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Concord Resort Hotel

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Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York LCCN2017710689
Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York LCCN2017710689

The Concord Resort Hotel (pronounced KAHN-cord, ()) was a resort in the Borscht Belt of the Catskills, known for its large resort industry in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Located in Kiamesha Lake, New York, United States, the Concord was the largest resort in the region and was also one of the last to finally close in 1998, long after the others closed. (A primary competitor, Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, closed in 1986.) At the Concord, there were over 1,500 guest rooms and a dining room that sat 3,000; the resort encompassed some 2,000 acres (8.1 km2). The resort was a kosher establishment, catering primarily to Jewish vacationers from the New York City area, and it was more lavish in decor and activities than comparable large Catskill resorts.

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Concord Resort Hotel
Kiamesha Lake Road, Town of Thompson

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Kiamesha Lake Road
12751 Town of Thompson
New York, United States
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Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York LCCN2017710689
Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York LCCN2017710689
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