• Oct 10 2009

    Film “Reporter Larry Hoff Blown Away by the Black Beast”

    Enjoy this 5-minute film of WPIX Morning News promotion of Sunday's Great Neck Plaza Autofest/Street Festival. Reporter Larry Hoff was almost blown away when the "Black Beast" was fired up. (0 comments)


  • A Busy Day for the Black Beast and the Alco-6 Team
    Oct 09 2009

    A Busy Day for the Black Beast and the Alco-6 Team

    It was a fun and exhausting day for the "Black Beast" Team today with ten hours of VanderbiltCup Race activities stating at 5:45 AM. (1 comments)


  • Roslyn News “Black Beast at Great Neck Autofest” and WPIX-TV Coverage
    Oct 08 2009

    Roslyn News “Black Beast at Great Neck Autofest” and WPIX-TV Coverage

    Excellent article on the "Black Beast" in today's back page of the Roslyn News concerning its appearance at this Sunday's Great Neck Plaza Annual Autofest and Street Festival. (0 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I
    Oct 08 2009

    The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I

    Elliott, thanks for the questions. First, the pavement of the Long Island Motor Parkway was only 16 to 22 feet across. The Motor Parkway right-of way (the area purchased by Vanderbilt and his business associates) was typically 50 feet to 100 feet in width. The property lines and the guardrails for the Motor Parkway were often indicated by concrete posts (described extensively on Sam Berliner's wonderful Motor Parkway website). Hundreds of these posts are still in place today from Fresh Meadows… (4 comments)


  • Oct 06 2009

    Cablevision Gives a Thumbs Up to the “Black Beast”

    Peter Kohler, VP of Editorial Services for Cablevision, gave a thumbs up to the "Black Beast" last month. (0 comments)


  • Oct 05 2009

    Film “The Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1937)”

    As noted below, I will be presenting three lectures this month on the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway. In preparation for my presentation at the "Racing on Long Island: Horses to Horsepower" conference, I have prepared this 10-minute compilation of small films and newsclips. (3 comments)


  • Oct 04 2009

    LI News Tonight Film “Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the Vanderbilt Museum”

    LI News Tonight's Chris Collora reported on a recent visit of the "Black Beast" to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. This 3-minute newsclip includes: a history of the Alco-6 racer, interviews with Noel Gish, President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and me, and film segments from the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the 1911 Indy 500 Race. (0 comments)


  • Great Neck Plaza Promotes Next Week’s Autofest/Festival
    Oct 02 2009

    Great Neck Plaza Promotes Next Week’s Autofest/Festival

    Hats off to Great Neck Plaza for their strong promotion of next Sunday's AutoFest Festival as shown by this banner across Middle Neck Road. (2 comments)


  • Oct 01 2009

    September 2009 Highlights on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    For the first nine months of 2009, a total of 22,419 viewers have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a 43% increase over 2008. The website retained its #1 ranking among the 624,000 websites that appear for a Google search on "Vanderbilt Cup Races" and a #1 ranking among 936,000 websites that appear on a similar Bing.com search. (0 comments)


  • Sep 30 2009

    Film: “Willie K’s Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback

    As part of the LI News Tonight series on Long Island Gold Coast mansions, Chris Collora produced this 3-minute tour of Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Eagle Nest mansion located in Centerport. Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the museum, provides a wonderful comentary on the manison. Watch for Willie K. and his wife Rosamund also make an appearance on their yacht "Alva". (8 comments)




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