Lake Placid, New York

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. In 2020, its population was 2,205.

The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid became known internationally for hosting the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid has also hosted the 1972 and 2023 Winter World University Games as well as the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games.

History

File:New York - Lake Placid - NARA - 68145104 (cropped).jpg
Lake Placid in 1936

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Lake Placid was founded in the early 19th century to develop an iron ore mining operation. By 1840, the population of "North Elba" (four miles southeast of the present village, near where the road to the Adirondak Loj crosses the Ausable River), was six families. In 1845, the philanthropist Gerrit Smith arrived in North Elba and not only bought a great deal of land around the village but granted large tracts to former slaves. He reformed the land law and demonstrated his support of abolitionism.[1]

The abolitionist John Brown heard about Smith's reforms and left his anti-slavery activities in Kansas to buy Script error: No such module "convert". of land in North Elba. This parcel later became known as the "Freed Slave Utopian Experiment", Timbuctoo. Brown would become known for his raid on Harpers Ferry and his execution in 1859. Shortly before, John Brown asked to be buried on his farm, which remains preserved as the John Brown Farm State Historic Site.[1]

As leisure time increased in the late 19th century, Lake Placid was discovered as a resort by the wealthy, drawn to the fashionable Lake Placid Club. Melvil Dewey, who invented the Dewey Decimal System, designed what was then called "Placid Park Club" in 1895. This inspired the village to change its name to Lake Placid, an incorporated village in 1900. Dewey kept the club open through the winter in 1905, which aided the development of winter sports in the area. It often hosted national conventions.[2] Nearby Saranac Lake had hosted an international winter sporting event as early as 1889 and was used year-round by patients seeking treatment for tuberculosis at sanatoria. The fresh, clean mountain air was considered good for them and was a common treatment for tuberculosis.[3]

George White, a businessman who also served as postmaster and town supervisor, built the White Opera House in 1895. The building still stands today on the banks of the Chubb River. It had seating for 500 persons.[4]

As the dramatic surroundings became more known to residents of New York City, filmmakers including Harry Handworth started to use Lake Placid and its surroundings for shooting silent films around 1914.[5][6] Many movies, among them News Parade, Summer Bachelors, The Avalanche, and Out of the Snows, were shot in the area.[7]

By 1921, the Lake Placid area boasted a ski jump, speed skating venue, and ski association. In 1929, Godfrey Dewey, Melvil's son, convinced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Lake Placid had the best winter sports facilities in the United States.[8] The Lake Placid Club was the headquarters for the IOC for the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.[9]

The Club did not allow Jews or Catholics,[10] but there were other hotels that catered to them. Especially during and after World War Two, many cosmopolitan refugees from Hitler's Germany and Austria spent their summers in Lake Placid. Main Street was filled with fashionable shops, albeit opened only during the season.[11]

In addition to the John Brown Farm and Gravesite, the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[12]

Major historical hotels

There were three major hotels built in the 1870s, and many subsequent inns flourished. Among the most prominent hotels were: The Grand View Hotel, Stevens House, The Mirror Lake Inn, The Ruisseaumont Hotel, Northwoods Inn, Hotel Marcy, Searles House, and The Homestead.[13] Some of them are still in business.

Movie theaters

The Happy Hour Theatre, located directly on Mirror Lake, was the first movie house in Lake Placid. It was in business from 1911 to 1928. The Adirondack Theater Corporation bought it in the 1920s and also operated the newer Palace Theatre (opened in 1926) on the same street.[14] Films were also shown several times a week at the Lake Placid Club, with the major film distributors delivering films via the Palace Theatre.[15] In 1969, the Harbor Theatre opened near Holiday Harbor on the shores of Lake Placid and showed movies until 1986.[16] The Palace is still operating at its original vintage setting on Main Street.[17]

Sporting events

Olympic Winter Games

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

File:Olympic Bobsled Run Lake Placid2.jpg
Works Progress Administration poster from the late 1930s to advertise public access to the bobsled run from the 1932 Olympics

Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980. Lake Placid, St Moritz, and Innsbruck are the only sites to have twice hosted the Winter Olympic Games.[18]

Jack Shea, a resident of the village, became the first person to win two gold medals when he doubled in speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics.[19]

In the U.S., the village is especially remembered as the 1980 USA–USSR hockey game site. Dubbed the "Miracle on Ice", a group of American college students and amateurs upset seasoned and professional Soviet national ice hockey team, 4–3, and two days later won the gold medal.[20] Another historic first was the performance of American speed-skater Eric Heiden, who won five gold medals.[21]

Other international sporting events

Lake Placid has continued to host international multi-sport events. The World University Games took place there on two occasions; hosting the 1972 Winter Universiade and the 2023 Winter World University Games. Lake Placid hosted the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games.[22]

Regular sporting events

File:Ironman 2006.jpg
2006 Ironman in Lake Placid
File:North Elba Showgrounds.jpg
North Elba Showgrounds, showing Horse Rings, Olympic Cauldron, Whiteface Mountain
  • Since 1999 Lake Placid has been a site for the annual Ironman Lake Placid Triathlon, the second oldest Ironman in North America[23] and one of ten official Ironman Triathlons held in the continental U.S.
  • The Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows have been held at the North Elba Showgrounds since 1969.[24]
  • The Winter Empire State Games were held in Lake Placid in February until they were discontinued in 2010.[25]
  • The Lake Placid ice dance competition is held every year in July or August in the 1980 Olympic Arena.[26]
  • CAN/AM hosts an adult pond hockey tournament. The Canadian American pond hockey tournament is held in February on Mirror Lake.
  • The Lake Placid Summit Classic Lacrosse Tournament is held every year in early August since 1990; roughly 250 teams participate.[27][28]

Recreational opportunities

File:Lake Placid.jpg
Aerial view of the lake which gave the community its name

Lake Placid is well known among winter-sports enthusiasts for its skiing, both Alpine and Nordic. Whiteface Mountain (Script error: No such module "convert".), in nearby Wilmington about Script error: No such module "convert". from Lake Placid, offers skiing, hiking, gondola rides, and mountain biking, and is the only one of the High Peaks that can be reached by an auto road. Whiteface Mountain has a vertical elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., the highest vertical elevation of mountains in Eastern North America.[29][30] The area has one of only 16 bobsled runs in the Western Hemisphere.

In 2010, U.S. News & World Report highlighted Lake Placid as one of the "6 Forgotten Vacation Spots" in North America.[31]

Many people use Lake Placid as a base from which to climb the 46 High Peaks in the Adirondack Mountains.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Lake Placid built its first golf course in 1898, one of the first in the U.S., and has more courses than any other venue in the Adirondacks. Many of its courses were designed by well-known golf course architects, such as Seymour Dunn and Alister MacKenzie. The geographic features of the Adirondacks were considered reminiscent of the Scottish landscape, where the game started, and thus a fitting canvas for original play, or "mountain golf".[32]

Lake Placid is near the West Branch of the Ausable River, a well-known stretch of water for fly fishing.[33]

Music

Lake Placid is home to the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, a professional summer chamber orchestra that has existed since 1917.[34] Musicians associated with New York City's Greenwich House Music School summered in Lake Placid around 1920, as did the opera singer George Hamlin.[35] Victor Herbert was the most famous musician to own a camp in town. The Lake Placid Club offered concerts and gala festivities for decades.

Education

File:Lake Placid High School.jpg
Lake Placid High School

Lake Placid is home to five private schools:

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 10.79%, is water.[37]

The village is located near the southern end of Lake Placid lake. More immediate to the village is Mirror Lake, which lies between the village and Lake Placid.

