Tag: Wyandanch
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Kleiner’s Korner: William Geiger’s Motor Parkway Property in Wyandanch
William Geiger owned much of the property near the Motor Parkway in Wyandanch in Suffolk County however, two of the projects relating to the Parkway never materialized, a farmway bridge and a golf course.
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Kleiner’s Korner - “Speeders, Wrecks and Cows!” or A Day in the Life of Motor Parkway Officers Zinzi and Ericson
Beginning in 1924 the Motor Parkway employed its own personnel to act as police officers. Shown here is a log of incidents compiled by Officers Thomas Zinzi and Eric Ericson over a three week period in the summer of 1924.
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Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VII: Ruland Rd & Colonial Springs Rd
In the seventh post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his 11-year old son Sammy explored the Motor Parkway around the location of the Ruland Road (Melville) and Colonial Springs Road (Wheatley Heights).
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Mystery Foto #5 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Aerial Near Pinelawn Cemetery Circa 1928-1930
Super Bowl LI weekend's Mystery Foto featured a section of the LI Motor Parkway.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #58: Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge
The 58th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Melville and Wyandanch.
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Mystery Foto #69 Solved: The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Colonial Springs Road
Steve Lucas forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #11 Solved: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch/Half Hollows Looking West
This previously unpublished 1930 aerial shows the Motor Parkway near Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights looking west.
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…