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  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Cherry Valley Club, Garden City Hotel & Roosevelt Field in 1936
    Sep 17 2018

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Cherry Valley Club, Garden City Hotel & Roosevelt Field in 1936

    Author Richard Panchyk challenged you again to find the Motor Parkway and more in another classic aerial. (11 comments)


  • My Top Ten Non-Tuckers at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Sep 15 2018

    My Top Ten Non-Tuckers at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Although I spent 95% of my time at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance behind the ropes of the Tucker class, I did notice several other amazing automobiles on the field. Here were my top ten Non-Tuckers. (5 comments)


  • Update #1: John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The Motor Parkway Near Ronkonkoma, Circa 1911
    Sep 12 2018

    Update #1: John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The Motor Parkway Near Ronkonkoma, Circa 1911

    Frank Giebfried of the Bayport Heritage Association has forwarded another gem from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album. The photo, documenting the "Motor Parkway near Ronkonkoma", was likely taken by Gladys Roosevelt, the daughter of John E. Roosevelt and the second cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt. (8 comments)


  • The Three Award-Winning Tuckers of the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Sep 11 2018

    The Three Award-Winning Tuckers of the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Anthony Ruzicka has forwarded four photos documenting the ceremony for the three award-winning Tuckers at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (1 comments)


  • Town of North Hempstead History News (Updated: September 11, 2018)
    Sep 11 2018

    Town of North Hempstead History News (Updated: September 11, 2018)

    Links to news related to the history of the Town of North Hempstead. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #36 Unveiled: Christopher Morley’s Cat Teaches How to Draw A Map of Long Island in 1927
    Sep 10 2018

    Mystery Foto #36 Unveiled: Christopher Morley’s Cat Teaches How to Draw A Map of Long Island in 1927

    Bob Sargent, Village Historian of Roslyn Estates, challenged you to identity the author of a 1927 story which includes directions of how to draw a map of Long Island with the Motor Parkway. (13 comments)


  • Update #1: Time to Wail: The Western Wall of the Mayan Ruins is Gone
    Sep 08 2018

    Update #1: Time to Wail: The Western Wall of the Mayan Ruins is Gone

    Over the last year, several people have sadly reported the legal destruction of the western wall of the "Mayan Ruins" in Garden City as a result of the building of two new homes in this Garden City area. (18 comments)


  • A Chambers Profile: The Meadow Brook Polo Fields
    Sep 05 2018

    A Chambers Profile: The Meadow Brook Polo Fields

    As a follow-up to Mystery Foto #33, Lee Chambers has provided images and observations concerning the polo fields of the Meadow Brook Hunt and Polo Club. Lee grew up in Mitchel Field adjacent to the polo fields. (2 comments)


  • Ten Tucker Photos from Kimball Studios, Courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Sep 04 2018

    Ten Tucker Photos from Kimball Studios, Courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Kimball Studios, courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, have provided these ten Tucker photos from Pebble Beach week. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #35 Solved:Two Record-Breaking Duesenbergs at the Long Island Automotive Museum in 1949
    Sep 03 2018

    Mystery Foto #35 Solved:Two Record-Breaking Duesenbergs at the Long Island Automotive Museum in 1949

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was discovered last week at Pebble Beach. (14 comments)




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