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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 09 2013
Nathan Lazarnick: The Pioneer of Automotive Photography
The most prolific photographer of early automobile racing and the Vanderbilt Cup Races was Russian emigrant Nathan Lazarnick. His profile and several of his unique photos are posted tonight. (6 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… (1 comments)
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Mar 05 2013
VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for February 2013
Here are highlights and a summary of posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during February 2013. (0 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 27 2013
Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle I: Restoration Begins
In an exciting new series for VanderbiltCupRaces.com, historian and coachwork specialist Walt Gosden will be providing reports on the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler. The first article documents the initial steps in restoring this classic car. (7 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)
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Feb 25 2013
Mystery Photo Solved #3: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Ellison Road (Avenue) in Westbury
Last Friday's mystery photos of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race were courtesy of the Witmer Photograph Collection of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society in Port Washington. (8 comments)
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Feb 23 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #9 Garden City Lodge
Going west to east, the eighth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Garden City Lodge located off Clinton Road in Garden City. (7 comments)
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The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…