Mystery Foto #7 Solved: A 1932 View of Willie’s K’s Eagle Nest and Northport Harbor
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Answers to the Mystery Foto questions
- Identify the location, harbor and orientation of the photographer
Over William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Eagle's Nest Estate in Centerport looking southeast towards Northport Harbor. Note Vanderbilt's white Marine Museum.
- Link the Mystery Foto to the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway
Willie K.- the father of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway.
- Who was the likely photographer? Provide a rationale.
The caption reads William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
- Based on the above, identify the plane.
Willie K's seaplane
- Kudos question: In the Marvel Comics universe, which fictional member of the X-Men was born in the below area?
Warren Worthington III, originally known as Angel and later as Archangel, was born to Kathryn and Warren Worthington in Centerport.
Comments (10)
Congrats to Brian McCarthy, Eric Shaffer, Denis Ryan, Walter Blessing, Maria Pisano.
Kudos to Brian McCarthy for identifying X-Men's Angel.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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Comments
*Location, Harbor & Orientation - William K Vanderbilts II estate Eagles Nest, in Centerport NY. Viewing NE towards Northport Harbor.
*Mystery Foto link to VCR’s & LIMP - Willy K established the VCR’s and created the LIMP.
*Photographer & Plane - I would say Willy K in his Sikorsky S - 43 Seaplane.
*Kudo - Warren Worthington III - Angel, see below.
Looking east flying over Vanderbilt’s Centerport home (eagles nest) with Northport Harbor and the town of Northport in the upper right . Its Vanderbilt’s sea plane because he had a huge hanger on the Centerport side of the harbor.
I believe I may finally be able to answer a Mystery Photo. It looks like the plane is flying over Wm. K. Vanderbilt’s Eagles Nest estate in Centerport.
Across Northport harbor is the Steers sand pit and the old Lilco power house on Woodbine Ave.
The photo must have been taken before the mid 60’s when the Lilco plant was demolished and a housing development was built in the pit.
I can still remember the old Lilco plant and the giant crane at Steers as a child.
These posts show up on my Facebook page, and people comment with their answers to the mystery. Of course, the comments are NOT held back. It spoils the mystery.
Mystery View #7
Vanderbilt Estate, Centerport, looking East towards Northport Harbor
Hummmm, looks like Sands Point and the Guggenheim Estate where Charles Lindbergh used to visit and stay with Guggenheim and his wife Alicia Patterson, who owned Newsday . Now the Sands Point preserve of Nassau County - I worked there 50 years ago in the Exhibits Dept. .
Just a guess but this could be looking west over Hempstead Harbor toward the sand pits. After that, I’ve got nothing.
Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport?
Northport Harbor?
Facing south east?
That’s it not sure about any of this….
Kudos question has me stumped on my own photo! Jean Grey maybe?
Was the photo taken from his sea plane?