Demographics

<templatestyles src="US Census population/styles.css"/>

Historical population
CensusPop.Template:Sronly%±
19101,682—
19202,099Script error: No such module "String".%
19302,930Script error: No such module "String".%
19403,136Script error: No such module "String".%
19502,999Script error: No such module "String".%
19602,998Script error: No such module "String".%
19702,731Script error: No such module "String".%
19802,490Script error: No such module "String".%
19902,485Script error: No such module "String".%
20002,638Script error: No such module "String".%
20102,521Script error: No such module "String".%
20202,205Script error: No such module "String".%
U.S. Decennial Census[38]

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

As of the census[39] of 2000, there were 2,638 people, 1,303 households, and 604 families residing in the village. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,765 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the village was 95.75% White, 0.68% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.57% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 1,303 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.6% were non-families. 45.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02, and the average family size was 2.93.

The population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,239, and the median income for a family was $43,042. Males had a median income of $26,585 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,507. About 8.5% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Lake Placid has a warm-summer, humid continental climate (Dfb). Dfb climates are characterized by a least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ Script error: No such module "convert"., at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ Script error: No such module "convert"., all months with an average mean temperature < Script error: No such module "convert". and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are comfortably humid in Lake Placid, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values > Script error: No such module "convert".. Since 1897, the highest air temperature was Script error: No such module "convert".. The average wettest month is June which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is Script error: No such module "convert"., corresponding to hardiness zone 4. Since 1897, the coldest air temperature was Script error: No such module "convert".. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < Script error: No such module "convert".. The average annual snowfall total is Script error: No such module "convert"..

Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Lake Placid would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Hardwoods/Spruce (108) with a dominant vegetation form of Northern Hardwoods (23).[40] The plant hardiness zone is 4a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of Script error: No such module "convert"..[41] The spring bloom typically peaks on approximately May 12 and fall color usually peaks around October 1.

File:Panorama Lake Placid.jpg
Lake Placid panorama. High School (middle), the Olympic Center (right), and the speed skating oval

Notable residents

File:Lana Del Rey @ Grammy Museum 10 13 2019 (49311023203).jpg
Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey was raised in Lake Placid.
File:Jack Shea 1929.jpg
Speed Skater Jack Shea was born in Lake Placid and won 2 gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympic athletes

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Fea, John, in Findling, John E. and Pelle, Kimberly D., editors, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004. Template:ISBN. p. 297
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Template:NRISref
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ See Lake Placid Public Library archival holdings, folder "Palace Theatre 1937-1938."
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Michael Burgan, Miracle on Ice. How a Stunning Upset United a Country. 2016.
  21. ↑ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Eric Heiden". Encyclopedia Britannica, June 10, 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eric-Heiden . Accessed August 26, 2023.
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ Lake Placid Ironman Official Site
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ “Search SLV.” Directions/Fields, www.summitlacrosseventures.com/page/show/2873973. Categories
  28. ↑ “Search SLV.” Lodging, www.summitlacrosseventures.com/page/show/4599224-lodging. Categories
  29. ↑ "Whiteface Lake Placid | the Perfect Winter Vacation." Whiteface. N.p., n.d. Web. February 7, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Lake Placid, Adirondacks." Ski Whiteface Mountain. N.p., n.d. Web. February 7, 2015.
  31. ↑ Miriam B. Weiner, "6 Forgotten Vacation Spots." Yahoo Tavel, n.d. Found at U.S. News & World Report Travel website Template:Webarchive. Accessed December 8, 2010.
  32. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  35. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  36. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - Text list
  37. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Cbignore
  38. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  39. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  40. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. ↑ Elizabeth Slomba, William Edwin Ross, Wildcat Hockey. Ice Hockey at the University of New Hampshire, 2002, Template:ISBN, p. 58.
  43. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  45. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  48. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  51. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". includes photo
  52. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  53. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  54. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. ↑ a b c d e Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  56. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  58. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  59. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Further reading

  • Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". Mackenzie was the official historian of the town of North Elba.

External links

Template:Sister project Template:Wikivoyage

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:1932 Winter Olympics venues Template:Olympic venues cross country skiing Template:Olympic venues Nordic combined Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Lake_Placid,_New_York&oldid=3354200"