The Catskill Resort Hotel pool before.
    
   

How the Catskill Resort Hotel pool looks today. (AARP NEWSLETTER)
    
    
   

In its glory days, Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel outside Liberty, N.Y., was a
glamorous vacation scene frequented by celebrities. Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth
Taylor got married there, and it was the inspiration for the fictional resort in Dirty
Dancing, the iconic 1987 movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

Now the owner of the non-operational hotel has applied for state funds to clean
up the acres of contaminated ruins and recreate a grand resort on the grounds,
according to the New York Times.

For the new Grossinger’s, developer Louis Cappelli of Westchester, N.Y. told
the Times he imagines a golf course, yoga classes and chalets — not the
bungalows where Baby and Johnny danced in Dirty Dancing and had the
time of their lives.

TIM MAGUIRE

The Model T automobile was introduced by Henry Ford on this day in 1908.

On this day in 1949, Mao Tse-tung raised the first flag of the People’s Republic
of China when the communist forces had defeated the Nationalists. The
Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan.

The first modern World Series took place on this day in 1903 between the
Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Boston prevailed five games
to three, winning the last four.

Groucho Marx (left) introducing Johnny Carson on his first night
as host of ‘The Tonight Show’.

On this day in 1962, Johnny Carson began hosting the "Tonight" show on
NBC-TV. He stayed with the show for 29 years. Jack Paar was the previous
host.

John William Carson  (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)

Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL. on this day in 1971.

Roy E. Disney and Mickey Mouse at the Walt Disney World Resort opening.