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Aug 06 2014
Video “An Evening with Marty Himes”
At the October 17, 2013 meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, stock car driver, museum owner and auto racing historian Marty Himes rode back in time and told stories of racing at the Freeport, Deer Park, and Islip Speedways. This 34-minute video provides highlights of the evening. (4 comments)
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Aug 05 2014
Hear the Black Beast Roar this Sunday at the Motor Parkway East Walk/Ride in Queens
In support of the Motor Parkway East project to extend the Queens Greenway to Little Neck Parkway, the Alco Black Beast will participate in this Sunday's Motor Parkway East Walk/Ride. (3 comments)
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Aug 04 2014
Mystery Foto #79 Solved: Bethpage State Parkway Under Construction In 1935
August has arrived, so it was time to focus on this week's Long Island aerial taken on August 11, 1935. (9 comments)
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Aug 02 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #49: The Botto Farmway Bridge in Old Bethpage
The 49th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Botto Farmway Bridge in Old Bethpage (the site is now located in Bethpage State Park). (2 comments)
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Jul 30 2014
Video “Taking a Ride in the Black Beast”
On May 18, 2014 over forty members of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Club took a cruise to the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn. Twenty-five cruisers took a ride in the Black Beast. George Carrasquillo documented his ride in this four minute video. (2 comments)
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Jul 29 2014
Motor Parkway Trails #2: Lake Success
The second of the Motor Parkway Trail series for "exploring, biking and hiking" documents a 0.6 mile of the road in Lake Success with remnants of the pavement, the Great Neck lodge and two bridges. (4 comments)
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Jul 29 2014
Mystery Foto #78 Solved: Paul Newman & Mario Andretti at the 1967 Can-Am Bridgehampton Race
Guy Frost forwarded this week's fun Mystery Friday Foto. (15 comments)
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Jul 26 2014
Treasures Uncovered as Construction Begins at Levittown’s Historic Grandstand Location
In a special Kleiner's Korner report, Levittown resident and Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society member Art Kleiner documents that construction has begun unveiling new Motor Parkway artifacts. (4 comments)
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Jul 23 2014
Petersen Museum Exhibit: Town Cars Arriving in Style- The 1897 Benz & the 1915 Pierce-Arrow
The Petersen Museum of Los Angeles currently has a wonderful town car exhibit of 11 cars ranging from a 1897 Benz to a one-of-a kind postwar design. The exhibit will continue through February 2015. (0 comments)
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Jul 21 2014
Mystery Foto #77 Solved: The Motor Parkway Garage in Floral Park
Gary Hammond forwarded this week's really challenging Mystery Foto. The photo was part of an ad placed in George W. Richardson's 1911 publication "Central Long Island and Its Attractions." (13 comments)
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