Long Island Motor Parkway
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Aug 17 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage
As a follow-up to the amazing discussion of the Bethpage section of the Monday Parkway, Art Kleiner has researched relevant surveys, maps and aerials in my collection and discovered these gems. (5 comments)
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Aug 13 2019
Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of “Toll Box” and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
Over 200 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are being categorized, repaired and scanned. This April 1914 Motor Parkway survey documented the then Western Terminus at Rocky Hill Road, Queens (Springfield Boulevard). (21 comments)
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Jul 20 2019
Newsday, November 15, 1951: Motor Parkway Pioneered U.S. Auto Travel
Thirteen years after the Motor Parkway closed, Helen Dudar wrote this article on our favorite parkway for the November 15, 1951 issue of Newsday. (13 comments)
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Jul 17 2019
Documenting the Location of the 1908 Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the Motor Parkway
Our wonderful mapper Frank Femenias questioned the location of the June 6, 1908 ground-breaking ceremony for the Motor Parkway in Central Park (Bethpage) in Mystery Foto #28. (11 comments)
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Jul 15 2019
Updated: Mystery Foto #28 Solved: Bethpage’s Important Section of the Motor Parkway & Zorn’s
Brian McCarthy challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (20 comments)
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Jul 10 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #10 Bethpage #1
In the tenth post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explored one of the favorite sections of the Motor Parkway around Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. (9 comments)
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Jul 02 2019
QNS.com: Get your ‘Motor’ running: Northeast Queens celebrates historic parkway trail
Robert Miller and I were proud to join Dr. Joby Jacob last Friday for a Motor Parkway East press conference. Jenna Bagcal reported on the event for QNS.com. (1 comments)
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Jun 10 2019
Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Planning for the Extension of Union Turnpike in Queens (Circa 1931/1932)
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a great aerial used to plan a major road. (19 comments)
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May 29 2019
Update: The Spring 2019 Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society: The Role of Garden City
Over 55 people attended Thursday's presentation on a rainy evening. Great discussions on the Motor Parkway and Garden City! (3 comments)
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May 28 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #8 Garden City
In the eighth post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explored the Garden City section of the Motor Parkway. (3 comments)
