Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The First Long Island Offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc.
Motor Parkway guru Al Velocci challenged you to identify the Denton building.
Identify;
- The building and link to the Motor Parkway
Originally known as the 'Denton Building', (but no longer) it housed the first Long Island offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway from 1907 to 1914 before moving to a small office near the Garden City Lodge.
- Location
The northwest corner of Old Country Road and Mineola Boulevard in Mineola at 210 Old Country Road.
- Approximate year
The back of the postcard is date stamped '1909'
- What does the hand-drawn 'X' on the lower right window denote?
The window with the X on it is the office of the Motor Parkway Co.
The building was profiled in a January 12, 2019 post. Then & Now: The First Long Island Offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc.
Congrats to Andy, Roy Warner, Steve Lucas, Bob Allen, Art Kleiner (Kudos on the documentation!),
and Frank Femenias for identifying the Denton Building at 210 Old Country Road.
Greg O.
Postcard Back Image
Art Kleiner
June 2025
Comments
Looks like the Denton Building on northwestern corner of Old Country Road and Mineola Blvd. Year lols like 1905 circa.
I’m POSITIVE that I’m WRONG. At one time, my office was in the old LILCO bldg two blocks east of Old Country Rd’s intersection with Franklin Ave. The photo depicts what looks like the office building that is at the NW corner of the intersection. But I can’t remember if the building that I remember had two or three stories. Given that I remember two stories explains why I’m positive that I’m wrong; but it sure looks like the building I remember.
That’s the old Denton Building at 210 Old Country Road in Mineola. It was built in 1906 so I’m guessing the year to be about 1909-1910 by the look of the postcard. The “X” indicates where the LIMP company offices were located from 1907 until 1914.
this is the petit Trianon
I don’t know much, but… that building sure looked familiar, so I Google Mapped Old Country Road & Mineola Blvd. and looked at street view and that sure looks like your building. If you zoom in the front of the building says 210 Old Country Rd. But I have no idea what that has to do with LIMP.
The Denton Building - home of the Motor Parkway headquarters from 1907-1914.
Northwest corner of Old Country Road and Mineola Boulevard in Mineola.
1909
X Refers to the office of the Motor Parkway.
The Denton Building (most advanced building at the time), housed the first offices for Long Island Motor Parkway Headquarters 1907-1914, located on the NW corner of Old Country Rd and Mineola Blvd. The “X” window designated the location of Parkway offices within the building.
Rent started at $172/mo (today’s money) for small office space but increased to $2580/mo in just 6 months when more space was required. Motor Parkway then moved into Vanderbilt Court 1914-1938.
https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/then_now_the_first_long_island_offices_of_the_long_island_motor_parkway_inc
Building still stands today at 210 Old Country Rd as CapFront Loan Agency.
great info thank you very much for this info arthur fielder