Maps
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Oct 04 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Maps of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Maps were created for businesses that often times included or referenced the Motor Parkway. (5 comments)
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Sep 20 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Assorted Maps of the Motor Parkway
Following up on my previous post concerning maps showing the Motor Parkway produced by the NY Daily News here are numerous others by various publications. (6 comments)
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Sep 16 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: “NY Daily News” Maps of the Motor Parkway (1929-1937)
As part of its coverage of the development of the metro-NY area in the early 20th century, the "NY Daily News" often included maps in its stories. Included in these were maps of our favorite roadway, the Long Island Motor Parkway. (3 comments)
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Oct 06 2021
Greg O’s Garage: A 1906 Nassau County Map
An early, unique map of Nassau County (5 comments)
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Nov 21 2020
Favorite Website: The David Rumsey Collection of Long Island Maps
Joel Friedman, archivist at the Cradle of Aviation, recommends the David Rumsey Map Collection website for all you map lovers. The website provides 123 interactive maps of Long Island. (1 comments)
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Nov 11 2020
Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island
Here is one of the most unique maps ever posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com- a 1918 Long Island map from the Curtiss Engineering Corporation as a guide for pilots to identify airfields and emergency landing areas. (8 comments)
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Apr 28 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Maps - Part IV
Part IV in the map series includes maps primarily published in the touring guides of the Automobile Club of America (ACA). The ACA's publications were first named The Club Journal (approx. 1919+) and later Motor Travel (approx. 1916+). (12 comments)
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