Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Mineola

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  Mar 19 2012

  The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border

  A wonderful section of the Long Island Motor Parkway is located south of Raff Avenue and north of Westbury Avenue on the border between Mineola and Carle Place.

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  Jan 31 2012

  Then & Now: Krug’s Corner in Mineola

  Krug's Hotel, on the north-west corner of Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in Mineola, was a favorite viewing site for the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This Then & Now look found a rarity- A building on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course that is still standing!

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  Dec 20 2011

  At the Starting Line on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Nineteen cars competed in the second Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 14, 1905. Only one car (#9 Mercedes) was not photographed at the starting line located on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola:

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  Nov 14 2011

  From the Frank P. Krug Family Collection: Unique Views of Krug’s Hotel

  Kathie C, the great grand-niece of Frank P. Krug, has provided these images of Krug's Hotel, one of the most famous hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904, 1905 and 1906):

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  Jul 23 2011

  From the Ron Ridolph Collection- Demolition of the Mineola 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 1983 demolition of the Motor Parkway bridges over the Long Island Rail Road at Mineola and Williston Park/East Williston. Here are Ron's photos…

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  Apr 12 2011

  The Garages of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Shannon McDonald (Author of the book The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form): "Were there any garages associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races?"





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