Long Island Motor Parkway
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Dec 16 2010
The Bethpage Challenge Part II: Building the Central Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Part II of "The Bethpage Challenge: Documenting the Second Deadman's Curve" features photos of the construction of the Central Avenue/LIRR Bridge located in Bethpage (then Central Park). Because this bridge was the largest on the Motor Parkway and was used for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, it was well-documented by photographers. The following rarely seen photos are courtesy of the Garden City Archives. Reference points have been noted to match common areas in the photos. (4 comments)
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Dec 14 2010
The Bethpage Challenge Part I: Documenting the Second Deadman’s Curve
One of my favorite Motor Parkway images is this 1909 colored postcard of a race car practicing on "Dead Man's Curve" for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. For years,most LIMPers and I believed the postcard depicted the almost 90 degree curve near North Hermann Road. But, I am convinced that the "Deadman's Curve" in this postcard was north of Central Avenue in Bethpage, then called Central Park. Over the next several days, I will document this second "Deadman's Curve". Today, supporting information… (0 comments)
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Dec 14 2010
Old Bethpage Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge to Receive a Cleaning
Last week Charles Muller commented on VanderbiltCupRaces.com that "the bridge in Bethpage Restoration is now being used as a garbage dump for the private farm located there. They are knocking down the rails with their equipment". (3 comments)
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Dec 09 2010
Aerial Views of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage
Tony D: I would like to thank you for writing your books on the LIMP and the Vanderbilt Cup Races. I saw that you have an aerial photo of Stewart ave and the LIMP in Bethpage from the 50's. It stops at the south side of Central Avenue,do you have a photo of just north of this? I would like to see how far it was from the "town " of Bethpage. Thanks again . (4 comments)
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Dec 03 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Lake Ronkonkoma
Links to posts related to the Lake Ronkonkoma section of the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: August 8, 2011): (0 comments)
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Dec 02 2010
Book “Long Island Motor Parkway” Reviewed in Hemmings Classic Car
James Donnelly of Senior Editor of Hemmings Classic Car informed me today that he had previously reviewed one of my favorite books "The Long Island Motor Parkway". Here's the review: (2 comments)
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Dec 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Films and Videos
Links to films and videos on the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: August 2, 2011): (0 comments)
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Dec 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway-Garden City
Links to posts related to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City (Updated: July 1, 2011): (0 comments)
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Nov 18 2010
Classic Memories of The Long Island Automotive Museum Part I
The quarterly publication of the Metro Region of the Classic Car Club of America Metropolitan Skyline published three articles in 2010 on Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum. PDFs of the first two articles are provided below with permission from Skyline's editor Grace Gluck. (3 comments)
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Nov 11 2010
From the Ron Ridolph Collection- Then & Now: Motor Parkway Lodges
When Ron Ridolph walked the Long Island Motor Parkway in the 1970s and 1980s he documented four toll lodges that were still standing...or was it five? Here are my "Then" photos as compared to Ron's "Now" photos circa 1970 to 1981. (3 comments)
