Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Maxess Road

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  May 10 2023

  Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 2)

  The next exploration in my return to Long Island is a much photographed section of the Motor Parkway in Suffolk County - off of Maxess Road in Melville.

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  Mar 04 2020

  Sammy & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #13 Melville

  In the final of the 13 posts of the 2019 series and in preparation for Vanderbilt Day 2020, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explore the section of the Motor Parkway in Melville.

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  Feb 25 2020

  Kleiner’s Kolumn:Documentation of the Eight Motor Parkway Bridges in Suffolk County (#53 to #60)

  Finishing up the Motor Parkway Bridge Series here are the eight bridges in Suffolk County beginning with the Clody Farmway bridge (#53) and ending with the Deer Park Avenue Bridge (#60).

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  Nov 02 2019

  Kleiner’s Kolumn:Update-Historical Markers for the Long Island Motor Parkway & Vanderbilt Cup Races

  One way to keep the memories of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races alive is to memorialize their existence with historical markers throughout Long Island.

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  Oct 08 2019

  Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time

  In a new Kleiner's Kolumn, Art Kleiner further explores the farmway bridge in Melville.

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  Mar 19 2018

  Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville

  As part of Sam & Dave's 2017 Excellent Hike, Sammy took a break on this Motor Parkway structure.

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  Dec 13 2016

  The Second 2016 Kleiner Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway

  On November 27, 2016, Art Kleiner, of Kleiner's Korner fame, led his second tour of the Motor Parkway with his friends. This time the tour focused on western Nassau County and eastern Suffolk County. A great time was had by all!

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  Sep 21 2016

  Status Report: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge on Maxess Road in Melville Updated: 10/16/2016

  John Mingst, Joe Edie and Bill Barto have reported construction activity near the embankments of the farmway bridge off Maxess Road in Melville and voiced concern about the bridge's future. Investigative reporter Al Velocci and photographer Howard Kroplick file this report.

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  Jul 20 2016

  Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” XII: Final Destination Melville

  On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the 12th and final post of the 2015 series, Sammy and Dave complete their exploration in Melville, while reaching their target destination- the bridge remains…

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  Jun 23 2015

  Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #55: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville

  The 55th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge, just west of Maxess Road in Melville.