Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Lakeville%20road

Dec 16 2017
Favorite Website: MyNassauProperty.com- 1926 and 1950 Aerials of Nassau County

The MyNassauProperty.com is a valuable resource on every residence in Nassau County. Last October, Brian McCarthy discovered that 1926 and 1950 aerials are embedded into the website.
Oct 16 2017
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: An Aerial of Glen Oaks and Lake Success Taken in 1929

This weekend's Mystery Foto was associated with the William K. Vanderbilt Jr., the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
Mar 20 2017
Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Hundreds of Automobiles Seen in This 1952 Lake Success Aerial

This weekend's Mystery Foto was another amazing aerial from Fairchild Aerial Surveys.
Jul 11 2016
Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The Sperry Gyroscope Plant in Lake Success on September 27, 1952

This weekend's Mystery Foto was originally classified as "Confidential" by the U.S. Defense Department.
Apr 30 2016
Exclusive: 1956 Aerial Views of the Construction of the Long Island Expressway in Lake Success

In October 1956, Skyviews Survey was commissioned to document the construction of the Long Island Expressway.
Jan 01 2015
The Tire and Repair Stations of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

The winners of the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island were typically not the fastest cars but the ones that were the most durable with the fewest tire problems. The car and tire manufacturers assisted the drivers by setting up repair and tire stations throughout the courses.
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.
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 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.
Oct 01 2012
Newsday 1954 Article: “Motor Parkway ‘Ghosts’ Haunt Northern State”

Art Kleiner has forwarded a 1954 Newsday article on the two Motor Parkway bridges built in Lake Success by Robert Moses with the construction of the Northern State Parkway in 1931. The Motor Parkway bridge parallel to Lakeville Road is documented below.