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Nov 04 2013
Mystery Foto #40 Solved:The Von Osterman Family House in Lake Ronkonkoma in 1910
Art Kleiner submitted this Mystery Foto of a 1910 Lake Ronkonkoma postcard. It promoted the Motor Parkway as "connecting with New York City by highway for the exclusive use of automobiles." (4 comments)
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Nov 02 2013
Cousins of Drivers Montague and Mortimer Roberts Reunited With the Help of VanderbiltCupRaces.com
On November 2, 2011, VanderbiltCupRaces.com published a post on driver Montague Roberts. Little did I know that it would help to reunite a family. (9 comments)
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Oct 30 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #39: Newbridge Road Bridge in Hempstead Plains
The 39th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Newbridge Road Bridge in the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown). (2 comments)
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Oct 29 2013
Then & Now: The Proposed Fulton Avenue Entrance to the Motor Parkway in Hempstead (Part II)
In 1907, Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. planned to connect the Parkway to Fulton Avenue and Hempstead by a 1.3 spur road. Today's post will review the southern section of the extension and the proposed entrance on Fulton Avenue. (2 comments)
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Oct 28 2013
Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Alco Racer Practicing at the Indy 500 Track
Hugh Nutting submitted this week's Mystery Foto, a previously unpublished photo of a race car. (14 comments)
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Oct 26 2013
Then & Now: The Bethpage Bikeway Section of the Motor Parkway in Old Bethpage
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed their extension of the 1/2 mile section of the Bethpage Bikeway in Bethpage State Park. (6 comments)
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Oct 23 2013
Happy 105th Anniversary- The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In celebration of the 105th anniversary of the Fourth Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 24, 1908, here are several of my favorite race images photographed near the grandstand and press box/officials' stand in the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown). (2 comments)
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Oct 22 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #38: Westbury Road Bridge in East Meadow
The 38th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Westbury Road Bridge in my childhood hometown East Meadow. (2 comments)
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Oct 21 2013
Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials, Committee & Drivers in San Francisco
This week's Mystery Foto was a real challenge. Where in the world was the Vanderbilt Cup Trophy? (4 comments)
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Oct 19 2013
Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle V: Summer’s Progress
Historian and coachwork specialist Walt Gosden has been providing reports on the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler at Steve Babinsky's Automotive Restorations, Inc. in Lebanon, New Jersey. (8 comments)
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