Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Old%20westbury

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  Jan 26 2014

  Images of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner: Louis Wagner

  Several of my favorite Louis Wagner images and a film clip from the 1906 race.

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  Dec 28 2013

  Vanderbilia Postcard Series #2: The Locomobile Postcards of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  In celebration of its surprising third place finish in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Locomobile Company of Bridgeport , Connecticut published a series of 12 postcards showing the #7 racer driven by Joe Tracy and Al Poole.

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  Nov 16 2013

  Arcadia Publishing Announces the Availability of the Book “North Hempstead” In January 2014

  My third book "North Hempstead" has been completed and will available for sale on January 20, 2014.

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  Jun 19 2013

  Then & Now: Guinea Woods Road in Old Westbury

  The roads on Long Island have certainly changed over the last 107 years. Here is a "Then & Now" of Guinea Woods Road in Old Westbury to prove it.

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  Jan 08 2013

  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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  Dec 15 2012

  Then & Now: The Home of Driver Foxhall Keene in Old Westbury

  The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Keene lived just one mile north of the 1904 and 1906 starting lines in his Old Westbury estate called “Rosemary Hall.” The house still stands today.

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  Feb 12 2011

  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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  Sep 26 2009

  Chicken à la King, Foxhall Keene and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Although proficient in auto racing, polo, equestrian riding, football and shooting, it was a food dish where Keene made his name. But first, let's discuss Keene's Vanderbilt Cup racing career.…

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  Jun 27 2009

  Then & Now: The Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury

  One of the most exciting vantage points for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the Hairpin Turn at Wheatley Road and Old Westbury Road. Over 3,000 spectators crowded this Old Westbury turn named because its contour was reminiscent of the bend of a hairpin.

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  Dec 12 2008

  Was This Building The Prototype for the LIMP Toll Lodges?

  The first six toll lodges for the Long Island Motor Parkway were designed by the prominent architect John Russell Pope from 1908 to 1911. Prior to receiving this commssion from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Pope worked on various Long Island estates and properties including the gatehouse for Willie K's…





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