Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jan 04 2010
The Vanderbilt Cup Races, LIMP and LILCO

Al Velocci and I enjoyed meeting 50 members of the National Grid Retiree Club and presenting “The Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Motor Parkway and LILCO”. Here are several photos and slides from today's presentation: (0 comments)

Jan 02 2010
The Location of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand in Westbury

Tony, thanks for the question. Both the 1904 and 1906 grandstands and press boxes were in similar locations on Jericho Turnpike between Hitchcock Lane and Powells Lane. These 1904 race photos will document the location of the grandstand on the south side of Jericho Turnpike (in Westbury) and the press box on the north side (in Old Westbury). (0 comments)

Jan 01 2010
Favorite Website: OldLongIsland.com

Zach, a historic preservation graduate student, has created the website OldLongIsland.com dedicated to the preservation of Long Island's "Gold Coast" estates and other thing old". This excellent website has photos and details on over 175 Long Island estates including several mansions related to Vanderbilt Cup Race personalities. (3 comments)

Dec 31 2009
Banner Year for VanderbiltCupRaces.com and December 2009 Highlights

VanderbiltCupRaces.com recorded an amazing year in 2009 with 34,700 unique visitors, a 75% increase over 2008. This represented 95 visitors per day with an average of 4 page views and a 3.3 minutes view time. Visitors came from 121 countries including; China, Slovenia, Serbia, Pakistan, South Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Mongolia, Bahrain, Iceland and Uzbekistan. Thanks for visiting! (1 comments)

Dec 30 2009
Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

For the last post of 2009, here are the 17 cars that competed in the third Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 6,1906. The race was won by the #10 Darracq driven by Louis Wagner. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image. (5 comments)

Dec 30 2009
Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Mascot Sells for $2,550 on EBay

Revised: January 3, 2010: A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup mascot (missing a radiator cap) was sold for $2,550 on EBay last night. (6 comments)

Dec 28 2009
Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Office in Garden City

From 1915 to mid-1929, the first Long Island Motor Parkway Office was built in Garden City. In 1929, the small office was replaced by this attractive building which served as the office for General Manager Alfred Kienzle. (11 comments)

Dec 26 2009
Then & Now: The Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success

The Great Neck Lodge, located off Lakeville Road in Lake Success, was one of the six toll lodges designed by John Russell Pope. As shown in this photo looking east, Lake Success was the western terminus of the Motor Parkway in 1911. Note the barricade blocking access to the Lakeville Road Bridge which was under construction. (2 comments)

Dec 25 2009
Then & Now: Lake Success during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

As shown in this map of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Lakeville Road in Lake Success and New Hyde Park made up the western section of the course. (0 comments)

Dec 24 2009
Today: Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Race Course Scenes

Happy holidays and a healthy and joyful 2010 ! Howard Kroplick Enjoy these photos taken on December 24, 2009 of Willie K's former mansion, the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. (0 comments)