The Glenwood Inn was "one of the best known summer resorts in this section of the state and Hornell's leading place of recreation". [1] Glenwood Park was 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Hornellsville (after 1906, Hornell) and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Canisteo, at Midway Court, in the hamlet of South Hornell. [2] 25 acres (10 ha) in size, it was developed by the owners of the Hornellsville & Canisteo Electric Railroad, inaugurated in 1892, on "a wooded glen and bluff" and "a mile of river" they purchased, [3] so as to build ridership by creating a destination. The Inn opened in 1895. [4] Adjacent to it were a dance hall, which also served as a skating rink, [5] a bandstand/pavilion, merry-go-round, picnic tables, a tennis court, and a boathouse where rowboats could be rented for use in an artificial lake created by a small dam on the Canisteo River. Boys could swim in the river (few girls were interested), and "trails for hiking ran back up on the hill through the glen". [6] [7] [8] It was a venue for concerts by the Canisteo Band or one from a neighboring community, [7] [8] banquets, dances, and picnics. [9] [10] [11] "Not a day goes but what a more or less large party visits the spot". [12] No alcohol was served. [13] On Sundays there were excursion trains to it. [14] In the winter it was closed.
The entire complex was destroyed by fire in 1923. [5]
The Glenwood Inn was "one of the best known summer resorts in this section of the state and Hornell's leading place of recreation". [1] Glenwood Park was 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Hornellsville (after 1906, Hornell) and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Canisteo, at Midway Court, in the hamlet of South Hornell. [2] 25 acres (10 ha) in size, it was developed by the owners of the Hornellsville & Canisteo Electric Railroad, inaugurated in 1892, on "a wooded glen and bluff" and "a mile of river" they purchased, [3] so as to build ridership by creating a destination. The Inn opened in 1895. [4] Adjacent to it were a dance hall, which also served as a skating rink, [5] a bandstand/pavilion, merry-go-round, picnic tables, a tennis court, and a boathouse where rowboats could be rented for use in an artificial lake created by a small dam on the Canisteo River. Boys could swim in the river (few girls were interested), and "trails for hiking ran back up on the hill through the glen". [6] [7] [8] It was a venue for concerts by the Canisteo Band or one from a neighboring community, [7] [8] banquets, dances, and picnics. [9] [10] [11] "Not a day goes but what a more or less large party visits the spot". [12] No alcohol was served. [13] On Sundays there were excursion trains to it. [14] In the winter it was closed.
The entire complex was destroyed by fire in 1923. [5]