The Long Island Motor Parkway
The first parkway built exclusively for the automobile and part of the courses for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Unlike the first roads built for commerce and horses, the Long Island Motor Parkway was conceived from a sporting contest; the colorful, exciting and often dangerous Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Oct 16 2010
From the Ron Ridolph Collection: Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Ron Ridolph has been exploring and enjoying the Motor Parkway for more than 30 years. Over several weeks in 1981, Ron walked the length of the road from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. His resulting 532 photographs documented the Motor Parkway as it existed 29 years ago. Many of…
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Oct 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Ron Ridolph Collection
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Aug 31 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Films, Videos and Slideshows
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Aug 30 2010
Then & Now: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Hills Golf Club, East Williston
Last Sunday, we explored the history of the Motor Parkway right-of-way that virtually split the Wheatley Hills Golf Course in East Williston. In order to obtain this East Williston right-of-way, the Motor Parkway purchased the entire 68-acre farm of William Titus in 1909. Four years later, the property…
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Aug 28 2010
The Motor Parkway and the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in East Williston
The Long Island Motor Parkway changed directions in East Williston from Roslyn Road (East/West) towards East Williston Road (North/South). As seen in this 1940 map, the parkway split the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in half. Several questions immediately come to mind in looking at this section: Which came first the…
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Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Toll Lodges
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Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges
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Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Nassau County
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Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway-Ground-Breaking Ceremony (June 6, 1908)
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Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway-General
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