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Above historical photo source is from the Bohemia Historical Society: http://www.bohemiahistoricalsocietyny.org/landmarkstoday.html
Built in 1928 as a residence for a Czech Baron, Chateau La Boheme was later sold and eventually became the Normandie Inn, a restaurant which closed down over a decade ago. Located in Bohemia, NY in a town founded by and named after Slavic peasants from a province in Eastern Europe, Bohemia, these immigrants brought with them a sense of free spirit, an enlightened lifestyle known as Bohemianism. They also brought with them legends and tales of vampires from Eastern Europe which according to the papers in Prague was bigger than in Transylvania.
However this building has been abandoned for some time now and is in an awful state of disrepair. I hope it's preserved but most likely I fear it will be torn down after it is sold. Check out how beautiful this building really is:
it was just Grandma's house to me so many wonderful memories there
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. What a treat it must have been.
DeleteI wish I had the money to restore it to its former Beauty
ReplyDeleteHopefully some investor sees the potential in this LI gem and restores it to its former glory.
DeleteInteresting to read these stories. Unfortunately the building was knocked down this week December 2018. I took photos of the deconstruction.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update. It is sad to see it go, I was hoping someone would have saved it. At least we have documented it some what. I wish people would value preservation more over financial gain.
DeleteOnly the unsafe portion was removed even though the whole building is far gone.
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