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  • Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)
    Oct 01 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

    Motor Parkway sleuth Brian McCarthy challenged you to identify this very rare and incredible 1929 Motor Parkway photo of the Fresh Meadows terminus. (13 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: On the set of the 1988 film  “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” and Honoring Francis Ford Coppola
    Sep 28 2024

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: On the set of the 1988 film “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” and Honoring Francis Ford Coppola

    Anahid Nazarian has worked with Francis Ford Coppola for over 40 years including as a researcher for "Tucker: The Man and his Dream" and currently executive producer of the recently released film "Megalopolis". Ms. Nazarian recently reached out to VanderbiltCupRaces.com searching for images related to Coppola's 1988 Tucker film. (1 comments)


  •  ‘Guys With Rides’ YouTube Channel rides around Roslyn in the ALCO Black Beast
    Sep 25 2024

    ‘Guys With Rides’ YouTube Channel rides around Roslyn in the ALCO Black Beast

    A popular podcast and YouTube channel, 'Guys with Rides' takes a cruise around Roslyn in the 1909 ALCO Black Beast (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway
    Sep 24 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway

    Did you identify the Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway? (5 comments)


  • Barron’s feature article “Classic-Car Event ‘The Bridge’ Celebrates a Racing Legacy in the Hamptons”
    Sep 21 2024

    Barron’s feature article “Classic-Car Event ‘The Bridge’ Celebrates a Racing Legacy in the Hamptons”

    Barron's writer Jim Motavalli has provided a wonderful write up of The Bridge VIII with a nod to the Mustang III Concept Show Car. (0 comments)


  • Highlights from The Bridge VIII in Bridgehampton featuring the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car
    Sep 18 2024

    Highlights from The Bridge VIII in Bridgehampton featuring the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car

    There were some beautiful cars and the Mustang III Concept Show Car at the Bridge VIII in Bridgehampton on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #37 Solved: Play Ball! At Alley Pond Park!
    Sep 17 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #37 Solved: Play Ball! At Alley Pond Park!

    Did you identify the ball fields in Alley Pond Park? (17 comments)


  • Highlights from the “Duesy”  Waterfront at Roslyn Open House
    Sep 14 2024

    Highlights from the “Duesy”  Waterfront at Roslyn Open House

    An exceptional crowd of 100 people came for a 'Duesy' of a good time last Sunday! (0 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: The Nassau District Attorney and the Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Sep 11 2024

    Kleiner’s Korner: The Nassau District Attorney and the Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Speeders along the course of the Vanderbilt Cup Races were targeted by Nassau County officials. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: The 1905 Mercedes ‘X’ Racer Arrives on Long Island
    Sep 10 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: The 1905 Mercedes ‘X’ Racer Arrives on Long Island

    Did you identify the Mercedes 'X' Vanderbilt racer arriving on Long Island? (2 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.

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