Long Island Motor Parkway
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Jul 21 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The expenses of constructing the never built Ronkonkoma Racing Loop
As noted in a 2010 post plans were drawn up to construct a racing loop at the end of the Motor Parkway in Ronkonkoma. An estimate dated October 24, 1910, projected the cost to be $258,075.67 - a low estimate among the many alternatives provided . . . (1 comments)
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Jul 17 2021
Greg O’s Garage: Wrecks of The Long Island Motor Parkway including a racer practicing for the 1925 Indy 500
There is much reported and documented about the race cars that crashed throughout the Cup races and trials, but much less is known about the hundreds of public accidents along the parkway. (28 comments)
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Jul 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Petting Parties on the Motor Parkway
The popularity of the Motor Parkway as a location for "petting parties" led to multiple burglaries and attacks on young adults. Citizens and government officials looked to the managers of the Motor Parkway to provide security most often to no avail. (6 comments)
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Jul 05 2021
Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Tommy Zinzi policing the Motor Parkway in front of the Meadow Brook Lodge
Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (19 comments)
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Jun 30 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The Dangerous Intersection of Wheeler Road and the Motor Parkway
Following numerous accidents, the Town of Islip requested the Motor Parkway to be a good corporate citizen and correct a dangerous situation where the Parkway crossed Wheeler Road. Read Willie K's. and Arthur Pardington's response. As we know, a bridge was never built. (4 comments)
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Jun 07 2021
Mystery Friday Foto #23: A.L. Riker road testing the Motor Parkway in a 1908 Locomobile 40
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (12 comments)
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May 20 2021
Update: Restoration of a section of the Motor Parkway in Garden City
As a follow-up to last October's The Garden City News Report, I am pleased to announce that progress is being made to restore a section of the Motor Parkway near the new parking lot at Stewart Field. (12 comments)
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May 03 2021
Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908
Garden City Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (6 comments)
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Apr 27 2021
Dave’s “Excellent Day on the Motor Parkway in Garden City”
This time without his exploring partner Sammy, Dave Russo "went over to GC last week to check the status of one of the great LIMP remnant locations." Here is what he found walking east from Clinton Road to Ring Road. (6 comments)
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Apr 26 2021
Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (7 comments)
