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  • Mystery Fotos #42 Solved: A 1948 Picnic at Lowell Thomas’ Home in Pawling, New York
    Oct 17 2016

    Mystery Fotos #42 Solved: A 1948 Picnic at Lowell Thomas’ Home in Pawling, New York

    The Helck Family Collection challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Fotos. (8 comments)


  • 1925 Long Island Map of Queens Traffic Arteries & Proposed Highways and Parkways in Nassau & Suffolk
    Oct 15 2016

    1925 Long Island Map of Queens Traffic Arteries & Proposed Highways and Parkways in Nassau & Suffolk

    In 1925, the New York State Department of Public Works and the Long Island State Parkway Commission prepared this map at the request of Governor Alfred E. Smith. (3 comments)


  • An Accident on the Motor Parkway in Garden City on July 8, 1931- Updated: 10/17/16
    Oct 12 2016

    An Accident on the Motor Parkway in Garden City on July 8, 1931- Updated: 10/17/16

    This is a never-before-published photo of an accident which occurred on the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City on July, 8, 1931. (10 comments)


  • 99.1 PLR Radio: AJ’s Car of the Day 1963 Ford Mustang III Concept Show Car
    Oct 11 2016

    99.1 PLR Radio: AJ’s Car of the Day 1963 Ford Mustang III Concept Show Car

    AJ of the radio DJ team of Chaz & AJ in the Morning of 99.1 PLR Radio in Connecticut has selected the 1963 Mustang III as his car of the day. AJ first saw the car at the 2016 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #41 Solved: An Aerial of  East Meadow and Levittown Circa 1949
    Oct 10 2016

    Mystery Foto #41 Solved: An Aerial of East Meadow and Levittown Circa 1949

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a booming suburb in Nassau County. (10 comments)


  • The Roslyn Times: Local historian wins award
    Oct 07 2016

    The Roslyn Times: Local historian wins award

    Today's issue of The Roslyn Times reported on the awarding of the 2016 Edmund J. Winslow Local Government Historian Award for Excellence at the September 17, 2016 meeting of the Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) in Syracuse, New York. (6 comments)


  • Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Installed on Jericho Turnpike In Westbury
    Oct 05 2016

    Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Installed on Jericho Turnpike In Westbury

    On September 17, 2016, the Village of Westbury honored the Vanderbilt Cup Races with the installation of a historic marker near the site of the grandstands for the 1904 and 1906 races. (1 comments)


  • Did This Mitchell Racer Participate in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes?
    Oct 04 2016

    Did This Mitchell Racer Participate in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes?

    Erik T. is looking for information on a 1908/1909 Mitchell that he acquired last year. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Auto Foto #40 Solved: A 1924 Wasp Touring Car Built in Bennington, Vermont
    Oct 03 2016

    Mystery Auto Foto #40 Solved: A 1924 Wasp Touring Car Built in Bennington, Vermont

    I recently found this weekend's Mystery Auto Foto in a museum dedicated to art and regional history. (11 comments)


  • John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby
    Oct 01 2016

    John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby

    The third post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features rare photos of the 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby, also known as the Long Island Motor Derby and the Long Island Derby. (1 comments)




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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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