{"product_id":"briarcliff-lodge-rob-yasinsac-9780738536200","title":"Briarcliff Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBriarcliff Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e is a record of a New York landmark that disappeared from the landscape in a spectacular fire in September 2003.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it opened in 1902, \u003ci\u003eBriarcliff Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e was America's premier resort hotel. Located some thirty miles north of New York City, this magnificent Tudor-style building was surrounded by dairy barns and greenhouses, all built by Walter Law, \u003ci\u003ethe laird of Briarcliff Manor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were hosted, as were Tallulah Bankhead, Johnny Weissmuller, Jimmy Walker, Babe Ruth, and other luminaries. The hotel business declined in the 1930s, here and at other nearby resorts, but \u003ci\u003eBriarcliff Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e continued in use as the home of the \u003ci\u003eEdgewood Park School\u003c\/i\u003e from 1936 to 1954 and as the \u003ci\u003eKing's College\u003c\/i\u003e from 1955 to 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rob Yasinsac is a lifelong Westchester County resident who documents neglected historic sites throughout the \u003ci\u003eHudson Valley\u003c\/i\u003e in an attempt to save them. He works for \u003ci\u003eHistoric Hudson Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, serves as a trustee on the boards of the \u003ci\u003eWestchester County\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIrvington Historical Societies\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a member of numerous other historical organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Yasinsac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738536202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738536200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.64w x 0.36d","brand":"Rob Yasinsac","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071086915839,"sku":"9780738536200","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98e9ffe8-6b99-4a1b-991d-f6697fa27172.jpg?v=1685434073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/briarcliff-lodge-rob-yasinsac-9780738536200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}