Then & Now: Extant Structures on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (Updated: 7/31/2019)
There are few Long Island buildings and structures that were built from 1904 to 1910 and remain standing. These nine buildings, structures and remnants on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses have survived over 100 years:
1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Broadway, Hicksville
Then: 1904- #18 Mercedes driven by William Luttgen at the Hicksville Control. St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church can be seen in the background
Now: 2003
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
Fence around William K. Vanderbilt Jr.s Deepdale Estate, Lakeville Road, Lake Success
Then: 1905-the #19 White Steamer. Note the missing front left tire
Now: 2003
First Presbyterian Church, corner of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park
Then: 1905 Course description
Then: 1905- the "X" Mercedes rounding the New Hyde Park Turn photographed from the church's steeple
Now: 2004
Long Island Rail Road Tracks, Jericho Turnpike, Mineola
Then: 1905- #20 Fiat driven by Paul Sartori in front of a parked LIRR train
Now: 2010
1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
House and Hairpin Turn, Old Westbury Road and Wheatley Road, Old Westbury
Then- 1906 #8 Fiat driven by FelIce Nazzaro
Now: 2006, House at 1 Wheatley Road and the Hairpin Turn...Demolished in 2017
House at the corner of Mineola Avenue and Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn Heights
Then: 1906
Now: 2004
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge at Jerusalem Road (now Stewart Avenue), Bethpage
Then: 1908
Now: 2003- Bridge embankment, Stewart Avenue and Arthur Avenue, Bethpage
Now: 2003- On top of Bridge embankment, Stewart Avenue and Arthur Avenue, Bethpage. Note: Motor Parkway pavement.
Then: 1908-#M36 Rainier driven by Axel Peterson during the Meadow Brook Sweepstakes
Now: 2007
Church at the Woodbury Turn, Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury
Then: 1908
Now: 2003
Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com:
Archives: Vanderbilt Cup Races
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (1904-1910)
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Comments
What a great idea and wonderful pictures. Thanks for putting the presentation together. Dave
Thanks Howard - you may want to check the links for Deadman’s Curve that seem to be pointing back to the Vanderbilt estate pics.
Looking forward to Wednesday’s meeting.
Brilliant before and after pics.
I very much enjoy seeing these Then and Now pictures! Thanks
You have done some tremendous research on this grand old road. In the 1940s I rode many miles of this road by bicycle. My favorite spot was a banked curve in a meadow that is now Glen Oaks Apartments..just North of Union Turnpike. I wish I had taken photos! I commend, applaud and admire you for your wonderful work to preserve the history of this very significant early road. I was also well acquainted with the Petit Trianon building at Ronkonkoma..again..WISH I had taken pictures!!! Thank you!
Update post on July 31, 2019.