Classic sign for Flamingo Bowl at 7239 Oswego Road in Liverpool, New York.
Roadside America
Faust Motel
Check out this vintage sign for the Faust Motel, 151 Main Street (New York State Route 3) in Tupper Lake, New York in the heart of the Adirondacks. The Faust offers little cottages to rent for the weary traveler.
Sweetheart Corner
Sweetheart Corner, now a Rite Aid, at 5380 W. Taft Road, along Route 11, in North Syracuse, New York. I believe the sign was installed in 1979 when the original market was redeveloped into a shopping plaza.
Abandoned Catskills
From the 1920s to the 1970s, New York City Jews flocked to Catskill resorts in the summer months to escape the stifling heat of the city. There were once over 500 resorts and hotels in the area, known as the “Borscht Belt“. Many famous comedians and entertainers got their start here. With increasing religious tolerance and the advent of widespread commercial airliners, many families chose to vacation elsewhere and dozens of these establishments now lay abandoned.
Some were re-purposed as condos, but those also failed. Many owners hope casinos will revive the area, while these magnificent structures slowly rot away. It’s surreal how many millions of dollars were sunk into these places over the years. Now it’s all just a faded memory.
Gnome Mountain in High Falls, New York
Ellenville-based artist Sam Tufnell created this colorful display of illuminating garden gnomes in April 2017. He told Hudson Valley One, “I wanted to do something satirical on some level, but a little more playful. The gnomes and the still-lifes are pretty much my reaction to public art, figurative art, high-end art in general; sort of taking things down a notch, ‘de-elevating’ it.”
There are 13, 32-inch tall resin gnomes on the mountain. Each lights up at night in a different color. The gnomes are located on a bluff at the intersection of Highway 213 and Old NY Highway 213, in High Falls, New York along Rondout Creek.
Mimi’s Drive-In
Sign for Mimi’s Drive-In at 201 N. 2nd Street in Fulton, New York.
Lumberjack Statue
This woodsman/lumberjack statue was erected by the Tupper Lake Woodmen’s Association in 1990 and stands in Tupper Lake Municipal Park along New York State Route 3 in the heart of the Adirondacks. It was carved by Hal Macintosh and painted by Steve Gardner.
