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Sep 03 2016
Westbury Times: Grandstand Site Raced Into History
The location of the grandstand area for the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was recently designated by the Village of Westbury as one of six historic landmark sites. Reporter Leigh Anderson takes a "closer look" in this week's issue of Westbury Times. (3 comments)
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Sep 02 2016
Newsday: East Hills to celebrate 85th anniversary with day-long party
Newsday has published an article today on the 85th Anniversary Celebration of the Village of East Hills on Saturday. I will have an exhibit of 38 historic photos of East Hills on display tomorrow at Village Hall. (0 comments)
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Sep 01 2016
Kleiner’s Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
In early August, Art Kleiner of Kleiner's Korner fame led a tour of the Motor Parkway from Lake Success to Bethpage with three friends. Here is proof that exploring the Motor Parkway is indeed a lot of fun and a real bonding experience. (9 comments)
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Aug 30 2016
Highlights from the Town of North Hempstead 6th Annual FunDay Monday Antique Car Show
It is always a fun day when you combine a salute to our Veterans and vintage automobiles. Indeed, it was a wonderful day yesterday in Port Washington with over 1,500 people and 45 automobiles participating at North Hempstead Beach. (1 comments)
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Aug 29 2016
Mystery Friday #35 Solved: Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion #1 on a 1933 Test Run at Roosevelt Field
Joel Friedman challenged you to solve this weekend's super Mystery Foto. (12 comments)
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Aug 27 2016
Vanderbilt Cup Racers on Glen Cove Road & Old Westbury Road & Special Exhibit “Images of East Hills”
My initial interest in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the discovery that Glen Cove Road near my home in East Hills was part of the courses for both the 1905 and 1906 races. Below are some photos of the Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers on Glen Cove Road and Old Westbury Road (now the Long Island Expressway Service Road). (5 comments)
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Aug 24 2016
The Michelin Wheel of Fortune Poster on the French 1905 Gordon Bennett Elimination Race Course
Eagle-eye Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has identified a spectacular Michelin poster in this photo of Louis Wagner participating in the French 1905 Gordon Bennett Elimination Race. (2 comments)
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Aug 23 2016
John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: Action in Hicksville During the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In the second post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album, Gladys Roosevelt, the daughter of John E. Roosevelt and the second cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt, captured accidents and breakdowns that occurred at her viewing location at Old Country Road in Hicksville. (3 comments)
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Aug 22 2016
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Newly Opened Roosevelt Field Shopping Center on October 3, 1956
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a familiar Long Island location. (18 comments)
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Aug 20 2016
Newsday:On the trail of LI’s lost history A grand statue,vintage cars-he’s saving them from oblivion
In today's Newsday Act II section (page E-26), reporter Bill Bleyer profiles a well-known personality. (19 comments)
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