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Oct 08 2009
The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I
Elliott, thanks for the questions. First, the pavement of the Long Island Motor Parkway was only 16 to 22 feet across. The Motor Parkway right-of way (the area purchased by Vanderbilt and his business associates) was typically 50 feet to 100 feet in width. The property lines and the guardrails for the Motor Parkway were often indicated by concrete posts (described extensively on Sam Berliner's wonderful Motor Parkway website). Hundreds of these posts are still in place today from Fresh Meadows… (4 comments)
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Oct 06 2009
Cablevision Gives a Thumbs Up to the “Black Beast”
Peter Kohler, VP of Editorial Services for Cablevision, gave a thumbs up to the "Black Beast" last month. (0 comments)
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Oct 05 2009
Film “The Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1937)”
As noted below, I will be presenting three lectures this month on the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway. In preparation for my presentation at the "Racing on Long Island: Horses to Horsepower" conference, I have prepared this 10-minute compilation of small films and newsclips. (3 comments)
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Oct 04 2009
LI News Tonight Film “Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the Vanderbilt Museum”
LI News Tonight's Chris Collora reported on a recent visit of the "Black Beast" to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. This 3-minute newsclip includes: a history of the Alco-6 racer, interviews with Noel Gish, President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and me, and film segments from the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the 1911 Indy 500 Race. (0 comments)
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Oct 02 2009
Great Neck Plaza Promotes Next Week’s Autofest/Festival
Hats off to Great Neck Plaza for their strong promotion of next Sunday's AutoFest Festival as shown by this banner across Middle Neck Road. (2 comments)
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Oct 01 2009
September 2009 Highlights on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
For the first nine months of 2009, a total of 22,419 viewers have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a 43% increase over 2008. The website retained its #1 ranking among the 624,000 websites that appear for a Google search on "Vanderbilt Cup Races" and a #1 ranking among 936,000 websites that appear on a similar Bing.com search. (0 comments)
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Sep 30 2009
Film: “Willie K’s Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback
As part of the LI News Tonight series on Long Island Gold Coast mansions, Chris Collora produced this 3-minute tour of Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Eagle Nest mansion located in Centerport. Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the museum, provides a wonderful comentary on the manison. Watch for Willie K. and his wife Rosamund also make an appearance on their yacht "Alva". (8 comments)
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Sep 29 2009
The Bridgehampton Race Circuit…Today
Andrew Hartwell has provided this photo of the Chevron Bridge at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit taken just three days ago. Check out Andrew's tribute website to this historic Long Island race track. (6 comments)
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Sep 28 2009
More on the Long Island Automotive Museum
Last Friday's post on the Long Island Automotive Museum generated many memories and more questions. Here are some answers and additional photos: (30 comments)
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Sep 26 2009
Chicken à la King, Foxhall Keene and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Although proficient in auto racing, polo, equestrian riding, football and shooting, it was a food dish where Keene made his name. But first, let's discuss Keene's Vanderbilt Cup racing career. (0 comments)
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