Long Island Motor Parkway
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Oct 23 2019
Big Crowd Enjoyed “A Trip Back in Time” in Bethpage
Over 80 people attended the joint meeting of Central Park Historical Society and the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society to hear "Memories of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage". A wonderful time was had by all! (4 comments)
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Oct 22 2019
How the Planned Route of the Long Island Motor Parkway Changed from the Initial 1906 Plan
The original 1906 plan for the Motor Parkway was "a straightaway road of 65 or more miles that will extend from Floral Park through the center of Long Island to Riverhead. However, without the right of condemnation, the right-of-way was determined by landowners willing to accommodate the parkway organizers. (1 comments)
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Oct 19 2019
Bethpage Newsgram & Mid-Island Times: Vanderbilt Cup Races through Bethpage
Margaret Norris has reported on this Wednesday night's special program at the Bethpage Public Library in the Bethpage Newsgram and Mid-Island Times. (2 comments)
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Oct 16 2019
Nassau County Department of Pubic Works Surveys and Maps: Closing the Motor Parkway
In a new Kleiner's Kolumn, Art Kleiner has obtained maps and surveys (1938-1968) from the Nassau County Department of Public Works detailing the plans for Motor Parkway after it closed in 1938. (9 comments)
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Oct 08 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time
In a new Kleiner's Kolumn, Art Kleiner further explores the farmway bridge in Melville. (16 comments)
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Oct 07 2019
Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Columnist Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (27 comments)
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Oct 02 2019
Update: Pilgrim State Hospital Complex and the Motor Parkway in 1938
Responding to a comment from a former Brentwood resident, Frank Femenias and Brian McCarthy have provided new insight and aerials concerning the Pilgrim State Hospital section of the Motor Parkway (see Comments). (28 comments)
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Oct 01 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway
Columnist Art Kleiner has researched the Motor Parkway in Bethpage with FOIL request to the New York State Department of Transportation. These results will be highlighted at a special meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Central Park Historical Society on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. (10 comments)
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Sep 23 2019
Mystery Foto #38 Solved: A 1960s View of the Motor Parkway from the LIJ Hospital in Lake Success
You will needed to be a detective to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (21 comments)
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Sep 21 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #12 Bethpage #3
In the 12th post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explore the section of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park and the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. (24 comments)
