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Nov 12 2016
Helck Family Collection: Old 16 on Display at the Henry Ford Museum in 1962
Since 1997, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan has been the home of Old 16, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Thirty-Five years earlier, Old 16 made its first appearance at Henry Ford's 1962 sports car review exhibit. (4 comments)
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Nov 11 2016
Images of America Book: East Meadow by Scott Ackers
Scott Eckers, author of Images of America: East Meadow, will have a book-signing on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front Street. I am pleased to have contributed nine images to Scott's outstanding book on my childhood village. (2 comments)
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Nov 09 2016
Willie K’s 1909 55-HP Mercedes that Toured From Tunisia to France
Tom Padilla is currently researching a 1913 accident witnessed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and looking for information on one of Willie K's cars. (1 comments)
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Nov 08 2016
Raiders of Lost Underpass
Twenty-five members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and Motor Parkway East met up for an unofficial exploration of the newly discovered Union Turnpike/Motor Parkway Pedestrian Underpass last Saturday. (8 comments)
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Nov 07 2016
Mystery Foto #45 Solved: Frederick G. Bourne at the South Side Sportsman’s Club in a 1901 Winton
Philip Selvaggio challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)
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Nov 07 2016
Presentation “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island:The Role of Hicksville” on 11/22/16
The program is sponsored by the Hicksville Historical Society. It will be held in the Community Room of the Hicksville Public Library located at 169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. The presentation begins at 7:30 PM and is open to the public. (0 comments)
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Nov 05 2016
John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn
The fourth post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races taken at the Masspaequa-Hicksville Turn in Plainedge. (2 comments)
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Nov 02 2016
Helck Family Collection: The 1894 Paris-Rouen Race- The First “Road Wagon” Contest
The first competition among motor vehicles is generally considered to be the 79-mile "race" from Paris to Rouen on July 22, 1894. Thanks to the the Helck Family Archives, the 21 participants (six steamers and 15 propelled by gasoline or petrol) in this historic contest are documented below. (2 comments)
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Nov 01 2016
The Union Turnpike/Long Island Motor Parkway Pedestrian Underpass
My favorite co-author Al Velocci found a 1929 blueprint showing plans for a pedestrian underpass under the Motor Parkway and Union Turnpike. It turns out that I had two construction plans of the proposed underpass in my survey files. (27 comments)
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Oct 31 2016
Update: Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The Hollis Court Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in 1940
Frank Femenias provided another Mystery Friday Foto of our favorite parkway. (15 comments)
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