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Tag: East Williston

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  May 07 2012

  The “Golfway” Motor Parkway Bridge in East Williston

  My favorite co-author Al Velocci has identified this rare photo of a Motor Parkway bridge provided by Bob Valentine.

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  Sep 22 2011

  Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway in East Williston

  A section of the Long Island Motor Parkway was built in East Williston between the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Railroad and Roslyn Road. Since no houses have ever been built in this area, the parkway here has been preserved for over 100 years..often hidden by Mother Nature.…

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  Oct 27 2010

  From the Ron Ridolph Collection- Demolition of the East Williston LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge

  In the early 1980s, Ron Ridolph photographed the Long Island Motor Parkway from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. Among the events documented by Ron were the demolition of the Motor Parkway bridges over the Long Island Rail Road at Mineola and Williston Park/East Williston. Here are Ron's photos of…

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  Oct 18 2010

  The Black Beast Helps Dedicate the East Williston New Village Hall

  Last Saturday, the Black Beast participated in the dedication of the East Williston new Village Hall. Here are some highlights:

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  Aug 30 2010

  Then & Now: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Hills Golf Club, East Williston

  Last Sunday, we explored the history of the Motor Parkway right-of-way that virtually split the Wheatley Hills Golf Course in East Williston. In order to obtain this East Williston right-of-way, the Motor Parkway purchased the entire 68-acre farm of William Titus in 1909. Four years later, the property…

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  Aug 28 2010

  The Motor Parkway and the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in East Williston

  The Long Island Motor Parkway changed directions in East Williston from Roslyn Road (East/West) towards East Williston Road (North/South). As seen in this 1940 map, the parkway split the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in half. Several questions immediately come to mind in looking at this section: Which came first the…

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  Mar 26 2009

  The Roslyn Lodge and the Motor Parkway Bridge over Roslyn Road

  Residents of Roslyn, East Hills, East Williston and Albertson are often very surprised to find out that an automobile bridge existed over Roslyn Road from 1909 to 1939 and that remnants of the bridge exist today. In this 1928 photo, courtesy of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, the Long…





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