Then and Now
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Dec 07 2022
Updated 12/7/2022: Then & Now: The Very Elusive Clody Farmway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits
The sole remaining standing Motor Parkway bridge in Suffolk County is the elusive Clody Farmway Bridge in Melville. (25 comments)
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Jan 03 2022
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: A 1940 view of the Motor Parkway at Half Hollow Road in Dix Hills
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to identify the first Mystery Foto to be solved in the New Year. (19 comments)
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Nov 30 2021
Greg O’s Garage and Kleiner’s Korner look at Jericho Turnpike Then & Now
Another peek into the history of Jericho Turnpike at the Start/Finish line of the 1904 & 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races (14 comments)
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Apr 20 2020
Mystery Foto #16 Solved: The Lakeville Road Entrance to the Great Neck Lodge in 1914
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve one of my all-time favorite Mystery Fotos. (19 comments)
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Aug 05 2019
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Then & Now: A Roslyn Curve on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
I threw a curve at you for this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)
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Jan 16 2019
Updated: Then & Now: Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
Frank Femenias observes that a 1909 photo on the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge by surveyor Clinton Robertson was taken at the exact location of a 1983 photo by Ron Ridolph. (17 comments)
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Jan 12 2019
Then & Now: The First Long Island Offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc.
According to my favorite co-author Al Velocci, the first Long Island offices for the Motor Parkway was the Denton Building on the northwest corner of Old Country Road and Mineola Boulevard in Mineola. (7 comments)
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Jan 07 2019
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Locust Grove Section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
I challenged you to solve the first Mystery Foto of 2019. (14 comments)
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Dec 16 2017
Favorite Website: MyNassauProperty.com- 1926 and 1950 Aerials of Nassau County
The MyNassauProperty.com is a valuable resource on every residence in Nassau County. Last October, Brian McCarthy discovered that 1926 and 1950 aerials are embedded into the website. (3 comments)
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Mar 13 2017
Mystery Snowy Foto #10 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success Circa 1940 Update:3/14/17
Reflecting Friday's snow and tomorrow's Long Island blizzard forecast, here was a snowy Mystery Foto of a Motor Parkway lodge. (12 comments)
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