This is an informal survey of the hotels & other attractions to the village of Stamford, NY.My primary inspiration was the book 'A Post Card Portrait' by Carlton & Dorothy Bloodgood. My sources were my grandmother Daisy DeSilva Rogers, who lived her life in Stamford, my father Philip Willis who mapped the hotels years ago, my aunt Anne Willis who provided the postcards and much of the historical background and my step grandfather Leo DeSilva who published tour guides in the 20s and also spent his life in the Queen of the Catskills. If there are any glaring errors, let me know and also, it ain't over. I still have many more postcards & photos to process for this project. Anything missing is probably still in the box by my computer.

Stamford, NY - The Queen of the Catskills
The Hotel Era 1883-1942

Date: May 27, 2008

Number of Photos in Album: 67

Academy & Main. The residence of Dr. J. E. Safford

The Belvedere, a.k.a. Ingleside - ca. 1892. Still in business!

The Atchinson House - ca. 1894

See the Board of Trade Band Postcard

View Churchill Hall Tower Postcard

View Churchill Hall Entrance Postcard

View Brooklyn Hall Postcard

See The Chateau Navarre Postcard

View Churchill Hall Back Lawn Postcard

View Churchill Hall From Academy Street

Churchill Hall was all that and more in the midday sun of 1918

John Munroe, Boot & Shoe Maker. Home of the Munroe Doctrine. Still standing

Churchill Hall in the late 20s. The pines from the 1918 postcard are gone.

A. J. Chichester Store. No snow blowers or big diesel snow plows in the town garage in those days.

Main St. in the 50s - early 60s. The Ben Franklin was a treasure trove!
The Hamilton end of Churchill was directly behind the photographer, but had been demolished by this time.

From the 1950s after Hamilton, Churchill & Greycourt were long gone.

The Central Business District in the teens?

The Kendall Place, out by the Eagle's Nest.

The Ivanhurst - ca. 1907. 75 guests.

The Ingleside, a.k.a. Belvedere - ca. 1892. 100 guests.

Indian Trail Lake, now the village swimming pool.

Hotel Hamilton. Eventually part of the Churchill Hall megaplex of hotel buildings. 50 guests.

Hotel Hamilton had a barber shop in the far left doorway

Hager's Lake was below the tracks. Little remains but a swamp.

The Greenhurst @ the corner of Mountain Road & Main St. Built in the 1840s. Still standing.

Col. Edward Zane Carroll Judson's (a.k.a...g...but barely.

The Grey Court Inn. Opened 1910. 75 Guests. Another appendage of the all devouring Churchill Hall.

Stamford Country Club burned. Used to stand where the parking lot is now.

Cottage Hotel. Opened 1892.

The entrance to Churchill Park. The Atch...n the distance.

Go here for the full Picasa album & maps:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Matamillion/StamfordHistoricalSurvey

Hi Matt, what a great project, you have some fabulous pictures there

Thanks. I'm going to add to it when I get a chance. There's more postcards & later photos to apply.