Labor Day at the Pines

[kevinmcc]

Does anyone have recollections of Labor Day weekend at The Pines?  When would they normally start preparing for winter?

[msb]

what  sort of prep are you referring to? the outdoor pool was always shut down mon night of that weekend.  the golf course was open till first snow really. the chalet as well and then it was used for ski season.

[kevinmcc]

Thanks msb,  yes that helps answer the question about preparations for winter.  I would imagine there would be a lot of chores to prepare for the seasonal changes.  Thanks for the reply.

[msb]

truth be told kevin, the only major thing that needed to be done was to close the pool down and bring in all the outdoor furniture once it started snowing.  it was harder to watch the groundsmen get the grass ready again for spring/summer once everything thawed out.  i just have to ask, whats the interest?

[kevinmcc]

msb,

You asked about why the interest in the maintenance activities?  Two reasons:

Many people including myself have an interest in the behind the scenes activities of any large facility.  The TV networks frequently do shows on the "back side of the house" in Las Vegas hotels, etc.

Secondly, to try and stir up a little conversation here.  It's nice to see some new posts and read interesting bits of information about The Pines.  Are you a former Pines employee?  Perhaps you have some interesting stories to share with everyone.

I have never visited The Pines, but I find the stories and the pictures very interesting.

[msb]

AHA.  i guess nothing is interesting when you know all about it, huh?  yes i am guilty.  spent many summers, holidays and one full year in my 20's in beautiful downtown south fallsburg.  it really was the most fun.

[Steve Max]

For the two years that I worked there, one of the most tedeous jobs for my activities staff was storing all those heavy wooden outdoor pool lounges.  There had to be at least a hundred of them and they all went into the basement of the Dorchester wing.  Towards Springtime, they were painted and put back out.  Yikes!

[Pete]

Two interesting points -- I've never been in the Dorchestor's basement.  Also, those chairs must have a MILLION layers of paint on them!  That's interesting!

[Glenn Winograd]

They actually had close to 500 lounge chairs. Not only did they all get repainted everyyear many of them had broken slats that had to be fixed.

[MatBoy]

I worked a couple of summers at the pool and the biggest pain with the lounges had to do with trying to get the reclining end up. The layers of paint and the swelling of the wood made it a chore to pop them out.
As to the original question, it's very sad the day after Labor Day. The guest count goes down to 1/4 full. Half the dining room is closed off. And there are very few activities going on.

[scott]

really cool site!! i got an abandoned building fetish!!! i love em!!! my best finds are 1- abandoned athletic club in salt lake city utah. so crazy all the stuff was there weights, pool, bowling alley with pins balls and SHOES!! this was in the 80s.

2- old cold war era abandoned nike missle site in leavenworth kansas WOW!!!!

enjoyed the pics alot!!!

[Pam]

I used to work at the Pines in the summers of 84-86 and Christmas breaks. I worked at the front desk and helped out on game night in the night club. My sister was a counselor also. I have alot of good memories and was wondering what happened to the Ehrlichs just curious.

[pam]

I also was friends with Suzanne Raponi who also worked at the Pines and lives nearby. I also was wondering how she is doing too.

[Glenn Winograd]

Cliff owns and runs the Racino.