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  • Kleiner’s Korner: How the Motor Parkway Aided the Red Cross in Garden City
    Dec 10 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: How the Motor Parkway Aided the Red Cross in Garden City

    Starting in 1941, the Red Cross Motor Corps utilized the Motor Parkway in Garden City to train and test volunteer members. (6 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A 1953 View over Merrick Avenue and East Meadow and Westbury
    Dec 08 2020

    Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A 1953 View over Merrick Avenue and East Meadow and Westbury

    The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to solve this weekend's newly scanned aerial. (12 comments)


  • Film of the Week: 1960 Antique Automobile Rally to The Museum of The City of New York
    Dec 04 2020

    Film of the Week: 1960 Antique Automobile Rally to The Museum of The City of New York

    This 8-minute film documented an antique automobile rally to The Museum of The City of New York on April 24, 1960. The rally was held on Fifth Avenue and led by Henry Austin Clark, Jr., owner of the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton, New York. (6 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: A So-Called Vanderbilt Production Appears on Stage in 1907
    Dec 02 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: A So-Called Vanderbilt Production Appears on Stage in 1907

    Besides "The Vanderbilt Cup" production on Broadway starring Elsie Janis, another play named "The Auto Race" also made use of auto racing as its theme during 1907 and 1908. And as with "The Vanderbilt Cup, this production used racers and other cars as props on stage. (3 comments)


  • A New 1946 View of the Broad Hollow Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Melville
    Dec 01 2020

    A New 1946 View of the Broad Hollow Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Melville

    A former Motor Parkway explorer Pat Masterson (now residing in Florida) has forward a new view of the bridge over Broad Hollow Road and Cross Island Trolley courtesy of the Dave Keller Archive. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #48 Solved: The 1954 Roosevelt Raceway Parade Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 30 2020

    Mystery Foto #48 Solved: The 1954 Roosevelt Raceway Parade Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (16 comments)


  • Update: Photos of the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races from the Philadelphia Free Library
    Nov 28 2020

    Update: Photos of the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races from the Philadelphia Free Library

    These 11 photos are courtesy of the Automotive Reference Collection of the Philadelphia Free Library. (17 comments)


  • Film of the Week: Care-Free Cars (1956) Starring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
    Nov 27 2020

    Film of the Week: Care-Free Cars (1956) Starring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

    This six-minute film starred Henry Austin Clark. Jr. and was shot at his Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton, New York and throughout the village in 1956. (3 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: “On the Road to the Cup Race”
    Nov 24 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: “On the Road to the Cup Race”

    In this article that appeared in the March, 1907 edition of "The Outing", author Ralph D. Paine relays the excitement leading up to and during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the viewpoint of someone not necessarily a race enthusiast. Along with illustrations, it is a very compelling read. The full text is provided at the end of this post (best viewed with Safari). (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
    Nov 23 2020

    Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City

    Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto from the Cradle of Aviation Archives? (11 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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