Download or read book Sharon Springs New York the Revitalization of a Resort Town written by Sarah Tietje and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharon Springs, located a half-hour outside of Albany, New York, retains a tangible air of the former bustling spring resort it once was. Though the former vitality has waned, the inherent potential that the town holds to reestablish itself as a destination for travel is evident. Prospects of the redevelopment of the area can be seen throughout this National Register District, from revitalizing a derelict hops farm and Men's Club into a micro-brew resort, to reestablishing a historic golf course, reestablishing grand hotels, to harnessing the holistic and curative powers of the natural springs in a modern spa setting. The town of Sharon Springs has much more to offer than the history of what it once was; it is rife with the possibilities of what can be, and the life that can be brought back to the town. This is the focus I am taking in my examination of Sharon Springs; how can the historic resources they have, along with the unique character and history of the town and the healing properties of the naturally occurring springs be utilized in a way that preserves the character, while promoting interest within investors and the tourist community. The key here is not to replicate what the town once was, but take aspects of, and integrate it into a modern community. Recreating history here would not be productive, whereas utilizing it to create a more successful resort that still maintains the history and pride of the town intact. This is not a "Disney-fication" of the old resort and town, but a synthesis of the historic and modern that would encourage travel here, becoming a destination for vacationers.

Download or read book The Short Season of Sharon Springs written by Stuart M. Blumin and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If travelers along Route 20 in east-central New York notice the village of Sharon Springs at all, it is only when they are caught in the speed trap located halfway down the hill leading to the town's single traffic light. But if one turns north at the light and drives into the heart of town, one is met with sights more interesting than might have been anticipated. During winter, the village resembles a sleeping relic of nineteenth-century America. In the summer, the streets are alive with people, many wearing the black coats and earlocks that are the marks of the Hasidic Jew-the flavor is not that or rural America, but a prewar Hungary or Romania.The Short Season of Sharon Springsis a portrait in photographs and words of the rise, decline, and survival of this strange little village and health spa in rural New York. Stuart M. Blumin has written a history of Sharon Springs that begins with the founding of the spa in 1825, describes the golden age of upper-class resort life in the nineteenth century, analyzes the passing of that age and the emergence of a new era of local contraction and decay, and chronicles the curious manner in which the spa has managed to survive into our own day. He tells, also, the parallel story of the rural village that grew up around the hotels and baths, and that waxed and waned with the spa, even though it drew most of its sustenance not from tourism but from agriculture. Hansi Durlach has photographed the village, the villagers, and the summer visitors in ways that convey her own vision of contemporary Sharon Springs, and to her striking images are added a number of photographs that depict Sharon Springs in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The text and photographs together tell the singular tale of a little community that is at once a part of and apart from rural America. Hansi Durlach is a professional photographer. Stuart M. Blumin is Associate Professor of History at Cornell University. Deborah Adelman Blumin is a sociologist who has worked for the State of New York.

Download or read book Sharon and Sharon Springs written by Sharon Historical Society with Nancy DiPace Pfau and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the northwest corner of Schoharie County, Sharon was established in 1797 after Palatine German and Dutch families had settled in the area, replacing the Iroquois in the 18th century. Set in rolling hills with magnificent vistas over the Mohawk Valley, the area's mineral springs drew native people and Europeans to bathe in the health-promoting waters. The spa era of grand hotels and wealthy guests gave way to a slow but steady decline around 1900; however, from the early 1990s, the town has enjoyed a renaissance with the arrival of creative artists and entrepreneurs, including The Fabulous Beekman Boys, whose reality television series showcased Sharon, linking past to present. The couple lives in the mansion of prominent early resident William Beekman, the first judge of Schoharie County and the owner of the first mercantile.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of New York State written by Peter Eisenstadt and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-19 with total page 1960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of New York State is one of the most complete works on the Empire State to be published in a half-century. In nearly 2,000 pages and 4,000 signed entries, this single volume captures the impressive complexity of New York State as a historic crossroads of people and ideas, as a cradle of abolitionism and feminism, and as an apex of modern urban, suburban, and rural life. The Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating details from fields ranging from sociology and geography to history. Did you know that Manhattan's Lower East Side was once the most populated neighborhood in the world, but Hamilton County in the Adirondacks is the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi; New York is the only state to border both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean; the Erie Canal opened New York City to rich farmland upstate . . . and to the west. Entries by experts chronicle New York's varied areas, politics, and persuasions with a cornucopia of subjects from environmentalism to higher education to railroads, weaving the state's diverse regions and peoples into one idea of New York State. Lavishly illustrated with 500 photographs and figures, 120 maps, and 140 tables, the Encyclopedia is key to understanding the state's past, present, and future. It is a crucial reference for students, teachers, historians, and business people, for New Yorkers of all persuasions, and for anyone interested in finding out more about New York State.

