Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jan 23 2020
Mystery Friday Foto #4: A Never Before Published Photo of a Curve on the Long Island Motor Parkway

I am pleased to announce that in cooperation with Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has obtained 139 scans of the only known copy of the 1908 Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Scrapbook from the Garden City Archives. Many of these photos have never been published including this weekend's Mystery (0 comments)

Jan 23 2020
The Roslyn Grist Mill Has Lift-Off!

Watch history as the Roslyn Grist Mill will be featured on WCBS-TV News (see below) and WNBC-TV News later tonight and Newsday. (8 comments)

Jan 22 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Unique Watercolors Painted for Peter Helck from Fellow Artist John W. Burgess

From the Helck Family Collection comes a series of watercolor paintings personally created for Peter Helck by automobile artist John W. Burgess (1911-1992). (0 comments)

Jan 21 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The 1941 Suffolk County Map of The Motor Parkway

As a follow-up to my Jan. 11 post pertaining to the acquisition of the Motor Parkway by the County of Suffolk, I'm pleased to present the map prepared in 1941 detailing the 77 parcels included in the transaction. (1 comments)

Jan 20 2020
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: The Links Golf Course’s Private Opening on the Motor Parkway in Searingtown

While documenting the Motor Parkway in 1981, Ron Ridolph came across this unique Mystery Foto. (11 comments)

Jan 19 2020
Update: Mystery Saturday Auto #3 Solved: Tucker 1034 in the News

Tucker 1034 sold at auction for $2.040 million. (7 comments)

Jan 18 2020
The Roslyn Grist Mill and a Tuckerette

This Thursday, as president of the Roslyn Landmark Society, I will be assisting teams of preservation specialists who will raise the historic Roslyn Grist Mill eight feet so that a new foundation can be poured. Amazingly, Kawika Sylva, the foreman of the lifting team, has a link to the history (5 comments)

Jan 15 2020
Alert: Alco Black Beast Sighting on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park

Steve Vilardi "spied this pretty monster on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park." (5 comments)

Jan 14 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Planning a Long Island Auto Speedway Before the Motor Parkway (1901 to 1905)

A review of early 20th century newspaper articles reveal plans for an automobile speedway on Long Island as early as 1901. (5 comments)

Jan 14 2020
Willie K. Presentation Draws Capacity Crowd in Roslyn

A capacity crowd of 100 people enjoyed Dr. Steve Gittelman's thought-provoking presentation on William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. at the Bryant Library tonight. Thanks for coming out! (6 comments)