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  • Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: The historic 1907 Thomas Flyer and driver George Schuster make an appearance on “I’ve Got a Secret” game show in 1958
    Mar 21 2022

    Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: The historic 1907 Thomas Flyer and driver George Schuster make an appearance on “I’ve Got a Secret” game show in 1958

    The Walter McCarthy Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (12 comments)


  • Walt Gosden Special Article: Proper attire for the hired help to wear when motoring on the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Mar 19 2022

    Walt Gosden Special Article: Proper attire for the hired help to wear when motoring on the Long Island Motor Parkway

    My friend automotive historian Walt Gosden has provided this special article on the Dornan Company and their chauffers' uniform business. (2 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island and the Vanderbilts Part 2
    Mar 16 2022

    Greg O’s Garage; HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island and the Vanderbilts Part 2

    HBO's excellent new series 'The Gilded Age' has many connections, real and fictional, to NYC, Long Island and the Vanderbilt family. (0 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: North Carolina’s First Motor Speedway - Part 1 (Planning and Construction)
    Mar 15 2022

    Kleiner’s Korner: North Carolina’s First Motor Speedway - Part 1 (Planning and Construction)

    Automobile racing in North Carolina during the early part of the 1900s consisted of local enthusiasts trying to outdo their neighbors in informal, unorganized events. This changed in 1924. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto#11 Solved: A 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race photo of officials published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Mar 14 2022

    Mystery Friday Foto#11 Solved: A 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race photo of officials published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

    Matt Wallace, creator publicaddressannouncer.org, challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (3 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island and the Vanderbilts Part 1
    Mar 12 2022

    Greg O’s Garage; HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island and the Vanderbilts Part 1

    HBO's excellent new series 'The Gilded Age' has many connections, real and fictional, to Long Island and the Vanderbilt family. (7 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Disposed Of (Levittown)
    Mar 09 2022

    Kleiner’s Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Disposed Of (Levittown)

    Following its closing in 1938, former property of the Long Island Motor Parkway was acquired and/or released by Nassau County. Surveys provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works provide documentation of these land transfers. (4 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: The Great Wall of East Hills and Long Island Motor Parkway director Clarence Mackay
    Mar 08 2022

    Greg O’s Garage: The Great Wall of East Hills and Long Island Motor Parkway director Clarence Mackay

    A recently re-discovered driveway remnant of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill has finally been documented (11 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Photo #10 Solved: The Hotel Ormond -An early race destination at the “Birthplace of Speed”
    Mar 07 2022

    Mystery Friday Photo #10 Solved: The Hotel Ormond -An early race destination at the “Birthplace of Speed”

    Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (8 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: An actual strip of the Motor Parkway sold
    Mar 05 2022

    Greg O’s Garage: An actual strip of the Motor Parkway sold

    In 1947, a small strip of the Motor Parkway was sold to William Levitt and Sons. (12 comments)




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Apr 11 2026 Thanks for sharing, Greg.  Interesting historical view of the living quarters of a Vanderbilt socialite.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Part of the acreage was used for a cemetery.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Point made. Many thanks for your reply.

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