Long Island Motor Parkway
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Jun 13 2011
The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
Over the last five years, there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to photograph the reportedly last intact Motor Parkway Bridge located in the Melville Sand Pits. Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation member Chris Giffuni sadly reports that this bridge was in destroyed sometime during the last ten years. (10 comments)
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Jun 08 2011
Nassau County Website: “Vision Plan for Motor Parkway Trail”
Nassau County Department of Public Works has launched a website detailing the vision plan for the Motor Parkway Trail: (2 comments)
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Jun 03 2011
County Executive Edward Mangano Announces Historic Preservation Effort- The Motor Parkway Trail
County Executive Edward Mangano announced on Friday the master plan to establish the Motor Parkway Trail. Among the participants were the Alco Black Beast and 12 vintage cars from the Ford Model A Club. Highlights from the media are as follows: (0 comments)
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Jun 01 2011
Archives: Then & Now: Long Island Motor Parkway
Below are related links to Then and Now: Long Island Motor Parkway on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 31, 2011): (0 comments)
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May 17 2011
Census of Existing Motor Parkway License Plates
Kayrn R: "How many Long Island Motor Parkway license plates are currently known to be in circulation? (0 comments)
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May 11 2011
Art Kleiner’s Exploration #3: The Motor Parkway West of Bagatelle Road in Wheatley Heights
As noted last week, Art Kleiner is one of the current bravest explorers of the Long Island Motor Parkway. There is not a forest, thorn patch or hill that will stop Art from finding remnants of the Motor Parkway. Here are his recent findings from trips west of Bagatelle Road in the area known as Dix Hills, Melville, Half-Hollow Hills and Wheatley Hills depending on your map. (0 comments)
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May 05 2011
Update #3: Damage to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge
As reported over the last five months on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge was subjected last year to dumping of debris and an attack by graffiti vandals. I am pleased to report that some progress is being made in the clean-up of the area surrounding the bridge: (2 comments)
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May 04 2011
Art Kleiner’s Exploration #2: The Motor Parkway East of Bagatelle Road in Dix Hills
One of the current bravest explorers of the Long Island Motor Parkway is Art Kleiner. There is not a forest, thorn patch or hill that will stop Art from finding remnants of the Motor Parkway. Here are his recent findings from trips near Bagatelle Road in the area known as Dix Hills, Melville, Half-Hollow Hills and Wheatley Hills depending on your map. (0 comments)
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Apr 27 2011
Then & Now: Central Park (Bethpage)
It was a great turnout last night at the Bethpage Public Library. A total of 73 people attended the presentation "The Motor Parkway, Vanderbilt Cup Races and Central Park" hosted by the library and the Central Park Historical Association. Here are five "Then & Now" images from the presentation. (0 comments)
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Apr 26 2011
Help Solve the Motor Parkway Mysteries of Central Park
The Central Park Historical Society and the Bethpage Public Library will be co-sponsoring a presentation The Long Island Motor Parkway, the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Central Park" tonight beginning at 7:30 PM. (0 comments)
