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It is amazing how our family history percolates to the surface via social media. The prime example of course is the drive in sensation “The Horror of Beach” that was filmed in my birth place Stamford, CT. I remember seeing this at the Shippan Drive In with my cousins. We went because our uncles were extras in the film.
Just recently I saw some mentions of the Rockland Hotel on Facebook. The Poltrack Family managed this for some time during prohibition and as kids we heard some great stories about designated dumping areas for booze if they were raided.
I don’t know if any of this is true, but I would like to learn more of the hotel. My older cousins remember a bit of the hotel, especially the mourning period when they learned that my uncle Fran had been killed in battle in Peleliu.
Apparently the hotel was quite elegant. I’ll add a few “new” photos.
There is additional information available about the hotel’s early history on the Stamford Historical Society’s website
Poltrack Pix 
My great-grandfather, James J Casey was the hotel manager in 1920, although I am not sure how long before and after that. My grandmother and her two sisters lived there for some time. One married a signalman while they lived there and my father mentioned the hotel was known for housing railroad staff. Look in the 1920 Hotel Red Book in Google Books for some reference.
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Dear Julie, could you please email me at susannelearyshoemaker@gmail.com? I think we are related! My grandmother Eleanor Casey Leary lived there too! Hope to hear from you. Susanne
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