Places In Idyllic 1960s Postcards Then and Now

Pablo Iglesias Maurer came upon a collection of old postcards from the Poconos and Catskills on eBay and decided to visit the places portrayed in the collection. He took photographs of the now abandoned buildings and aligned them with photographs he took of the postcards. He sometimes had difficulty getting the two images to line up but "time blurs the difference, and brings everything into focus."

Click on the GIFs below to see how these once idyllic places have fallen upon hard times:

The indoor pool at Grossinger's. The tiled floor was heated, the entire structure air
conditioned. Above, beautiful mid-century "sputnik" chandeliers cast a glow
n the swimmers below. Below the pool are exercise rooms, a gym, salon
and a host of other amenities. The pool has sat vacant since the late 90's
and has fallen beyond repair.
(Photo by Pablo Iglesias Maurer, historical photo published by Bill Bard Associates.)

The indoor pool at Grossinger's, which opened in 1958. Elizabeth Taylor
attended the pool's opening, and Florence Chadwick - the first woman to swim
the English Channel in both directions - took the first dip in it.  Nothing quite like it
had ever been built, and nothing ever would be again. It represented everything a
bout the Catskills in the 1950s-style: extravagance, luxury, modernism and celebrity.
(Photograph by Pablo Iglesias Maurer, postcard published by Bill Bard Associates.)

On the inside of the matchbook, some text: "Swim n' Sun Indoor Swimming 

Pool at Penn Hills Lodge and Cottages. The Poconos' Finest Modern Resort." 

(Photograph by Pablo Iglesias Maurer, matchbook publisher unknown.)

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