Vanderbilt Cup Races

Then and Now

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  Jun 05 2013

  Clean Up the Historic Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage on Saturday, June 22, 2013

  Come join the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Bethpage community for a "Clean Up the Historic Deadman's Curve" Day at 9:00 AM Saturday, June 22, 2013. (8 comments)



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  Apr 13 2013

  Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Between LIRR -Oyster Bay Branch and Roslyn Road in East Williston

  On Saturday, April 20th, you are invited to help clean-up a historic section of the Motor Parkway in East Williston. Here is a "Then & Now" of this area between the LIRR tracksof the Oyster Bay Branch and Roslyn Road. (1 comments)



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  Mar 23 2013

  Then & Now: Massapequa Road During the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The intersection of Massapequa-Hicksville Road and the Long Island Motor Parkway was a favorite location for watching for watching the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (6 comments)



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  Dec 15 2012

  Then & Now: The Home of Driver Foxhall Keene in Old Westbury

  The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Keene lived just one mile north of the 1904 and 1906 starting lines in his Old Westbury estate called “Rosemary Hall.” The house still stands today. (9 comments)



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  Nov 17 2012

  Then & Now Update: Ronkonkoma Lodge (1923-2012)

  The private home that was formerly the Ronkonkoma Lodge is being remodeled and expanded. Here is an updated "Then & Now" of the building from 1923 to today. (8 comments)



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  Sep 04 2012

  Then & Now in North Hempstead: The Historic Long Island Motor Parkway

  In celebration of the first road built exclusively for the automobile, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I will present tonight a then and now review of the North Hempstead section of the historic Long Island Motor Parkway. (0 comments)



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  Aug 28 2012

  Then & Now: Racing on Roslyn Roads

  As part of the lecture series sponsored by the Roslyn Landmark Society, tonight I will be presenting an overview of the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a focus on racing in the Roslyn area. (1 comments)



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  Aug 20 2012

  Then & Now: The Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Part II

  The closest the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses of Long Island Island ever came to Suffolk County was the Woodbury Turn at the intersection of Woodbury Road and Jericho Turnpike. (1 comments)



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  Aug 18 2012

  Then & Now: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The north-east corner of the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was the East Norwich Turn located at the intersection of Jericho-Oyster Bay Road and North Hempstead Turnpike (25A). Here is a "Then & Now" analysis. (2 comments)



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  Aug 11 2012

  Then & Now: Maple Cottage- The Locomobile Headquarters for the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Racing teams for the Vanderbilt Cup Races typically had local headquarters to store and work on their racers and also provide lodging. In 1905 and 1906, the Locomobile team from nearby Bridgeport, Connecticut set up their headquarters at Maple Cottage, a farmhouse and inn located in Lakeville (now Lake Success). (12 comments)






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