Vintage Catskill New York Postcard - Showing the Nelida bTheater and Post Office - Catskill Main Street - Trolley
$30.00
This is a unique vintage Catskill NY postcard
Postmarked 1908
Image includes the Nelida Theater, Post office, and in the distance the trolley
The Nelida Theater in Catskill was built in 1880 as a roller rink. The Nelida derived its name as an amalgam of the names of the wives of the owners, Nell Lampman and Ida Kortz. By the end of the decade it had been converted to a theater which housed plays, concerts, community events and movies.
On New Year’s Eve, 1917, a sellout crowd was present for a fundraiser. Shortly after the last people left in the early AM a fire was discovered in the basement. It was subsequently attributed to a defect in the recently updated heating system and the need to overcome the minus 12 temperatures outside.
The wooden building was quickly consumed also spreading to those on either side and to the rear. Seven buildings were destroyed, an estimated loss of $150,000. The $14,000 value of the Nelida Theatre was only partially covered by insurance.
Other adjacent buildings also suffered damage including the one on the left were Van Gordon & Co had their business, they were the makers of this postcard image.
The Community Theater now stands where the Nedida once was.
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