Tag: Motor%20parkway%20signs
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Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The Sayville Automobile Club in Front of the Kensington Hotel in Sayville
Kathy Curran, Executive Director of the Suffolk County Historical Society, submitted this previously unpublished photo of a car club dated June 20, 1911.
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CSI Report: Two Women and A Motor Parkway Sign
As a follow-up to last Wednesday's post concerning a 1931 Motor Parkway photo provided by Bill Schwartzberg, the CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) Team has been dispatched to analyze the submitted evidence.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Signs Updated 2/13/2016
A summary of the signs used to direct drivers to the Motor Parkway.
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From the NYC Municipal Archives: Images from the Motor Parkway and the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Last month the New York City Municipal Archives released a database of over 870,000 photos from their collection of 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. I found seven photos related to the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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The Length of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Ann: "What was the length of the Motor Parkway from Queens to Ronkonkoma?"
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A Motor Parkway Sign at Wheeler Road in Suffolk County
Throughout the Long Island Motor Parkway, there were signs providing directions and "No Trespassing" signs. This photo shows a typical Motor Parkway sign placed in Suffolk County.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rare View of a Vanderbilt Cup Race in Bethpage
As a follow-up to our recent discussion of the public roads of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, I recently acquired a copy of this rare photo of a Vanderbilt Cup Race...which came with no captions or notes. I have seen thousands of photos of my favorite races, but…
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Then & Now: Entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge from Merrick Avenue in Westbury
One of my favorite photos in the book The Long Island Motor Parkway is this 1910 image of the entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge.
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…