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  • The “Golfway” Motor Parkway Bridge in East Williston
    May 08 2012

    The “Golfway” Motor Parkway Bridge in East Williston

    My favorite co-author Al Velocci has identified this rare photo of a Motor Parkway bridge provided by Bob Valentine. (2 comments)


  • Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler
    May 05 2012

    Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

    Longislandonlinenews.com: Chris Collora reports on Long Island historian and car collector Howard Kroplick picking up “Chrysler’s Chrysler” a 75 year old one-of-a-kind custom built car that he bought at auction from the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. Chris documented the first leg on its journey along the road to restoration: (9 comments)


  • LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development
    May 04 2012

    LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development

    The LevittownPatch reported on the potential housing development on the location of the grandstand and press box for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (9 comments)


  • WNYT.com: ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening on June 10, 2012
    May 03 2012

    WNYT.com: ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening on June 10, 2012

    As reported by WNYT.com-Schenectady, the Alco Black Beast will be participating in the grand opening of the ALCO Heritage Museum on Sunday, June 10th in Schenectady, New York. (0 comments)


  • Views of the Vanderbilt Cup Races in East Norwich
    May 02 2012

    Views of the Vanderbilt Cup Races in East Norwich

    Matt Meng (President of the East Norwich Civic Association): Howard, please post some of your favorite photos of the Vanderbilt Cup Races as seen in East Norwich. (0 comments)


  • Newsday Update: “Jericho’s Maine Maid Inn gets landmark status”
    May 01 2012

    Newsday Update: “Jericho’s Maine Maid Inn gets landmark status”

    Reporter Bill Bleyer reported in Newsday today that the Oyster Bay Town Board has designated the Maine Maid Inn as a landmark. (1 comments)


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  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for April 2012
    Apr 30 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for April 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com attained the second highest monthly visitors in its history (7,394). The daily unique visitor average of 246 represented a 21% increase over April 2010. (0 comments)


  • The Hempstead Plains Motor Parkway Bridge Near Bloomingdale Road
    Apr 28 2012

    The Hempstead Plains Motor Parkway Bridge Near Bloomingdale Road

    Tim Ivers: "Howard, the 1932 Hagstrom Map shows an overpass over the LIMP (Bloomingdale Road extension) which connected with Hempstead Tpke. The overpass is about halfway between Jerusalem Avenue on the west and Wantagh Rd (Ave.) on the east. Are there any known photos of this overpass, or other information?" (1 comments)


  • New York State Historians Give the Black Beast a Big Thumbs Up!
    Apr 27 2012

    New York State Historians Give the Black Beast a Big Thumbs Up!

    Following my presentation of the "Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" at the 2012 Association of Public Historians of New York State lsast Wednesday, several historians experienced the Alco "Black Beast" first-hand in the parking lot of the Hyatt Regency Long Island. (6 comments)




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Apr 15 2026 Thank you Ariejan! Better late than never! You’re information also aligns with Alice being a woman of means at that time and…

Apr 15 2026 Sorry for the late reply. The car is a 1908 Pope-Hartford, presumably the 30hp model M. The date of the car supports the 1908…

Apr 13 2026 I was fortunate enough to attend Howard’s tribute to Clark back in 2014.  I remember seeing that diorama there.  A…

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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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