Long Island Motor Parkway
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Sep 12 2018
Update #1: John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The Motor Parkway Near Ronkonkoma, Circa 1911
Frank Giebfried of the Bayport Heritage Association has forwarded another gem from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album. The photo, documenting the "Motor Parkway near Ronkonkoma", was likely taken by Gladys Roosevelt, the daughter of John E. Roosevelt and the second cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt. (8 comments)
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Sep 10 2018
Mystery Foto #36 Unveiled: Christopher Morley’s Cat Teaches How to Draw A Map of Long Island in 1927
Bob Sargent, Village Historian of Roslyn Estates, challenged you to identity the author of a 1927 story which includes directions of how to draw a map of Long Island with the Motor Parkway. (13 comments)
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Sep 08 2018
Update #1: Time to Wail: The Western Wall of the Mayan Ruins is Gone
Over the last year, several people have sadly reported the legal destruction of the western wall of the "Mayan Ruins" in Garden City as a result of the building of two new homes in this Garden City area. (18 comments)
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Sep 05 2018
A Chambers Profile: The Meadow Brook Polo Fields
As a follow-up to Mystery Foto #33, Lee Chambers has provided images and observations concerning the polo fields of the Meadow Brook Hunt and Polo Club. Lee grew up in Mitchel Field adjacent to the polo fields. (2 comments)
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Aug 27 2018
Update #1: Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Floral Park During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a great viewing location for a Vanderbilt Cup Race. (13 comments)
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Aug 20 2018
Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
Author Richard Panchyk challenged you again with another gem from this aerial treasure chest. (27 comments)
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Aug 16 2018
VanderbiltCupRaces.com News Links (Updated: 6/29/2018)
This feature provides the latest news relevant to viewers of VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (1 comments)
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Aug 13 2018
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Curtiss Engineering Corporation Garden City Complex Circa 1925
Author Richard Panchyk challenged you once again with another classic aerial. (27 comments)
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Jul 31 2018
Femenias Findings: Exploring the Link Between Camp Mills and the “Mayan Ruins” Motor Parkway Bridge
Frank Femenias believes there may be a link between the short-life of the Camp Mills (1918-1919) and the reason the nearby "Mayan Ruins"Motor Parkway Bridge was never completed. Did Frank convince you with these amazing overlays? (8 comments)
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Jul 23 2018
Update2:Mystery Foto #29 Solved:A 1936 Aerial of Mitchel Field,Roosevelt Raceway & the Motor Parkway
Author Richard Panchyk set a VanderbiltCupRaces.com record with back-to-back Mystery Foto challenges. (21 comments)
