Long Island Motor Parkway
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Apr 01 2010
Favorite Website: Porcelainplates.net-Motor Parkway License Plates
PorcelainPlates.net is the best website to learn all about the fascinating history of porcelain license plates from the United States and Canada. Developed by TV producer Eric Taylor, the website provides a state-by-state breakdown of almost every known variety of porcelain plates. Of course, my interest focuses on the Long Island Motor Parkway Plates section found in the New York Archive- Part II (scroll down a bit). (0 comments)
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Mar 26 2010
“The Long Island Motor Parkway” & “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island” Sell Out
Arcadia Publishing has announced that the initial edition of "The Long Island Motor Parkway" and the second edition of "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island " have sold out. Supplies of the books should be available by early May. All author royalties from the books are being contributed to CAPS (Child Abuse Prevention Services of Long Island). (2 comments)
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Mar 19 2010
New York Times Article “Cars and the City, Imperfect Together”
The New York Times will published a cover article in Sunday's Automobiles section detailing the upcoming exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York. (1 comments)
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Mar 09 2010
From the Pardington Papers: Original Parkway Names and Toll Gate Locations
One of the real research treasures of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found at The Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana located in the Long Island Room at the Smithtown Library.The collection includes the historical documents of A.R. Pardington, the general manager of the Motor Parkway, and a Smithtown resident. Here are two orignal nuggets from the Pardington Papers: (0 comments)
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Feb 26 2010
The Two Deadman’s Curves in Bethpage (Central Park)
A famous feature of the Vanderbilt Cup Course in 1908 was the Deadman's Curve located in Bethpage, then called Central Park. However, few people know that there were two "Deadman's Curves" in this area. Here's the proof: (1 comments)
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Feb 20 2010
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: 1910 Plans for the Ronkonkoma Motor Speedway
Beginning in November 1906, officials acquired the Motor Parkway right-of way from property owners and farmers from Queens to Riverhead, typically purchasing 1 to 20 acres of land. By far the largest parcel purchased was 891.21 acres in Ronkonkoma from Charles Wright. I always assumed that the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. needed to purchase the entire Wright property to connect to Lake Ronkonkoma. However, research indicates that William K. Vanderbilt Jr. had much larger plans for future… (3 comments)
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Feb 17 2010
The New NYC Parks & Recreation Motor Parkway Historical Marker in Queens
As noted on December 16, 2008, through the efforts of historian Bob Miller, New York Parks & Recreation has placed new plaques celebrating the Long Island Motor Parkway on the Queens Greenway section. Remember to click on the photo to enlarge it. (8 comments)
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Feb 11 2010
Video “The Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path”
Nycbikemaps has posted this 2009 five-minute video of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway bike path including a good portion of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows. The 20-minute bike ride was played back at 4 times the speed. As a result, you can visualize what it was like to ride on this section of the Motor Parkway at around 40 miles per hour. (2 comments)
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Feb 08 2010
Long Island Business News Article “Hope for the Vanderbilt”
Long Island Business News has published an article on the Motor Parkway Trailway based on the January 2010 press release issued by the engineering firm VHB: (1 comments)
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Jan 31 2010
Historic Views of Roosevelt Field, the Motor Parkway and Lindbergh’s Takeoff
As shown in this 1938 aerial, the Long Island Motor Parkway was located to the west and south of the historic Roosevelt Field airfield. Here are other historic photos of Roosevelt Field and the Motor Parkway (4 comments)
