Long Island Motor Parkway
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Feb 29 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway and Levittown
Long before there was a Levittown, the Motor Parkway ran straight through this part of the Hempstead Plains. However, unlike many other parts of the roadway after its close, this section remained almost untouched by developers. (11 comments)
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Feb 15 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I
The growth of the Motor Parkway encouraged Long Island businesses to use it to generate business and to aid in providing directions to customers. (10 comments)
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Feb 04 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Part 2- Mapping the Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field & Mitchel Gardens
This post continues with my examination of Mitchel Field documents provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works and pertains to post-WWII development of the area. (16 comments)
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Feb 03 2020
Mystery Foto #5 Solved: The Motor Parkway West of Merrick Avenue Under Construction in 1908
The Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this weekend's Super Bowl Mystery Foto. (23 comments)
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Feb 01 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documentation of the 12 Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens
Previous posts have featured the many bridges constructed over and under The Long Island Motor Parkway, however none have included all the bridges in one place.This first post provides profiles of the 12 bridges built in Queens. (4 comments)
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Jan 27 2020
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A Never Before Published Photo from the Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge
I am pleased to announce that in cooperation with Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has obtained 139 scans of the only known copy of the 1908 Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Scrapbook from the Garden City Archives. Many of these photos have never been published including this weekend's Mystery Foto. (25 comments)
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Jan 21 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The 1941 Suffolk County Map of The Motor Parkway
As a follow-up to my Jan. 11 post pertaining to the acquisition of the Motor Parkway by the County of Suffolk, I'm pleased to present the map prepared in 1941 detailing the 77 parcels included in the transaction. (1 comments)
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Jan 20 2020
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: The Links Golf Course’s Private Opening on the Motor Parkway in Searingtown
While documenting the Motor Parkway in 1981, Ron Ridolph came across this unique Mystery Foto. (14 comments)
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Jan 14 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Planning a Long Island Auto Speedway Before the Motor Parkway (1901 to 1905)
A review of early 20th century newspaper articles reveal plans for an automobile speedway on Long Island as early as 1901. (5 comments)
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Jan 14 2020
Willie K. Presentation Draws Capacity Crowd in Roslyn
A capacity crowd of 100 people enjoyed Dr. Steve Gittelman's thought-provoking presentation on William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. at the Bryant Library tonight. Thanks for coming out! (6 comments)
