The Long Island Motor Parkway
The first parkway built exclusively for the automobile and part of the courses for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Unlike the first roads built for commerce and horses, the Long Island Motor Parkway was conceived from a sporting contest; the colorful, exciting and often dangerous Vanderbilt Cup Races
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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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Jan 08 2011
Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Farmway Bridge in Bethpage State Park
When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in the late 1920s, a total of 65 bridges had been built over and under the parkway. Most of the bridges were used to avoid intersections of major roads. However, many of the bridges were built to connect adjoining properties…
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Dec 03 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Lake Ronkonkoma
Links to posts related to the Lake Ronkonkoma section of the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: August 8, 2011):
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Dec 02 2010
Book “Long Island Motor Parkway” Reviewed in Hemmings Classic Car
James Donnelly of Senior Editor of Hemmings Classic Car informed me today that he had previously reviewed one of my favorite books "The Long Island Motor Parkway". Here's the review:
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Dec 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Films and Videos
Links to films and videos on the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: August 2, 2011):
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Dec 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway-Garden City
Links to posts related to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City (Updated: July 1, 2011):
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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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Nov 10 2010
From the Ron Ridolph Collection: The Annex to the Petit Trianon Inn
Harry: "Do you have any photos of the Annex to the Petit Trianon? My grandparents owned the building when it was the Park Lake Rest Home"
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Nov 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Bethpage (Central Park)
Index to posts related to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Bethpage (Central Park) (Updated: October 31, 2011):
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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…
Howard, Would love to have the opportunity to work on the brite work with you.