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Aug 25 2020
Then & Now- The Western Terminus to the 73rd Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Dee and Greg Oreiro last April decided to duplicate the 1970 Queens walking tour of J.J. Conroy as posted on Sam Berliner's Motor Parkway site. Fifty years after Conroy's tour, Dee and Greg explored the the Western Terminus. (8 comments)
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Aug 24 2020
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The N6 Cadillac Getting Ready to Start in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (11 comments)
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Aug 22 2020
Kleiner’s Korner Part I: Illustrating the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the Motor Parkway
In addition to magazines using photographs to graphically enhance a story, illustrations were also often times used. One illustrator employed by "The Motor Way" magazine was Henry Thiede whose drawings in 1906 portrayed anecdotes of the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the building of the Motor Parkway. (3 comments)
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Aug 21 2020
The Garden City News: Historians concerned about Village construction over the Motor Parkway
Reporter Rikki Massand has provided an excellent update on the construction over the Motor Parkway north of Stewart Field in today's Garden City News. The article includes comments from Al Velocci (my favorite co-author), Cyril Smith, Bill Bellmer and me. (3 comments)
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Aug 19 2020
Helck Family Collection: A Gift to George Robertson from Peter Helck
This pencil illustration was a gift to George Robertson from Peter Helck on the celebration of the 43rd anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)
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Aug 18 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 3 (updated) - More States Vying for the 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race
As it became evident that Long Island might not host the 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race several states tried to convince race officials of having it in their states. Colorado, Nevada and Missouri were three that made overtures besides New Jersey and California that were discussed in Parts 1 and 2. (1 comments)
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Aug 17 2020
Mystery Friday Foto #33 Solved: Louis C. Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall Estate in Laurel Hollow
Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (34 comments)
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Aug 14 2020
Video of the Week: A Walk Around William K. Vanderbilt’s Summer Estate: Eagle’s Nest, Centerport, NY
Beth Frank posted this video last September "A walk around Eagle's Nest - William K. Vanderbilt II's summer estate in Centerport, New York." (0 comments)
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Aug 12 2020
Hotcars.com: These Cars All Have Aircraft Engines
Eagle-Eyed Jim Ryan found this article on Hotcars.com featuring an image of the unrestored Tucker 1044. (2 comments)
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Aug 11 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Two American Pastimes Brought Together
This post commemorates the start of the 2020 baseball season by showing how automobiling has always been a significant part of America's favorite pastime. (5 comments)
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