Vanderbilt Cup Races

Apr 11 2020
The First New York Public Showing of Tucker ‘48 in August 1947

Tucker '48 made it first New York appearance in August 1947 at the New York Museum of Science and Industry located in the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center. On display was the Tucker '48 "Tin Goose" prototype. I recently purchased several original items associated with this showing from a collector whose father attended the event. (3 comments)

Apr 10 2020
Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Spencer-Larsen SL-12C Amphibian NX-20621

Our first Seaplane of the Week is an experimental monoplane amphibian built by Percival Spencer and engineer Vincent Larsen in a factory in Farmingdale in May 1938. These images of the Spencer-Larsen SL-12 C amphibian have been provided by the Beutenmuller Family Collection, the Cradle of Aviation and various aviation websites. (3 comments)

Apr 06 2020
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a significant turn on a Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (17 comments)

Apr 04 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Long Beach Gets a Race in 1906 (Or Does It?)

In the early 1900's Long Beach, Long Island was developing as a summer resort community and tried to hold its own set of races run on its beach. (5 comments)

Apr 01 2020
Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

David Stephan has forwarded links to interactive high-resolution aerials of the July 1924 Fairchild Survey of New York City. The aerials were conducted for the City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment and are available on the New York Public Library website. Here are scans of the 1924 aerials of the Motor Parkway in Queens and Lake Success. (6 comments)

Apr 01 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part III

Part III of this series focuses on automobile manufacturers that promoted their products in association with The Long Island Motor Parkway or the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The parkway and the races provided a proving ground for their auto's performance and reliability. (3 comments)

Mar 30 2020
Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Willie K’s Seaplane at Port Washington Marine Base in 1938 & Howard Hughes

Jennifer Robinson challenged you to solve these Mystery Fotos from the Beutenmuller Family Collection. (23 comments)

Mar 28 2020
Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens

This is the first of a new series documenting the newly renamed 1910 Motor Parkway Survey "Bookmap". It highlights the first page of the 22-page canvas document: Map C showing the Western Terminus from Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard) to Queens Road (Hollis Hills Terrace). (26 comments)

Mar 25 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part II

Part 2 in this series features sporting events held in close proximity to the Motor Parkway. (9 comments)

Mar 24 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in the 1929 Graphic Regional Plan of NY and its Environs

Various uses of the The Long Island Motor Parkway were included in the 1929 NY/NJ/CT Regional Planning Committee's 400+ page report which recommended plans to spur development and limit congestion throughout the region through 1965. (0 comments)