Long Island Motor Parkway
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May 28 2016
1942-1943 Topographical Maps of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Sam Berliner III has updated the Motor Parkway maps on his wonderful website. Here is a set of relevant 1942-1943 U.S. Army/U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Topographical Quadrant Maps. (0 comments)
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May 21 2016
The Amazing Clean-Up of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge
Members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, officials from the Town of North Hempstead and local residents completed the initial phase of the clean-up of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge. Check out today's wonderful clean-up. (13 comments)
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May 18 2016
My Motor Parkway Story #3: Bob Valentine and the Williston Park Historic Marker
In the third of the My Motor Parkway Story series, Bob Valentine, assisted by his wife Ruth, provides the background behind the Motor Parkway historic marker located on Willis Avenue in Williston Park. (5 comments)
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May 11 2016
Help Clean-Up the Historic Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge on Saturday, May 21, 2016
As part of the 2016 Town of North Hempstead Community Clean-Up Days and the month-long Earth Day celebration, you are invited to join town residents and the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society to clean-up the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge. (3 comments)
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May 08 2016
Mystery Fotos #19 Amost Solved : Eight Amazing 1928 Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives
The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to identify these seven Mystery Foto aerials taken by a survey team from Curtiss Company circa 1928. Seven of the eight locations were identified. (19 comments)
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May 03 2016
New VanderbiltCupRaces.com Series: My Motor Parkway Story #1- Jerry Mintz
In a new series for VanderbiltCupRaces.com, fans of the Long Island Motor Parkway tell their own Parkway stories supported by images from my collection. First up is Jerry Mintz, who was brought up near Roslyn Road. (9 comments)
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Apr 30 2016
Exclusive: 1956 Aerial Views of the Construction of the Long Island Expressway in Lake Success
In October 1956, Skyviews Survey was commissioned to document the construction of the Long Island Expressway. (11 comments)
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Apr 18 2016
Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Two Winning Racers at the Plainview Road Curve in Bethpage
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented an exciting battle between two winning racers. (15 comments)
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Apr 16 2016
From the Garden City Archives: Building the Bridges of the Long Island Motor Parkway
The building of the Motor Parkway was well documented by photographers throughout the summer of 1908. The best compilation of these construction photos was found in a scrapbook Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway. (2 comments)
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Apr 04 2016
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: A Motor Parkway Sign at Queens Boulevard and Grand Avenue Circa 1928
Al Velocci challenged you this weekend to solve this Queens Mystery Foto. (20 comments)
