Tag: Levittown
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Three Amazing Photos from the Starting Line of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Three amazing photos of cars preparing for the start of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Courtesy of Paul Osika.
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LevittownPatch/Newsday:Hempstead Town Board Denies Crocus Lane Development Plan on the Motor Parkway
Before a standing-room group of residents and several members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, the Town Board of Hempstead unanimously denied a petition to rezone a Levittown property for two-story 46-unit condos on the site of the Vanderbilt Cup Races' grandstands and press box from 1908 to…
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Town of Hempstead Holding Hearing on Historic Motor Parkway Property on Wednesday
The Board of Appeals for the Town of Hempstead will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday concerning a petition from Crocus Lane Estates and Josato to rezone Levittown property on the former location of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Race grandstand and press box.
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Levittown Tribune 1/16/2004: “The Motor Parkway and Questionable Real Estate Deals”
In the January 16, 2004 issue of he Levittown Tribune, Paul Manton provided this history of the property at the location of the grandstands and officials' box/press box for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Hold the Date 10/3/2012: Public Hearing on Rezoning the Site of the Levittown Grandstand & Press Box
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, Crocus Lane Estates, LLC and Josato, Inc will be petitioning the Hempstead Town Board to rezone the Levittown property on the former location of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Race grandstand and press box.
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Image Analysis: Motor Parkway’s Opening Day Sweepstakes
Steve M: "I have obtained two 19 1/2" x 16 3/4" race photos of Herb Lytle. What can you tell me about these photos..the who, what and when? I look forward to your response."
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Newsday “Levittown residents rip 50-unit condo plan” and Weekend Update
Newsday has reported on Tuesday's meeting of the Levittown Property Owners Association. The article is reposted below followed by a Weekend Update.
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Developer Makes His Case for a Multiple-Family Housing Complex on the Historic Motor Parkway
A standing-room only crowd at the Levittown Property Owners Association Meeting on Tuesday heard a developer's representative make his case for building senior housing development on a historic section of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development
The LevittownPatch reported on the potential housing development on the location of the grandstand and press box for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races on the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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The Hempstead Plains Motor Parkway Bridge Near Bloomingdale Road
Tim Ivers: "Howard, the 1932 Hagstrom Map shows an overpass over the LIMP (Bloomingdale Road extension) which connected with Hempstead Tpke. The overpass is about halfway between Jerusalem Avenue on the west and Wantagh Rd (Ave.) on the east. Are there any known photos of this overpass, or other information?"
Joseph Oesterle - likely a heightened concrete barrier added later to prevent pedestrians from falling over?
Fred Rieder…