Long Island Motor Parkway
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Apr 04 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved: A view of a Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge from the Vanderbilt Museum Archives
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)
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Mar 19 2022
Walt Gosden Special Article: Proper attire for the hired help to wear when motoring on the Long Island Motor Parkway
My friend automotive historian Walt Gosden has provided this special article on the Dornan Company and their chauffers' uniform business. (2 comments)
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Mar 09 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Disposed Of (Levittown)
Following its closing in 1938, former property of the Long Island Motor Parkway was acquired and/or released by Nassau County. Surveys provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works provide documentation of these land transfers. (4 comments)
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Mar 05 2022
Greg O’s Garage: An actual strip of the Motor Parkway sold
In 1947, a small strip of the Motor Parkway was sold to William Levitt and Sons. (12 comments)
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Jan 31 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: A 1930’s view of the Motor Parkway area around Merrick Avenue in Westbury and East Meadow
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (42 comments)
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Jan 10 2022
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The J11 Chalmers-Detroit at the Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage) on its way to winning the Jericho Sweepstakes
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (15 comments)
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Jan 03 2022
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: A 1940 view of the Motor Parkway at Half Hollow Road in Dix Hills
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to identify the first Mystery Foto to be solved in the New Year. (19 comments)
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Dec 20 2021
Mystery Foto #51 Solved :The Motor Parkway under construction in 1908 at Stewart Avenue in East Meadow
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (18 comments)
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Dec 18 2021
The reconstructed section of the Motor Parkway in Queens from Springfield Boulevard to Winchester Boulevard is officially open
Government officials and members of the Queens community cut the ribbon on the reconstructed section of the Motor Parkway in Queens last Friday. (3 comments)
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Dec 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner - Trains, Trolleys, Buses and Bicycles on the Motor Parkway
A previous Kleiner's Korner noted that at several times during the Motor Parkway's history, alternative uses for it were proposed. Newspaper articles provided further detail but as we know these uses never materialized (albeit one). (1 comments)
