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  Feb 15 2011

  Help Restore the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge

  Only two Motor Parkway bridges remain standing in Nassau County- in Manhasset Hills and Old Bethpage. Here is background on the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge and your opportunity to help restore it... tonight!

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  Jan 19 2011

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

  As posted last November, only eight of the 60 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 bridge is… (3 comments)



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  Jan 08 2011

  Then & Now: The Botto 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… (4 comments)



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  Dec 28 2010

  Neighborhood Journal Film Series: Part IV: The Birth of the Motor Parkway

  Cablevision's Neighborhood Journal has developed a five-part film series on the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The producer and narrator of the film is Bob Klement who is interviewed by host Joanna Venditto. The five parts of the series are:

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  Dec 18 2010

  The Bethpage Challenge Part IV: A Few More Gems From Deadman’s Curve

  Over the last three days, the location of the second Bethpage Deadman's Curve was documented as being north of Central Avenue on the Stymus property. A closer look at the photos and documents reveals a few more new and old gems:

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  Dec 17 2010

  The Bethpage Challenge Part III: The Second Deadman’s Curve

  After exploring aerials, maps, surveys and construction photos of the Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge over the last two days, Part III of "The Bethpage Challenge" will provide evidence of the location of the "Dead Man's Curve" shown in this postcard.

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  Dec 16 2010

  The Bethpage Challenge Part II: Building the Central Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge

  Part II of "The Bethpage Challenge: Documenting the Second Deadman's Curve" features photos of the construction of the Central Avenue/LIRR Bridge located in Bethpage (then Central Park). Because this bridge was the largest on the Motor Parkway and was used for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, it was well-documented… (4 comments)



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  Dec 14 2010

  The Bethpage Challenge Part I: Documenting the Second Deadman’s Curve

  One of my favorite Motor Parkway images is this 1909 colored postcard of a race car practicing on "Dead Man's Curve" for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. For years,most LIMPers and I believed the postcard depicted the almost 90 degree curve near North Hermann Road. But, I am convinced that… (0 comments)



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  Dec 14 2010

  Old Bethpage Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge to Receive a Cleaning

  Last week Charles Muller commented on VanderbiltCupRaces.com that "the bridge in Bethpage Restoration is now being used as a garbage dump for the private farm located there. They are knocking down the rails with their equipment".

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  Dec 09 2010

  Aerial Views of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage

  Tony D: I would like to thank you for writing your books on the LIMP and the Vanderbilt Cup Races. I saw that you have an aerial photo of Stewart ave and the LIMP in Bethpage from the 50's. It stops at the south side of Central Avenue,do you have… (4 comments)






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