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Jan 22 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Unique Watercolors Painted for Peter Helck from Fellow Artist John W. Burgess
From the Helck Family Collection comes a series of watercolor paintings personally created for Peter Helck by automobile artist John W. Burgess (1911-1992). (1 comments)
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Jan 21 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The 1941 Suffolk County Map of The Motor Parkway
As a follow-up to my Jan. 11 post pertaining to the acquisition of the Motor Parkway by the County of Suffolk, I'm pleased to present the map prepared in 1941 detailing the 77 parcels included in the transaction. (1 comments)
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Jan 20 2020
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: The Links Golf Course’s Private Opening on the Motor Parkway in Searingtown
While documenting the Motor Parkway in 1981, Ron Ridolph came across this unique Mystery Foto. (14 comments)
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Jan 19 2020
Update: Mystery Saturday Auto #3 Solved: Tucker 1034 in the News
Tucker 1034 sold at auction for $2.040 million. (7 comments)
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Jan 18 2020
Update: The Roslyn Grist Mill and a Tuckerette
This Thursday, as president of the Roslyn Landmark Society, I will be assisting teams of preservation specialists who will raise the historic Roslyn Grist Mill eight feet so that a new foundation can be poured. Amazingly, Kawika Sylva, the foreman of the lifting team, has a link to the history of the Tucker automobile. (7 comments)
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Jan 15 2020
Alert: Alco Black Beast Sighting on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park
Steve Vilardi "spied this pretty monster on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park." (6 comments)
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Jan 14 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Planning a Long Island Auto Speedway Before the Motor Parkway (1901 to 1905)
A review of early 20th century newspaper articles reveal plans for an automobile speedway on Long Island as early as 1901. (5 comments)
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Jan 14 2020
Willie K. Presentation Draws Capacity Crowd in Roslyn
A capacity crowd of 100 people enjoyed Dr. Steve Gittelman's thought-provoking presentation on William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. at the Bryant Library tonight. Thanks for coming out! (6 comments)
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Jan 13 2020
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment
My favorite co-author Al Velocci needed your assistance identifying this currently unknown Motor Parkway bridge abutment. It came from the same folder that held a 1956 view of Levittown (Mystery Foto #43). (26 comments)
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Jan 11 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway
In 1938, The Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. deeded the roadway to Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties to use as they each saw fit. Recently obtained documents from the Suffolk County Dept. of Public Works (SCDPW) detail the agreement between William K.Vanderbilt, Jr. as President of the Corporation and the County of Suffolk. (8 comments)
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