Long Island Motor Parkway
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Jun 02 2015
Town of North Hempstead Designates the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge as a Town Landmark
The Town Board of North Hempstead voted unanimously last night to designate the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge as the 18th town landmark. It is the first official historic landmarking for the Motor Parkway in Nassau County. (4 comments)
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May 30 2015
Three Historic Markers Placed on the Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail in East Meadow
Brian Schneider, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works, has reported that three historic markers honoring the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races have been placed in East Meadow. (2 comments)
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May 27 2015
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Thomas J. Zinzi- The First Long Island Motor Parkway Police Officer
Sixteen years after it opened, the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. determined that motorcycle patrols were needed to improve the safety of the road. The first Motor Parkway police officer hired in 1924 was Thomas Zinzi, previously assistant Parkway repair foreman and the husband of Josephine Zinzi, the Massapequa Lodge gatekeeper. (5 comments)
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May 25 2015
Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Motor Parkway at Deer Park Avenue, Dix Hills in 1928
Yikes, was it Friday already? Time for another Mystery Friday Foto! (9 comments)
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May 04 2015
Mystery Foto #18 Solved: The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows on July 23, 1939
This weekend's Mystery Foto was another spectacular aerial of the Motor Parkway. (21 comments)
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May 02 2015
An Insider’s Look into the Petit Trianon Part II: The Ghost of Petit Trianon
Bob DeStefani and his family lived at the Eastern Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma. In the second part of this series, Bob provides an "insider's look" a a strange encounter in the Petit Trianon. (1 comments)
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Apr 28 2015
Newsday: Taking A Ride Through Time: Drivers Retrace LI Motor Parkway
Newsday reporter Scott Eidler covered the "Sunday Drive" on the Motor Parkway from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma. (3 comments)
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Apr 23 2015
New Series: An Insider’s Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.
Bob DeStefani and his family lived at the Eastern Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma. In a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series, Bob provides an "insider's look" into the Petit Trianon and Motor Parkway adventures with his friends. (9 comments)
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Apr 11 2015
New Series: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” I: Queens
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sammy experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the first of a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series, here is Dave and Sammy's wonderful story and photos of the Queens section of their "Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure." (6 comments)
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Apr 08 2015
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: The Elusive #13 & #14 Huntington Lodges in Melville
Going west to east, the 13th and 14th Motor Parkway toll collection structures was the Huntington Lodge, located 300-feet east of Broad Hollow Road in Melville and south of the Motor Parkway. (2 comments)
