Vanderbilt Cup Races

Oct 21 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Two Cars that Didn’t Make it to the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Automobile makers saw the Vanderbilt Cup Races as an opportunity to promote their cars to an enthusiastic and growing audience. However, while having good intentions, this didn't necessarily translate into reality. (4 comments)

Oct 20 2020
The Motor Parkway Billboard on Horace Harding Boulevard in 1934

Following up on the great detective work from David Stephan, Al Velocci and Art Kleiner, the Motor Parkway billboard on the north side of Horace Harding Boulevard as seen in 1934 is presented here. (2 comments)

Oct 19 2020
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1929 Curtiss B-2 Condor Bomber Flyover Over Roosevelt Field, Merrick Avenue and the Motor Parkway

Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer challenged you to identify this weekend's amazing Mystery Foto. (14 comments)

Oct 18 2020
Newsday: Soaring Success In 1939, Port Washington’s Place in Aviation History Took Off

John Hanc reports on Jennifer Robinson's grandfather's Port Washington photo collection in today's seven-page Newsday LIlife cover story. (2 comments)

Oct 18 2020
Beutenmuller Family Collection: The People of the Port Washington Seaplane Terminals

Among the photos provided by Jennifer Robinson are her grandfather's family and friends having fun at the "Port Washington" seaplane terminals in 1938. (2 comments)

Oct 18 2020
Updated: Historic Seaplane Milestones at Manhasset Bay

Welcome seaplane fans! Look for a Newsday featured article on the Port Washington Marine Terminal this Sunday. . (4 comments)

Oct 18 2020
Update: Beutenmuller Family Collection #1: Searching for the Port Washington Seaplane Terminals

After receiving hundreds of photos of Long Island seaplanes and airplanes from Jennifer Robinson from her grandfather's collection, I have become obsessed with the history of seaplanes in Port Washington located less than six miles from my home. My first post in the series: Searching for the Port Washington Seaplane Terminals. (13 comments)

Oct 17 2020
Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot

VanderbiltCupRaces.com documented last month that the Village of Garden City buried a section of the Motor Parkway as part of their "preservation efforts". Your feedback is requested on the below proposal to restore concrete posts on the northern side of their new parking lot. (57 comments)

Oct 16 2020
Video of the Week: High Style in the Gilded Age: Consuelo Vanderbilt The Pawn

Mary Cummings presented this 24-minute presentation on Consuelo Vanderbilt for the Southampton History Museum. (0 comments)

Oct 14 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 5 - A Proposed 2 Day 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race on LI

As late as September, 1907 proposals were being made to hold that year's Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island. The Metropolitan Automobile Association offered one such proposal. (3 comments)