1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jan 16 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #7 Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola
Going west to east, the sixth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Jericho Turnpike Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. (0 comments)
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Jan 16 2013
Favorite Website: ChampCarStats.com
ChampCarStats.com provides comprehensive history of races and drivers. (0 comments)
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Dec 27 2012
A View of the Vanderbilt Cup Races From the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Motor Parkway Bridge
One of the most exciting spots to view the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races was from the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge over the Massapequa-Hicksville Road. (3 comments)
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Dec 12 2012
Driver Profile: Spencer Wishart
This is a racing profile of the driver who participated in a record five Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1909 to 1914- Spencer Wishart. (0 comments)
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Oct 25 2012
The Making of an Alco Black Beast Watercolor Painting
Artist George Ellis has painted this beautiful watercolor painting of the Alco Black Beast at the Hicksville Turn during the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race. George has provided background information on the painting. (0 comments)
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Oct 02 2012
Town of Hempstead Holding Hearing on Historic Motor Parkway Property on Wednesday
The Board of Appeals for the Town of Hempstead will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday concerning a petition from Crocus Lane Estates and Josato to rezone Levittown property on the former location of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Race grandstand and press box. (1 comments)
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Sep 24 2012
Levittown Tribune 1/16/2004: “The Motor Parkway and Questionable Real Estate Deals”
In the January 16, 2004 issue of he Levittown Tribune, Paul Manton provided this history of the property at the location of the grandstands and officials' box/press box for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (1 comments)
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Aug 08 2012
Hold the Date 10/3/2012: Public Hearing on Rezoning the Site of the Levittown Grandstand & Press Box
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, Crocus Lane Estates, LLC and Josato, Inc will be petitioning the Hempstead Town Board to rezone the Levittown property on the former location of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Race grandstand and press box. (20 comments)
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Jul 28 2012
Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway
In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to… (5 comments)
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Jun 13 2012
Developer Makes His Case for a Multiple-Family Housing Complex on the Historic Motor Parkway
A standing-room only crowd at the Levittown Property Owners Association Meeting on Tuesday heard a developer's representative make his case for building senior housing development on a historic section of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (7 comments)
Deep and rich automotive details here. This whole series could easily be a part of the increasingly popular luxury auto…