Found Snapshots of a Secret 1960s Crossdressing Resort in the Catskills

 The webpage on the website Messy Nessy begins as follows:

If you were to journey to Jewett, NY today, you would find yet another semi-abandoned white hamlet, deep in the hillside, ramshackle and in need of a facelift. Nothing out of the ordinary to the naked eye, but delve further into this particular dwelling’s history and you’ll discover that it was here, almost 60 years ago, in this otherwise extraneous dwelling, where dozens of men found a safe haven to learn all the intricacies of femininity as a form of relaxation and release. Welcome to Casa Susanna, which incidentally, is now up for sale…

“Catskills” is a name that has become synonymous with the good old American ideal. We’ve come to associate the New York mountain ranges with an image of blissful 1950s domesticity; the all-American family summer spent in quaint log cabins, kids splashing happily in a lake, couples learning ballroom dancing with exacting propriety, Moms getting their hair done at the salon wearing pearls and twin sets and Dads in starched pants playing golf. Ring any Dirty Dancing bells? The one thing you wouldn’t have considered amongst this stereotypical visualisation of a family holiday resort is the existence of a safe haven for hyper glamorous cross-dressers, sipping tea, playing bridge and posing for enchanting portraits in chic cocktail gowns. And that is where Casa Susanna comes in.

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