4th at 1:00 PM to view “Borscht 
 Belt Architecture: Designs of the Jewish Alps.” Since Prizgintas began 
 collecting items from the Borscht Belt ten years ago\, awareness for this 
 crucial aspect of our local past has rapidly expanded with the opening of 
 the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville\, the ongoing Borscht Belt Historica
 l Marker Project\, and a number of both films as well as books that have b
 een published. “Seeing this history finally receiving the recognition it
  deserves is incredibly rewarding\, and I am honored to be a part of this 
 new chapter for the memories of the Borscht Belt.”
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LOCATION:Town of Ulster Library\, 860 Ulster Ave.\, Kingston\, New York\, 1
 2401\, United States
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