1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
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Feb 13 2016
Aerial Analysis: East Meadow, Westbury and the Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 12, 1936 Updated 2/15
I admit it- I am a very big fan of aerials. They provide a snapshot of history on a given day and a given moment. No better example is this aerial taken of Westbury and East Meadow on October 12, 1936. (4 comments)
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Feb 04 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #1 1956 Mitchel Field
Joel Friedman, archive and docent volunteer for the Cradle of Aviation Museum, has forwarded several spectacular aerials of Mitchel Field. With the permission of Joshua Stoff, curator of the museum, VanderbiltCupRaces.com will be posting a series of aerials from the museum's archives. (3 comments)
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Jan 05 2016
New Arcadia Images of America Book: Bethpage by John Logerfo
Lifelong Bethpage resident John Logerfo has authored a new Arcadia book celebrating the village of Bethpage.Chapter Four documents the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races including 16 images from my collection. (2 comments)
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Feb 07 2015
Exclusive: Glenn Ethridge in the Isotta Fraschini that Won the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Stock Car Race
A relative of Glenn Ethridge, the mechanician of the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Old 16, has forwarded this photo and requesting assistance: (1 comments)
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Jan 10 2015
The Spectacular 1936 Long Island Motor Parkway Flyover
In June 1936, two airplanes from the aerial survey company Braman & Johnson conducted a flyover over Long Island. The result was this amazing photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Hempstead Plains. (6 comments)
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Nov 22 2014
Favorite Website: A Treasure of 34,407 Automotive Photos Posted Online
The Detroit Public Library has posted 34,407 photos from their National Automotive Collection. (8 comments)
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Oct 28 2014
Mystery Foto #91 Solved: Walter P. Chrysler with a Maxwell 1924 Chrysler B-70 Roadster
Paul Osika challenged you to solve another Mystery Foto from his great collection. (9 comments)
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Oct 01 2014
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #12 Bethpage Lodge Updated 3/13/2017
Going west to east, the 11th Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Bethpage Lodge located in Bethpage (now Old Bethpage). (6 comments)
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Jul 07 2014
Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage
In celebration of Independence Day, this week's Mystery Foto was a classic aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (13 comments)
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Jul 05 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
The 48th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…