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Tag: Ron Ridolph

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  Feb 10 2012

  Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon

  When the Petit Trianon Inn was built in 1911 at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. also commissioned an annex building for the staff. This is the Annex: Then & Now.

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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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  Jan 19 2011

  From the Ridolph Collection: The Motor Parkway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits

  As posted last November, I believe only eight of the 65 bridges built from 1908 to 1926 for the Long Island Motor Parkway are still intact (five in Queens, two in Nassau County and one in Suffolk County). My hesitation is that the lone surviving intact Suffolk County Motor Parkway…

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  Nov 11 2010

  From the Ron Ridolph Collection- Then & Now: Motor Parkway Lodges

  When Ron Ridolph walked the Long Island Motor Parkway in the 1970s and 1980s he documented four toll lodges that were still standing...or was it five? Here are my "Then" photos as compared to Ron's "Now" photos circa 1970 to 1981.

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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 16 2010

  From the Ron Ridolph Collection: Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway

  Ron Ridolph has been exploring and enjoying the Motor Parkway for more than 30 years. Over several weeks in 1981, Ron walked the length of the road from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. His resulting 532 photographs documented the Motor Parkway as it existed 29 years ago. Many of…





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