Long Island Motor Parkway
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Jan 30 2017
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A View of #54 Lancia Crashing at the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Turn in 1910
Chuck Rudy, Jr. challenged you to identify this panoramic view of an accident from a Long Island Motor Parkway bridge. (11 comments)
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Jan 04 2017
Sam & Dave’s Excellent Lost Motor Parkway Adventure III: The “Mayan Ruins” in Garden City
In the third post of the Russo's second series, Sam & Dave explore the amazing "Mayan Ruins" Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City. (48 comments)
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Dec 31 2016
The Top Twenty-Five 2016 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
In celebration of the upcoming New Year and the 315 posts placed on the website this year, here's a list of my top 25 posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com in 2016. (4 comments)
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Dec 29 2016
Guide to the 20 Toll Collection Structures of the Long Island Motor Parkway (1908-1938)
With the completion of the Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures series last week, below is a guide to the 20 buildings going from west to east. The years of Motor Parkway activity are also provided. (0 comments)
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Dec 21 2016
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures:#19 and #20 The Ronkonkoma Toll Gate & Ronkonkoma Lodge
Going west to east, the 19th and 20th Motor Parkway toll collection structures were located at the eastern terminus: the Ronkonkoma Toll Gate (1914-1923) and the Ronkonkoma Lodge (1923-1938). (9 comments)
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Dec 19 2016
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: A Rare Vintage Color Photo of the Bethpage Lodge Circa 1962/1963
Gary Hammond challenged you to identify this toll collection structure for the Long Island Motor Parkway. (10 comments)
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Dec 13 2016
The Second 2016 Kleiner Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway
On November 27, 2016, Art Kleiner, of Kleiner's Korner fame, led his second tour of the Motor Parkway with his friends. This time the tour focused on western Nassau County and eastern Suffolk County. A great time was had by all! (9 comments)
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Dec 11 2016
Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure III:General Manager’s Office
In the third post of the 2016 series, Sam & Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway General Manager's Office located in Garden City. (3 comments)
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Dec 06 2016
Sam & Dave’s Excellent Lost Motor Parkway Adventure II: Wheeler Farmway Bridge in Queens
In the second post of the 2016 series, Sam & Dave explore the mysterious Wheeler Farmway Bridge #1 in Oakland Gardens, Queens. (7 comments)
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Dec 03 2016
The Planned “Automobile Boulevard” in Riverhead (1907-1908) Updated: 12/4/16
Following a spectator death during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, a privately owned 60-mile speedway to connect Queens and Riverhead was proposed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and his business associates . With the assistance of Art Kleiner, here are details on the section of the Motor Parkway from Lake Ronkonkoma to Riverhead that was planned but never built. (2 comments)
