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Steven Springer
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Pool 2

"Not quite how I remember it :-)"
Sep 10, 2019
Steven Springer left a comment for Gail Einson Davis
"Hi Gail, If you go to this link on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRtIIR6Qels&list=HL1342644076&feature=mh_lolz you'll see 17 minutes of silent Super-8 film that my folks shot at Sunnycroft between 1957 and 1961. …"
Jul 18, 2012
Steven Springer left a comment for Gail Einson Davis
"Hi Gail, Would your cousin be Jill Schwartz (maiden name)?  If so, then yes, I remember her well.  I have silent 16mm film of me with her at Sunnycroft. It's unbelievably sad what happened to Sunnycroft.  I have such incredibly…"
Jul 17, 2012
Gail Einson Davis left a comment for Steven Springer
"Steven I just looked at the pictures you posted of what was left of Sunny Croft when you went to visit. They made me cry. It was really sad to see what became of a place that meant so much to so many of us. I am glad you captured what could have…"
Jul 17, 2012
Manny left a comment for Steven Springer
"Steve, I went there for about 8 years from '68 to '75 and Moe and Estelle owned it for maybe three more years after that when they finally caved and sold to the Hasidic community. Those summers were, without a doubt, some of the best of my…"
Jan 4, 2012
Steven Springer commented on Steven Springer's photo
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"Right...that's the one we always called the Main House.  Just saw your response to my comment on the other white house...that is definitely the one that was described as where did his composing.  The other white building down the…"
Jan 3, 2012
Manny commented on Steven Springer's photo
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"Hi Steven, I totally missed this photo before commenting back on the house photo I posted.  The house pictured above is definitely the one that burnt down, which of course is such a shame."
Jan 3, 2012
Steven Springer commented on Manny's photo
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"Was this the "White House," which was where, we were told, Cohan did his composing?  If so, that's a sorry sorry sight.  When we visited in 2007 that entrance closest to the tennis courts was still wide open.  Sorry to…"
Jan 2, 2012
Steven Springer commented on Manny's video
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Sunnycroft Bungalow Colony - Part 1

"Manny, just watched your video and I love that between my last year there and when your film was shot, virtually nothing had changed!  Love that the masquerade party still had the parade across the property.  Was that Moe I saw sitting at…"
Dec 27, 2011
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Sunnycroft

This is roughly 17 minutes of (unfortunately) silent Super-8 film that my parents shot at Sunnycroft Bungalow Colony and Day Camp in Highland Mills, NY, from...
Dec 27, 2011
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2007-Tree1

"This was one of the trees near the Main House, close to the hill that sloped down to the first area where cars were parked."
Dec 27, 2011
Steven Springer left a comment for Steven Springer
"Hi Manny, Thanks for the welcome!  I'll be posting pix and a video in just a few minutes.  Moe and Estelle were the owners during our time at Sunnycroft.  Moe was the sweetest guy in the world.  My older brother and I took…"
Dec 27, 2011
Manny left a comment for Steven Springer
"Steve, Welcome to Bungalow Colony People - currently a sleepy little community that I created to collect and exchange stories of peoples bungalow colony memories.   If you have any memories or photos you'd like to share, we'd love…"
Dec 27, 2011
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Dec 27, 2011
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What (if any) Bungalow Colony did you attend and where was it located?
Sunnycroft Bungalow Colony & Day Camp, Highland Mills, NY
When were you born?
December 22, 1953
If you spent summers at one or more Bungalow Colonies, what years were you there?
First time at Sunnycroft was 1957-1961, and again from 1964-1965.

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At 11:20am on December 27, 2011, Manny said…

Steve,

Welcome to Bungalow Colony People - currently a sleepy little community that I created to collect and exchange stories of peoples bungalow colony memories.  

If you have any memories or photos you'd like to share, we'd love for you to post them. Your time at Sunnycroft preceded ours so our families wouldn't have know each other but it's possible we know some of the same people - did the Moe & Estelle Spivak own the place when you went there?

Happy Holidays and welcome aboard!

best,

Manny Kivowitz

At 11:29am on December 27, 2011, Steven Springer said…

Hi Manny,

Thanks for the welcome!  I'll be posting pix and a video in just a few minutes.  Moe and Estelle were the owners during our time at Sunnycroft.  Moe was the sweetest guy in the world.  My older brother and I took our then-girlfriends up to Sunnycroft in the autumn of 1977 -- we hadn't been there in 12 years.  We were walking around the upper level near the Main House, about to head down to the casino, when Moe started coming up from his house.  He started telling us we shouldn't be there, but when he got about 10 feet away from us, he stopped short...stared...and realized who we were.  The three of us nearly had tears in his eyes as we shook hands and talked about our time there.  I've been back a few times over the years, which you'll see in the photos.  I loved that place then and still love it to this day.

Steve

At 3:25pm on January 4, 2012, Manny said…

Steve, I went there for about 8 years from '68 to '75 and Moe and Estelle owned it for maybe three more years after that when they finally caved and sold to the Hasidic community. Those summers were, without a doubt, some of the best of my life.  Moe & Estelle were always a great part of the community and yes, that's them poolside in the video I posted.  They retired to Florida and chose to check out on New Years Eve 2003, both were suffering from various ailments.

At 3:25am on July 17, 2012, Gail Einson Davis said…

Steven I just looked at the pictures you posted of what was left of Sunny Croft when you went to visit. They made me cry. It was really sad to see what became of a place that meant so much to so many of us. I am glad you captured what could have been the very last photo ever taken of the main building before it burnt down. The empty pool really got to me too. Was the casino still there when you went?  I am going to share your pictures with my cousin Jill and her family. I think Jill may be in one of your camp photo pics. She is the little girl with dark hair and two pony tails. I am pretty sure that's her. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

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