Long Island Motor Parkway
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Oct 18 2016
The Expansion of Union Turnpike and the Relocation of the Motor Parkway East of Winchester Boulevard
In 1928, New York State decided to widen Union Turnpike to make it a major east-west road in Queens. However, the planned expanded Union Turnpike just east of Winchester Boulevard was blocked by the Motor Parkway. (14 comments)
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Oct 15 2016
1925 Long Island Map of Queens Traffic Arteries & Proposed Highways and Parkways in Nassau & Suffolk
In 1925, the New York State Department of Public Works and the Long Island State Parkway Commission prepared this map at the request of Governor Alfred E. Smith. (3 comments)
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Oct 12 2016
An Accident on the Motor Parkway in Garden City on July 8, 1931- Updated: 10/17/16
This is a never-before-published photo of an accident which occurred on the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City on July, 8, 1931. (10 comments)
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Oct 10 2016
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: An Aerial of East Meadow and Levittown Circa 1949
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a booming suburb in Nassau County. (10 comments)
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Sep 21 2016
Status Report: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge on Maxess Road in Melville Updated: 10/16/2016
John Mingst, Joe Edie and Bill Barto have reported construction activity near the embankments of the farmway bridge off Maxess Road in Melville and voiced concern about the bridge's future. Investigative reporter Al Velocci and photographer Howard Kroplick file this report. (6 comments)
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Sep 10 2016
Femenias’ Findings: Anatomy of an Amazing 1938 Aerial (Garden City to East Meadow)
My favorite Nassau County aerial from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 1938 series highlighted the area from Garden City to East Meadow. (6 comments)
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Sep 01 2016
Kleiner’s Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
In early August, Art Kleiner of Kleiner's Korner fame led a tour of the Motor Parkway from Lake Success to Bethpage with three friends. Here is proof that exploring the Motor Parkway is indeed a lot of fun and a real bonding experience. (9 comments)
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Aug 17 2016
Frederick Gilbert Bourne- President of Singer Sewing Machine & a Long Island Motor Parkway Director
Oakdale resident and historian Philip Selvaggio has identified Frederick Gilbert Bourne in several of the photos from the June 6, 1908 ground-breaking ceremony for the Long Island Motor Parkway. (5 comments)
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Aug 08 2016
Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway
Frank Femenias challenged you once again to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)
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Aug 06 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 100 Planned Bridges Over & Under the Long Island Motor Parkway
Brian McCarthy has forwarded this question: How many Motor Parkway bridges were planned but never built? (3 comments)
