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  • A North Hempstead Halloween Video: Updated: 10/31/2016
    Oct 31 2016

    A North Hempstead Halloween Video: Updated: 10/31/2016

    Happy Halloween! (2 comments)


  • Update: The Continuing Amazing Restoration of the Historic Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge
    Oct 29 2016

    Update: The Continuing Amazing Restoration of the Historic Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge

    Over 35 people participated in the amazing clean-up and restoration of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge, which was designated a Town of North Hempstead landmark in June 2015. (5 comments)


  • Roslyn News: Saga of ‘Chrysler’s Chrysler’
    Oct 26 2016

    Roslyn News: Saga of ‘Chrysler’s Chrysler’

    This week's Roslyn News featured an article on the upcoming presentation on "Chrysler's Chrysler" to be held at the Floral Park Historical Society's meeting on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 2:00 pm. (1 comments)


  • Early Milestones for the Mustang III Concept Show Car (1963-1965)
    Oct 25 2016

    Early Milestones for the Mustang III Concept Show Car (1963-1965)

    These are the early milestones for the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #43 Solved: A 1939 View of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows
    Oct 24 2016

    Mystery Foto #43 Solved: A 1939 View of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented an important section of the Motor Parkway. (13 comments)


  • Help Clean-Up the Historic Old Courthouse Motor Parkway Bridge This Saturday, October 29, 2016
    Oct 22 2016

    Help Clean-Up the Historic Old Courthouse Motor Parkway Bridge This Saturday, October 29, 2016

    Please join the continuing effort to clean-up the historic Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge next Saturday, beginning at 11:00 am. (2 comments)


  • Hagerty News: This is the two-seat Mustang that Ford wanted to build
    Oct 19 2016

    Hagerty News: This is the two-seat Mustang that Ford wanted to build

    In this month's issue of Hagerty News, Jim Koscs has written this profile of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (1 comments)


  • The Expansion of Union Turnpike and the Relocation of the Motor Parkway East of Winchester Boulevard
    Oct 18 2016

    The Expansion of Union Turnpike and the Relocation of the Motor Parkway East of Winchester Boulevard

    In 1928, New York State decided to widen Union Turnpike to make it a major east-west road in Queens. However, the planned expanded Union Turnpike just east of Winchester Boulevard was blocked by the Motor Parkway. (14 comments)


  • Mystery Fotos #42 Solved: A 1948 Picnic at Lowell Thomas’ Home in Pawling, New York
    Oct 17 2016

    Mystery Fotos #42 Solved: A 1948 Picnic at Lowell Thomas’ Home in Pawling, New York

    The Helck Family Collection challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Fotos. (8 comments)


  • 1925 Long Island Map of Queens Traffic Arteries & Proposed Highways and Parkways in Nassau & Suffolk
    Oct 15 2016

    1925 Long Island Map of Queens Traffic Arteries & Proposed Highways and Parkways in Nassau & Suffolk

    In 1925, the New York State Department of Public Works and the Long Island State Parkway Commission prepared this map at the request of Governor Alfred E. Smith. (3 comments)




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