Lake Placid Club, NEW YORK - Adirondack Mountains - 1906

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View Lake Placid Club, NEW YORK - Adirondack Mountains - 1906 with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The Lake Placid Club was a social and recreation club active from 1895 to 1980. Lake Placid Club - Wikipedia. Hugh C. Leighton. Lake Placid Club, NEW YORK - Adirondack Mountains - 1906:  The Lake Placid Club was a prestigious Gilded Age social and recreation club founded in 1895 by Melvil Dewey on Mirror Lake, becoming a driving force behind Lake Placid's development into an international resort and host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. After growing into a massive summer and winter resort with hundreds of buildings on 10,000 acres, the club closed in 1980, with its last structures demolished in 2002. Founding and Growth -  Founder:  Melvil Dewey, the creator of the Dewey Decimal System, founded the club in 1895 with his wife Annie, beginning as a summer retreat for educators.  -  Purpose:  The club catered to wealthy individuals, promoting year-round outdoor recreation, including swimming, hiking, canoeing, and winter sports.  -  Expansion:  It expanded to a 10,000-acre property with over 300 buildings, 21 tennis courts, and 7 golf courses by the 1930s.  Role in Lake Placid's Development -  Resort Town:  The club was instrumental in transforming Lake Placid into a renowned international resort destination.  -  Olympic Host:  Its extensive facilities were essential for Lake Placid to be selected as the host city for the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the club served as the headquarters for the International Olympic -  Committee during the 1980 Games.  Decline and Demise  -  Closure: The club closed in 1980. -  Demolition: The last of the club's buildings were demolished in January 2002. Lake Placid Club - Wikipedia -  The Lake Placid Club was a social and recreation club active from 1895 to 1980. Founded in a hotel on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, This Undivided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1906, is in good condition.  Hugh C. Leighton.  Portland Me.  No. 1054. Germany. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Topographical Postcards.