Download or read book The Cheapskate s Guide to Spas written by Nathaniel Altman and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to spas in the United States and Canada that offer world-class healing waters, good food, and comfortable lodging, along with traditional spa services -- all at the best possible price. For readers looking for a quiet retreat, a romantic weekend getaway, or an exciting family adventure, the Cheapskate's Guide to Spas will be the primary resource for hard-to-find bargains. In addition to describing the pleasure of "taking the waters" and other attractions at well-known spas like Saratoga Springs, New York; Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Desert Hot Springs and Calistoga, California; this book highlights over a hundred destination spas that provide restful atmosphere, recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, and quality accommodations. Some even offer special deals for Cheapskate's Guides readers. Also included are detailed travel information, and suggestions for interesting nearby things to see and do.

Download or read book The Mineral Springs of Sharon Schoharie County N Y written by Sebastian F. Fonda and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Sharon Springs Guide 2010 written by Antony Daou and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-18 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and current, fully illustrated guide to Sharon Springs,NY, America's original spa town, as it goes through another renaissance. Sharon Springs is the locale for the upcoming Planet Green Reality TV show, "The Fabulous Beekman Boys."

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Download or read book Schoharie County Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Loft Living written by Sharon Zukin and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the dirty, cast-iron facades of nineteenth-century loft buildings, an elegant style of life developed during the 1960s and 1970s. This style of life -- of using the city as a consumption mode -- was tied to the presence of artists, whose "happenings," performances, and studio spaces shaped a public perception of the good life at the center of the city.

Download or read book The Odessa File written by Frederick Forsyth and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suspense fiction. Reissues of 7 of Forsyth's classic thrillers.

Download or read book Living Downtown written by Paul E. Groth and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the palace hotels of the elite to cheap lodging houses, residential hotels have been an element of American urban life for nearly two hundred years. Since 1870, however, they have been the target of an official war led by people whose concept of home does not include the hotel. Do these residences constitute an essential housing resource, or are they, as charged, a public nuisance? Living Downtown, the first comprehensive social and cultural history of life in American residential hotels, adds a much-needed historical perspective to this ongoing debate. Creatively combining evidence from biographies, buildings and urban neighborhoods, workplace records, and housing policies, Paul Groth provides a definitive analysis of life in four price-differentiated types of downtown residence. He demonstrates that these hotels have played a valuable socioeconomic role as home to both long-term residents and temporary laborers. Also, the convenience of hotels has made them the residence of choice for a surprising number of Americans, from hobo author Boxcar Bertha to Calvin Coolidge. Groth examines the social and cultural objections to hotel households and the increasing efforts to eliminate them, which have led to the seemingly irrational destruction of millions of such housing units since 1960. He argues convincingly that these efforts have been a leading contributor to urban homelessness. This highly original and timely work aims to expand the concept of the American home and to recast accepted notions about the relationships among urban life, architecture, and the public management of residential environments.

Download or read book Urban Design Reader written by Steve Tiesdell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-02-07 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for students and practitioners of urban design, this collection of essays introduces the 6 dimensions of urban design through a range of the most important classic and contemporary key texts. Urban design as a form of place making has become an increasingly significant area of academic endeavour, of public policy and professional practice. Compiled by the authors of the best selling Public Places Urban Spaces, this indispensable guide includes all the crucial definitions and various understandings of the subject, as well as a practical look at how to implement urban design that readers will need to refer to time and time again. Uniquely, the selections of essays that include the works of Gehl, Jacobs, and Cullen, are presented substantially in their original form, and the truly accessible dip-in-and-out format will enable readers to form a deeper, practical understanding of urban design.

Download or read book America History and Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

Download or read book No Logo written by Naomi Klein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-01-15 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands." Billy Bragg from the bookjacket.