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Sep 01 2016
Kleiner’s Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle

In early August, Art Kleiner of Kleiner's Korner fame led a tour of the Motor Parkway from Lake Success to Bethpage with three friends. Here is proof that exploring the Motor Parkway is indeed a lot of fun and a real bonding experience.
May 02 2016
MysteryFoto #18 Solved: An Abandoned Hotel on Little Neck Parkway and Northern Boulevard in 1926

Al Velocci provided the most challenging Mystery Foto of 2016.
Jul 29 2014
Motor Parkway Trails #2: Lake Success

The second of the Motor Parkway Trail series for "exploring, biking and hiking" documents a 0.6 mile of the road in Lake Success with remnants of the pavement, the Great Neck lodge and two bridges.
Nov 16 2013
Arcadia Publishing Announces the Availability of the Book “North Hempstead” In January 2014

My third book "North Hempstead" has been completed and will available for sale on January 20, 2014.
Jul 17 2013
A New View of the Great Neck Lodge in Lakeville (Lake Success) Circa 1911

This is a high-resolution view of the Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success taken around 1911. Breaking down the image into segments provides show insight into the lodge.
Mar 02 2013
Documenting W.C. Fields on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1925

At Thursday's meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, people were fascinated by the post of the 1925 film "Sally of the Sawdust". As a follow-up to several requests, here is my documentation of where I believe D.W. Griffith filmed W.C. Fields on the Motor Parkway.
Feb 23 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #9 Garden City Lodge

Going west to east, the eighth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Garden City Lodge located off Clinton Road in Garden City.
Feb 19 2013
Film: W.C Fields Driving On the Long Island Motor Parkway in “Sally of the Sawdust”

John has forwarded this D.W. Griffith film "Sally of the Sawdust". Starring Carol Dempster, W.C. Fields, and Alfred Lunt, the film was shot in Bayside, Greenwich an on the "Motor Parkway" in 1925.
Nov 14 2012
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #4 & #5 Great Neck Lodge & Kiosk in Lake Success

Going west to east, the third and fourth Motor Parkway toll collection structures were the Great Neck Kiosk and Great Neck Lodge located 350-feet east of Lakeville Road in Lake Success.
Dec 22 2011
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #14 Lakeville Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Lake Success

Going west to east , the second Nassau County bridge built by the Long Island Motor Parkway (the Robert Moses Motor Parkway bridges are being excluded for now) was the elusive bridge over Lakeville Road in Lake Success.