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  • Updated: Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Northern State Parkway Under Construction in 1932
    Apr 09 2018

    Updated: Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Northern State Parkway Under Construction in 1932

    Kleiner's Korner (Art Kleiner) challenged you to solve this Mystery Foto aerial. (15 comments)


  • Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VII: Ruland Rd & Colonial Springs Rd
    Apr 07 2018

    Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VII: Ruland Rd & Colonial Springs Rd

    In the seventh post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his 11-year old son Sammy explored the Motor Parkway around the location of the Ruland Road (Melville) and Colonial Springs Road (Wheatley Heights). (4 comments)


  • The “Damsel” Who Helped Design the Interior of the Tucker ‘48
    Apr 04 2018

    The “Damsel” Who Helped Design the Interior of the Tucker ‘48

    Meredith Jaffe has forwarded information on Audrey Moore Hodges, who helped design the interior of the Tucker '48 automobile. Hodges was recently profiled in a new book by Constance A. Smith Damsels in Design. (0 comments)


  • Highlights from the Alco Black Beast at the 2018 Garden City Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade
    Apr 03 2018

    Highlights from the Alco Black Beast at the 2018 Garden City Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade

    The Garden City Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade has been a wonderful Long Island tradition for 63 years. The Alco Black Beast was greeted with the first smiles and thumbs-ups of 2018. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #13 Solved: A 1944 View of the Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage
    Apr 02 2018

    Mystery Foto #13 Solved: A 1944 View of the Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage

    Bob Albertson challenged you to identify this Mystery Foto of a Motor Parkway bridge. (24 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 Selected to Appear in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Mar 31 2018

    Tucker 1044 Selected to Appear in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Roz and I are very proud to announce that Tucker 1044 has been selected to appear in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (6 comments)


  • Off-Topic: Highlights from the Mets’ 2018 Opening Day
    Mar 30 2018

    Off-Topic: Highlights from the Mets’ 2018 Opening Day

    SNY-TV captured me several times yesterday waving my Met flag at the exciting 2018 Mets' Opening Day. (1 comments)


  • Hold the Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Presentation: The Grand Homes of the Gold Coast, Bethpage
    Mar 30 2018

    Hold the Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Presentation: The Grand Homes of the Gold Coast, Bethpage

    Please join us for another special evening providing an update on Motor Parkway projects and a presentation by North Shore historian and author Paul Mateyunas. (1 comments)


  • 1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part I: Opportunity Knocking on the Door
    Mar 28 2018

    1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part I: Opportunity Knocking on the Door

    A 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to automobile dealerships in 1947 has recently become public. Part I documents the first 12 pages promoting that "Again...Opportunity is Knocking At the Door..." (1 comments)


  • Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VI: Broad Hollow Road
    Mar 27 2018

    Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VI: Broad Hollow Road

    In the sixth post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his 11-year old son Sammy explored the Motor Parkway around the location of the Broad Hollow Road Motor Parkway Bridge and the Huntington Lodge, the future home of Maureen Standish. (45 comments)




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