Tag: Mineola
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Mechanician Joe Marx in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Jack T: "I was going through some of my Dad's (age 87) pictures and found two photos of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. It appears my great-grandfather, Joe Marx, was a mechanic for the #7 car driven by William Luttgen. "
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge
The 28th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the parkway bridge over Westbury Avenue on the bordering of Mineola and Carle Place.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #27 Jericho Turnpike “Highway” Bridge in Mineola
The 27th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the highway bridge under Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
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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.
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The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border
A wonderful section of the Long Island Motor Parkway is located south of Raff Avenue and north of Westbury Avenue on the border between Mineola and Carle Place.
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Then & Now: Krug’s Corner in Mineola
Krug's Hotel, on the north-west corner of Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in Mineola, was a favorite viewing site for the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This Then & Now look found a rarity- A building on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course that is still standing!
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From the Frank P. Krug Family Collection: Unique Views of Krug’s Hotel
Kathie C, the great grand-niece of Frank P. Krug, has provided these images of Krug's Hotel, one of the most famous hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904, 1905 and 1906):
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From the Ron Ridolph Collection- Demolition of the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
In the early 1980s, Ron Ridolph photographed the Long Island Motor Parkway from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. Among the events documented by Ron were the 1983 demolition of the Motor Parkway bridges over the Long Island Rail Road at Mineola and Williston Park/East Williston. Here are Ron's photos…
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The Garages of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Shannon McDonald (Author of the book The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form): "Were there any garages associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races?"
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Then & Now: Extant Structures on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (Updated: 7/31/2019)
There are few Long Island buildings and structures that were built from 1904 to 1910 and remain standing. These nine buildings, structures and remnants on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses have survived over 100 years:
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