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  • Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album: The Jericho Toll Lodge (Kiosk) in Mineola
    Jan 09 2019

    Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album: The Jericho Toll Lodge (Kiosk) in Mineola

    In the seventh of the photo series from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's recently discovered Motor Parkway construction album, the Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola is featured. (12 comments)


  • From the Simeone Foundation: A Peter Helck Sketch of Two Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners
    Jan 08 2019

    From the Simeone Foundation: A Peter Helck Sketch of Two Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners

    Last year, I was honored to receive a personal tour of the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia by the renowned Dr. Fred Simeone. Hanging on his library wall, I discovered this Vanderbilt Cup Race masterpiece drawn by the wonderful Peter Helck. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Locust Grove Section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
    Jan 07 2019

    Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Locust Grove Section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

    I challenged you to solve the first Mystery Foto of 2019. (14 comments)


  • Updated: 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives
    Jan 05 2019

    Updated: 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

    A search of the New York City Municipal Archives revealed these six photos of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (7 comments)


  • Roslyn Grist Mill Mystery Automobiles
    Jan 04 2019

    Roslyn Grist Mill Mystery Automobiles

    After 42 years of delays, the long-awaited restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill was begun on November 30, 2018. The Roslyn Landmark Society is looking for your assistance in estimating the year of these two Roslyn Grist Mill photos. (2 comments)


  • Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album:The Motor Parkway Engineering Field Offices & a Worker Shanty
    Jan 02 2019

    Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album:The Motor Parkway Engineering Field Offices & a Worker Shanty

    In the sixth of the photo series from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's recently discovered Motor Parkway construction album, the temporary engineering field offices and a worker shanty as seen in 1909 is featured. (2 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives
    Jan 01 2019

    Long Island Motor Parkway Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

    As a follow-up to last weekend's Mystery Foto, below are additional Motor Parkway photos from the New York City Municipal Archives. (8 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #52 Solved: The Creedmoor Motor Parkway Bridge in 1928
    Dec 31 2018

    Mystery Foto #52 Solved: The Creedmoor Motor Parkway Bridge in 1928

    Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society member Syd Lefkoe challenges you to solve the final Mystery Foto of 2018. (14 comments)


  • The Top Twenty-Five 2018 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Dec 29 2018

    The Top Twenty-Five 2018 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    In celebration of the upcoming New Year and the 320 posts placed on the website this year, here's a list of my top 25 2018 VanderbiltCupRaces.com posts. (3 comments)


  • From A Grandfather’s Photo Album: The Durant Special on the Motor Parkway in 1923
    Dec 27 2018

    From A Grandfather’s Photo Album: The Durant Special on the Motor Parkway in 1923

    Robert Martens posted this YoTube video in 2011 made up of photos from his grandfather's 1923 album. It features four photos of Gustave Martens' Durant Special as his family traveled on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (4 comments)




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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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