Long Island Motor Parkway
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Jan 29 2015
Walt Gosden Article:“Going 114 MPH on the Motor Parkway in a Model S Mercedes in 1928”
Walt Gosden has written this article for VanderbiltCupRaces.com on the day author Eric Hatch drove his Mercedes 114 MPH on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (1 comments)
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Jan 26 2015
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: Roadside Signs in Lake Ronkonkoma in October 1930 (Updated: 1/28/2015)
Gary Hammond forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto of Long Island roadside signs. (15 comments)
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Jan 24 2015
The Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range near the Motor Parkway Western Terminus
After further examining our Mystery Foto #2, Mitch Kaften discovered another Queens landmark- the Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range. (2 comments)
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Jan 21 2015
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #53: Clody Farmway Bridge in Huntington (Melville Sand Pits)
The 53rd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Clody Farmway Bridge located in Huntington (now Melville). (2 comments)
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Jan 14 2015
Video: “The Ellison Avenue LIRR Bridge of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”
The Velocity Channel's 2013 AmeriCARna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy. This three-minute segment highlighted the Elllison Avenue LIRR Bridge on the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course and the creation of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (2 comments)
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Jan 12 2015
Mystery Foto 2015 #2 Solved: Cunningham Park, the Motor Parkway and Union Turnpike in 1938
This weekend's Mystery Foto was another spectacular aerial of the Motor Parkway from the New York City Parks Photo Archives. (15 comments)
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Jan 10 2015
The Spectacular 1936 Long Island Motor Parkway Flyover
In June 1936, two airplanes from the aerial survey company Braman & Johnson conducted a flyover over Long Island. The result was this amazing photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Hempstead Plains. (6 comments)
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Dec 30 2014
From the Luttgen Album: Driver Foxhall Keene Taking the Turn at Colyers Corner in Plainview
This is another gem from the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race album of driver William Luttgen provided by his grandson Robert Luttgen. It is the first documented Vanderbilt Cup Race photo discovered that was taken at Colyers Corner in Plainview. (3 comments)
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Dec 29 2014
Mystery Foto #100 Solved:The Jerusalem Avenue Bridge in Hempstead Plains Under Construction in 1908
Art Kleiner forwarded this Mystery Foto and needed your assistance in identifying this Motor Parkway Bridge. (11 comments)
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Dec 23 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #52: The Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge
The last Long Island Motor Parkway bridge to be profiled in 2014 is the Old Bethpage Bridge located in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. (4 comments)
