Long Island Motor Parkway
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Mar 23 2013
Then & Now: Massapequa Road During the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
The intersection of Massapequa-Hicksville Road and the Long Island Motor Parkway was a favorite location for watching for watching the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (6 comments)
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Mar 20 2013
Video: “The Long Island Motor Parkway, the first highway in the world”
Filmmaker Michael Spiteri created this two-minute pilot film last year entitled: "The Long Island Motor Parkway, the first highway in the world." (2 comments)
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Mar 16 2013
Another Motor Parkway Landmark Disappears from View
Chalk up another loss to progress, renovation and expansion. The unique lodge features of the private residence that was formerly the Ronkonkoma Lodge are no longer visible. (3 comments)
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Mar 13 2013
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Wheatley Hills Golf Cub in East Williston
To celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in East Williston has developed a commemorative member book which included its association with the Motor Parkway. (5 comments)
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Mar 12 2013
Josato Inc proposing to build 4 single family homes on former Levittown site of the Motor Parkway
A developer is once again requesting zoning variances to build homes on the site of the grandstand and press box on the Long Island Motor Parkway in Levittown. (1 comments)
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Mar 12 2013
Mystery Foto #5 Solved: Creedmore Hospital and Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in 1941
This aerial was taken in October 1941, over 3 years after the Motor Parkway was closed. Can you identify the location and Motor Parkway landmarks? (16 comments)
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Mar 06 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #31: The “Mayan Ruins” Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City
The 31st bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the amazing "Mayan Ruins" Bridge in Garden City. A favorite of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, I believe it is unique as the only Motor Parkway bridge in which construction was begun but never completed. (1 comments)
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Mar 04 2013
Mystery Photo #4 Solved: A 1928 Aerial of Old Bethpage and Melville Looking North
The fourth in our series of Friday mystery photos is a classic aerial of the Motor Parkway: Old Bethpage and Melville looking North. (6 comments)
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Mar 02 2013
Documenting W.C. Fields on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1925
At Thursday's meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, people were fascinated by the post of the 1925 film "Sally of the Sawdust". As a follow-up to several requests, here is my documentation of where I believe D.W. Griffith filmed W.C. Fields on the Motor Parkway. (8 comments)
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Feb 26 2013
“Champion of the Parkway” Presented at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting
Prominent Queens historian Robert Miller will be presenting “The Long Island Motor Parkway: A Trip Back in Time” at the next meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society this Thursday. (7 comments)
