Tag: East Norwich
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Mystery Foto #43 Solved: A Pope-Toledo Touring Car at the East Norwich Turn on the 1906 Course
Did you identify this location on the 1906 course?
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Greg O’s Garage: Maggie Helck discovers two 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race flags
Maggie Helck, granddaughter of Peter Helck and daughter of Jerry Helck, came to visit the Waterfront at Roslyn to donate some important Vanderbilt Cup Race memorabilia and look through her grandfather's archives.
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Mystery Foto #42 Solved: The Team Reunion of Joe Tracy and Al Poole for the 1956 “Rerun”
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Highlights From the Westhampton Historical Society Vanderbilt Cup Races Presentation
Every seat was taken at last Sunday's presentation "The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races: The Impact on Long Island" sponsored by the Westhampton Historical Society.
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Helck Family Collection: The Only Known Existing 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Flags?
One of the potential treasures of the Helck Family Collection are these two "Vanderbilt Cup Race flags." This fascinating discovery is detailed below.
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1937 Ye Mappe to Rothmann’s East Norwich Inn
Rothmann's Restaurant in East Norwich has been a fixture on Long Island since 1907. Rothmann's issued this cartoon postcard in 1937 showing the routes to their restaurant including the Long Island Motor Parkway. Postcard courtesy of Gary Hammond.
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The Race to a Doctorate: Michelin, Bibendum and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has spent ten years researching Michelin's graphic history. In July 2015, Pau completed his doctorate thesis "The forgotten years of Bibendum: the American stage of Michelin in Milltown." Design, illustration and advertising at tire companies (1900-1930). .
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The Tire and Repair Stations of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The winners of the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island were typically not the fastest cars but the ones that were the most durable with the fewest tire problems. The car and tire manufacturers assisted the drivers by setting up repair and tire stations throughout the courses.
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Then & Now: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The north-east corner of the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was the East Norwich Turn located at the intersection of Jericho-Oyster Bay Road and North Hempstead Turnpike (25A). Here is a "Then & Now" analysis.
Bob, the plates were purchased by members of the Wheatley Hills Golf Club and Links Golf Club. Both clubs had private…