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  • Mystery Foto #53 Solved: Clinton Road, the Motor Parkway in Garden City and Curtiss Field Circa 1926
    Jan 30 2014

    Mystery Foto #53 Solved: Clinton Road, the Motor Parkway in Garden City and Curtiss Field Circa 1926

    Milan G. Sharik, Jr. submitted this week's Mystery Foto...Another classic Long Island aerial. (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #43: Massapequa-Hicksville Motor Parkway Bridge in Plainedge
    Jan 28 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #43: Massapequa-Hicksville Motor Parkway Bridge in Plainedge

    The 43rd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Bridge in Plainedge. (1 comments)


  • Images of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner: Louis Wagner
    Jan 26 2014

    Images of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner: Louis Wagner

    Several of my favorite Louis Wagner images and a film clip from the 1906 race. (1 comments)


  • The George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
    Jan 22 2014

    The George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy

    This press release showed George Vanderbilt and his wife examining the trophy for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Cartier factory. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #52 Solved: The Wantagh Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
    Jan 22 2014

    Mystery Foto #52 Solved: The Wantagh Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge

    For the one-year anniversary of Mystery Foto Friday, the 52nd in the series was a unique previously published photo of the Motor Parkway. (1 comments)


  • Roslyn Times & Manhasset Times: “New Book touts North Hempstead history”
    Jan 21 2014

    Roslyn Times & Manhasset Times: “New Book touts North Hempstead history”

    Bill San Antonio has written an excellent article of my new book North Hempstead for the Manhasset Times and Roslyn Times. (0 comments)


  • Roslyn News: ” The Rise of North Hempstead”
    Jan 21 2014

    Roslyn News: ” The Rise of North Hempstead”

    Joe Scotchie of the Roslyn News has written a wonderful summary of my new book North Hempstead. (1 comments)


  • Newsday LI Life Cover Story: “Book about North Hempstead marks its 400th birthday”
    Jan 20 2014

    Newsday LI Life Cover Story: “Book about North Hempstead marks its 400th birthday”

    Newsday published a wonderful five-page LI life cover story on my new book "North Hempstead". (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #51 Solved: A Section of the Clubhouse of the Aviation Country Club of Long Island
    Jan 20 2014

    Mystery Foto #51 Solved: A Section of the Clubhouse of the Aviation Country Club of Long Island

    This week's Mystery Foto was another real challenge and probably the most unusual of the 51 Fotos that have been posted over the last year. (1 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage: The 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer
    Jan 18 2014

    Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage: The 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer

    In 2012, Alan Travis took Jay Leno under the hood of his 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer. (1 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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