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May 05 2014
2014 North Hempstead Community Clean-Up Day of the Townsend Cemetery, East Hills
26 people made history on Saturday, May 3rd, cleaning up the historic Townsend Cemetery in East Hills. Thanks so much! (0 comments)
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May 03 2014
Images From the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore
Last month, stock car driver and auto racing historian Marty Himes invited the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a special tour of the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore. (3 comments)
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Apr 30 2014
Newsday “LIRR bridge replacement proposed in Westbury”
The MTA is proposing to build a new bridge over the LIRR tracks at Ellison Avenue in Westbury for $39.2 million. The 1899 bridge was used as part of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (5 comments)
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Apr 29 2014
Smiles and Thumbs Ups From the St. Patrick’s 9th Annual Spring Car Show Fundraiser
It was another wonderful St. Patrick's car show last Sunday..the fourth in which the Alco Black Beast made an appearance. (0 comments)
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Apr 28 2014
Mystery Foto #65 Solved:The “Robert Moses” Eastern Motor Parkway Bridge Over Northern State Parkway
Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this Mystery Foto bridge. (27 comments)
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Apr 26 2014
Thumbs Ups for the Floral Park Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony
It was a wonderful day in Floral Park at the ceremony placing a Vanderbilt Cup Races historic marker at Jericho Turnpike and Emerson Avenue. Over 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony. (2 comments)
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Apr 23 2014
First Brigade of Irish Volunteers Guard the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Comission was always looking for ways to keep crowds off the course. For the 1908 race, they hired the First Brigade of Irish Volunteers to guard the course. (0 comments)
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Apr 21 2014
Mystery Foto #64 Solved:George Robertson & Glenn Ethridge at the 50th Anniversary of the 1904 Race
This week's Mystery Foto documented a historic event. (10 comments)
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Apr 18 2014
Ford Mustang Returns to New York to Celebrate 50 Years
Ford executives and 94 Mustangs, including my 1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Mustang at the site of the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing last Thursday. (6 comments)
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Apr 16 2014
Video: “The Hairpin Turn of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
The recent AmeriCarna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy.This two- minute segment features a trip to the Hairpin Turn section of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race course: (4 comments)
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