1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Oct 01 2014
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #12 Bethpage Lodge Updated 3/13/2017
Going west to east, the 11th Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Bethpage Lodge located in Bethpage (now Old Bethpage). (6 comments)
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Aug 04 2014
Mystery Foto #79 Solved: Bethpage State Parkway Under Construction In 1935
August has arrived, so it was time to focus on this week's Long Island aerial taken on August 11, 1935. (9 comments)
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Jul 07 2014
Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage
In celebration of Independence Day, this week's Mystery Foto was a classic aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (13 comments)
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Jul 05 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
The 48th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Jun 18 2014
Another VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1908 Local Pride Cup Presented to George Robertson
A viewer has forwarded this never before published photo of a cup given to driver George Robertson and requested background information. (0 comments)
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Jun 09 2014
Mystery Foto #71 Solved: A Bust of Louis Chevrolet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a real bust! (10 comments)
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Jun 03 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
The 47th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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May 28 2014
Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold for $2,300 on eBay
A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup issued by the Locomobile to celebrate their victory in the 1908 race was sold for $2,300 on eBay earlier this month. (0 comments)
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May 03 2014
Images From the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore
Last month, stock car driver and auto racing historian Marty Himes invited the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a special tour of the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore. (3 comments)
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Apr 30 2014
Newsday “LIRR bridge replacement proposed in Westbury”
The MTA is proposing to build a new bridge over the LIRR tracks at Ellison Avenue in Westbury for $39.2 million. The 1899 bridge was used as part of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (5 comments)
