Long Island Motor Parkway
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Oct 12 2020
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (30 comments)
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Oct 05 2020
Updated: Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Historic 1938 Ground-Level View of the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows
Did you solve this weekend's historic Mystery Foto? (48 comments)
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Sep 30 2020
Documentation of the 1942 Demolition of a Queens Motor Parkway Bridge
This remarkable photo documented the demolition of the Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge on July 24, 1942. (8 comments)
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Sep 28 2020
Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club (Circa 1940-1945)
Did you solve this Weekend's Mystery Foto? (29 comments)
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Sep 16 2020
A 1946 View of the Broad Hollow Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Melville
My favorite co-author has provided this never before published photo of the Motor Parkway bridge over Broad Hollow Road and the Cross Island Trolley. (11 comments)
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Sep 14 2020
Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants at Half Hollow Road, Dix Hills in 2008
My Favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (18 comments)
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Aug 25 2020
Then & Now- The Western Terminus to the 73rd Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Dee and Greg Oreiro last April decided to duplicate the 1970 Queens walking tour of J.J. Conroy as posted on Sam Berliner's Motor Parkway site. Fifty years after Conroy's tour, Dee and Greg explored the the Western Terminus. (8 comments)
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Aug 21 2020
The Garden City News: Historians concerned about Village construction over the Motor Parkway
Reporter Rikki Massand has provided an excellent update on the construction over the Motor Parkway north of Stewart Field in today's Garden City News. The article includes comments from Al Velocci (my favorite co-author), Cyril Smith, Bill Bellmer and me. (3 comments)
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Jul 31 2020
Film of the Week “A Real Fast Ride”- A Musical Tribute to William K. Vanderbilt Jr.
A repost from 2010... a special musical tribute to William K. Vanderbilt Jr. The song "A Real Fast Ride" was written and sung by Christopher V.L. Giffuni, a CPA whose hobby is songwriting and playing the guitar. I have added photos from my collection to match his lyrics: (3 comments)
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Jul 29 2020
Construction Work Has Begun on the Garden City Stewart Field Parking Lot Adjacent to the Motor Parkway
Cyril Smith of Garden City reports that work has begun on the Stewart Field parking lot off Raymond Court. As seen above, the Motor Parkway's southern 3-foot concrete extensions have been uncovered and remain intact. (21 comments)
