Long Island Motor Parkway
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Aug 02 2016
Charles Davis, the Good Roads Everywhere Movement and Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate #25
A leading advocate for national highways in the early 1900s was Charles Henry Davis. Here is the story of Davis, the "Good Roads Everywhere" movement and the link to the Long Island Motor Parkway. (5 comments)
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Jul 20 2016
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” XII: Final Destination Melville
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the 12th and final post of the 2015 series, Sammy and Dave complete their exploration in Melville, while reaching their target destination- the bridge remains on Maxess Road. (9 comments)
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Jul 18 2016
Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1955 View of the Old Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge
Al Velocci, my favorite co-author, forwarded this never-before- published 1955 photo of an abandoned Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge courtesy of the Nassau County Photo Archives. (9 comments)
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Jul 16 2016
The 1938 U.S. Department of Agriculture Aerial Suvey of Nassau County #2: Garden City to East Meadow
On August 3, 1938, the United States Department of Agriculture conducted an aerial survey of Nassau County. These enlargeable aerials (NC_8_3_38 series) have been posted on the Stony Brook University Digital Research Collections. Unfortunately, these aerials are not sorted, indexed by location and are combined with other aerials in the Stony Brook Collection. VanderbiltCupRaces.com has located the relevant aerials and will post them in a new series. Second in the series is the Long Island Motor… (4 comments)
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Jul 13 2016
The 1938 U.S. Department of Agriculture Aerial Suvey of Nassau County #1: Searingtown to Garden City
On August 3, 1938, the United States Department of Agriculture conducted an aerial survey of Nassau County. These enlargeable aerials (NC_8_3_38 series) have been posted on the Stony Brook University Digital Research Collections. (3 comments)
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Jun 28 2016
The Helck Family Memoirs: 1973 Newsday “What Ever Became of the Vanderbilt Parkway?” Updated 7/14/16
Jerry Helck has forwarded this April 15, 1973 Newsday article from the collection of the Helck Family Library. Updated: June 30, 2016 (24 comments)
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Jun 13 2016
Mystery Foto #24 Solved: A Rare View of the Massapequa Lodge on the Motor Parkway
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a first-ever published view of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (7 comments)
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Jun 11 2016
The 1914 Goodrich Long Island Route Book & the Goodrich Road Markers Updated: 6/13/16
I recently came across a mint condition 1914 Goodrich Long Island Route Book. Research into this 5" x 9" brochure uncovered information on the first road signs and road maps used in the United States. (3 comments)
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Jun 07 2016
1950 Aerials of the Meadow Brook Lodge and the Mineola Lodge
Here are two rare aerials of the Mineola Lodge and the Meadow Brook Lodge as seen in 1950. (1 comments)
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May 31 2016
My Motor Parkway Story #4: Bob Andreocci and “Stand By Me” on the Parkway
In the fourth of the My Motor Parkway Story series, Bob Andreocci contributes "some memories of the Motor Parkway, which has been a thread through his life." (3 comments)
