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  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #34: The Merrick Avenue Bridge in Westbury/East Meadow
    Jul 23 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #34: The Merrick Avenue Bridge in Westbury/East Meadow

    The 34th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the parkway bridge over Merrick Avenue connecting Westbury and East Meadow. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Salisbury Park Drive in East Meadow/Salisbury in the 1940s and  Much More
    Jul 22 2013

    Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Salisbury Park Drive in East Meadow/Salisbury in the 1940s and Much More

    My favorite co-author Al Velocci submitted this challenging Mystery Foto of the remnants of the Motor Parkway in East Meadow/Salisbury. (Courtesy of the Nassau County Museum Archives.) (11 comments)


  • Then & Now: The Hempstead Control For the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jul 20 2013

    Then & Now: The Hempstead Control For the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Joe Oesterle: Do you know exactly where these old pictures (of the Hempstead Control) were taken? (5 comments)


  • A New View of the Great Neck Lodge in Lakeville (Lake Success) Circa 1911
    Jul 17 2013

    A New View of the Great Neck Lodge in Lakeville (Lake Success) Circa 1911

    This is a high-resolution view of the Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success taken around 1911. Breaking down the image into segments provides show insight into the lodge. (5 comments)


  • The Hempstead Control in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jul 16 2013

    The Hempstead Control in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race consisted of ten laps of the 30-mile course with controls in Hicksville and Hempstead. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #24 Solved: The Commack Spur of the Long Island Motor Parkway- Updated 1/30/16
    Jul 16 2013

    Mystery Foto #24 Solved: The Commack Spur of the Long Island Motor Parkway- Updated 1/30/16

    Frank Feminas offered last week's Mystery Foto challenge with two aerials of the "Commack Spur" taken in August 1938. (9 comments)


  • The Vanderbilt Family at the Start-Finish Line of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jul 14 2013

    The Vanderbilt Family at the Start-Finish Line of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The Vanderbilt Cup Races attracted the Vanderbilt family and their friends to the grandstands. It was never more evident than at the Start-Finish Line on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle IV: The Underlying Bodywork
    Jul 10 2013

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle IV: The Underlying Bodywork

    The fourth Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle article by Walter Gosden highlights the status of the underlying bodywork seen at the most recent visit to Steve's shop. (10 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for June 2013
    Jul 10 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for June 2013

    Highlights and a summary of the posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during June 2013. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #23 Solved: The Munsey Park Service Center on Northern Boulevard with a 1956 Chevy
    Jul 08 2013

    Mystery Foto #23 Solved: The Munsey Park Service Center on Northern Boulevard with a 1956 Chevy

    Last Friday's Mystery Foto was the Munsey Park Service Center on Northern Boulevard with a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air at the pump. (16 comments)




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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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