Long Island Motor Parkway
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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)
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Jan 13 2020
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment
My favorite co-author Al Velocci needed your assistance identifying this currently unknown Motor Parkway bridge abutment. It came from the same folder that held a 1956 view of Levittown (Mystery Foto #43). (26 comments)
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Jan 01 2020
The Top Thirty 2019 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
In celebration of the New Year and VanderbiltCupRaces.com and being honored by the Society of Automotive Historians, here is a list of my top 30 posts of 2019. (0 comments)
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Dec 27 2019
The Garden City News: Village lease to add parking at Stewart athletic fields
Cyril Smith has forwarded this week's article on the Village of Garden City's plans for the Motor Parkway section west of Raymond Court. (1 comments)
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Dec 25 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Update on the Nassau County Motor Parkway Trail at Eisenhower Park
Update: Work has recently started on the next phase of The Motor Parkway Trail along Old Country Road and Salisbury Park Drive in Westbury. (14 comments)
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Dec 18 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Part I-Mapping the Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field & Mitchel Gardens
Recently received documents from the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works (NCDPW) highlight the Motor Parkway and Mitchel Field in Garden City. (12 comments)
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Dec 14 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part III)
Part III of the map series provides a further look at the Motor Parkway as depicted on various types of maps. (14 comments)
