Abandoned Catskill Mountain Resort, That Inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’, To Be Focus Of New TV Show

The legendary Grossinger's Resort in the Catskills to be the subject of a new television show currently in the works.

At one time Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, New York was known as the "Queen of the Catskills". This Borscht Belt hotel was a vacation destination to Hollywood Stars, legendary athletes, comedy kingpins and regular folks like you and me. Well over 100,000 people each year would visit this gem that was an inspiration for the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.

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According to Deadline, Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel will be the subject of a new television show called "The Mountains" set in 1950. Producers will tell the story of summers at the resort with a focus on Jennie and Elaine Grossinger, the matriarchs of Grossinger's.

It was not unusual to see Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Milton Berle and other celebrities at Grossinger's. Some were there to perform while others went because it was the place to be seen. The resort itself became famous in 1952 when they were the first resort to use artificial snow on their slopes.

Like all of the classic resorts in the Catskills, times changed and business suffered. As the 80's rolled into the 90's air travel became more accessible and many younger vacationers started heading to more tropical locations and Grossinger's closed it's doors in 1986.

The resort buildings were demolished in 2018 but before being knocked down several "urban explorers" made their way inside what was left of Grossinger's. Scroll through the pictures below to see what the resort looked like in it's prime and well as the "after" pictures, before demolition.