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Oct 14 2014
Mystery Foto #89 Solved: The Brookholt Mansion Built by Alva Vanderbilt Belmont and O.H.P. Belmont

This weekend's Mystery Foto highlighted a mansion that was once located less than a mile from my childhood home.
Sep 29 2014
Mystery Foto #87 Solved: A.R. Pardington at the 1905 Long Island Automobile Club Economy Run

This week's Mystery Foto featured a man associated with both the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway.
May 01 2013
Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art

The entire Black Beast team had a wonderful time at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington on Saturday and Sunday at the opening of the exhibit "Car Culture: Art and Automobile".
Jul 25 2012
Central Park Historical Society Marker: The 1908 Motor Parkway Ground-Breaking Ceremony

Earlier this month, the Central Park Historical Society dedicated two markers in Bethpage honoring the Long Island Motor Parkway. The second marker was placed on Stewart Avenue near the site of the Motor Parkway Ground-Breaking Ceremony held on June 6, 1908.
Jun 30 2012
Central Park Historical Society to Honor the Long Island Motor Parkway

Members of the Central Park Historical Society have informed me that they plan to honor the Motor Parkway with two historical markers; one on Stewart Avenue the site of the 1908 Ground-Breaking Ceremony and another at the site of the Central Avenue/Railroad Motor Parkway Bridge.
Dec 22 2011
Winter Holiday Scenes of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

Enjoy these photos taken on December 24, 2009 of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses.
Apr 27 2011
Then & Now: Central Park (Bethpage)

It was a great turnout last night at the Bethpage Public Library. A total of 73 people attended the presentation "The Motor Parkway, Vanderbilt Cup Races and Central Park" hosted by the library and the Central Park Historical Association. Here are five "Then & Now" images from the presentation.
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):
Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway-Ground-Breaking Ceremony (June 6, 1908)
May 18 2010
Then & Now: Potential Nassau Historical Markers on the Motor Parkway Trail

Nassau County is currently developing a master plan for a continuous multi-use Motor Parkway Trail. Part of the plan calls for the placement of markers "at the location of historical remnants and will serve as a way to educate the public on the history of the corridor as…