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Dec 12 2020
Update 12/12/20: An Amazing “Message in a Bottle” Discovery and the Roslyn Grist Mill Match Challenge
Thanks to Andrew G., Mark S., Mike C., Sarah E., Brian M. Jennifer R., Lisa R., Meredith S., Josh L., Carolyn L., Vanessa K., Sharon M., Ellie K., Jay F, Evan L. Lois K., Dana K. Michael T. and Al V. (my favorite co-author) for your contributions to the Roslyn Grist Mill Match Challenge. Much appreciated! (4 comments)
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Dec 11 2020
Film of the Week: Consuelo’s Wedding
PBS' American Experience posted this 4-minute film of Consuelo Vanderbilt's marriage to the Duke of Marlborough. (0 comments)
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Dec 10 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: How the Motor Parkway Aided the Red Cross in Garden City
Starting in 1941, the Red Cross Motor Corps utilized the Motor Parkway in Garden City to train and test volunteer members. (6 comments)
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Dec 08 2020
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A 1953 View over Merrick Avenue and East Meadow and Westbury
The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to solve this weekend's newly scanned aerial. (12 comments)
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Dec 04 2020
Film of the Week: 1960 Antique Automobile Rally to The Museum of The City of New York
This 8-minute film documented an antique automobile rally to The Museum of The City of New York on April 24, 1960. The rally was held on Fifth Avenue and led by Henry Austin Clark, Jr., owner of the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton, New York. (6 comments)
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Dec 02 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: A So-Called Vanderbilt Production Appears on Stage in 1907
Besides "The Vanderbilt Cup" production on Broadway starring Elsie Janis, another play named "The Auto Race" also made use of auto racing as its theme during 1907 and 1908. And as with "The Vanderbilt Cup, this production used racers and other cars as props on stage. (3 comments)
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Dec 01 2020
A New 1946 View of the Broad Hollow Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Melville
A former Motor Parkway explorer Pat Masterson (now residing in Florida) has forward a new view of the bridge over Broad Hollow Road and Cross Island Trolley courtesy of the Dave Keller Archive. (4 comments)
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Nov 30 2020
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: The 1954 Roosevelt Raceway Parade Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (16 comments)
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Nov 28 2020
Update: Photos of the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races from the Philadelphia Free Library
These 11 photos are courtesy of the Automotive Reference Collection of the Philadelphia Free Library. (17 comments)
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Nov 27 2020
Film of the Week: Care-Free Cars (1956) Starring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
This six-minute film starred Henry Austin Clark. Jr. and was shot at his Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton, New York and throughout the village in 1956. (3 comments)
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