1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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May 03 2014
Images From the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore
Last month, stock car driver and auto racing historian Marty Himes invited the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a special tour of the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore.
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Apr 30 2014
Newsday “LIRR bridge replacement proposed in Westbury”
The MTA is proposing to build a new bridge over the LIRR tracks at Ellison Avenue in Westbury for $39.2 million. The 1899 bridge was used as part of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course.
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Apr 23 2014
First Brigade of Irish Volunteers Guard the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Comission was always looking for ways to keep crowds off the course. For the 1908 race, they hired the First Brigade of Irish Volunteers to guard the course.
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Apr 21 2014
Mystery Foto #64 Solved:George Robertson & Glenn Ethridge at the 50th Anniversary of the 1904 Race
This week's Mystery Foto documented a historic event.
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Apr 08 2014
Then & Now: Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage (1908-2014) Updated: April 8, 2014
This "Then & Now" provides an updated view of the most famous curve on the Long Island Motor Parkway- the first Deadman's Curve in Central Park (now Bethpage). Over the last several months, PSE&G has been trimming trees in the area. The "Now" photos are amazing!
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Feb 05 2014
Herb Lytle Winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
AJ Lytle has requested images of his great great grandfather Herb Lytle, who participated in more races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (6) than any other driver.
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Jan 28 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #43: Massapequa-Hicksville Motor Parkway Bridge in Plainedge
The 43rd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Bridge in Plainedge.
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Dec 30 2013
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: D.F. Maltby Automobile Garage in Jericho After the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The final Mystery Foto of 2013 was a previously unpublished image and a bit of a challenge.
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Dec 26 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series#42:Wantagh Avenue Bridge in Hempstead Plains Updated:6/20/16
The 42nd bridge in the series documenting the 60 Long Island Motor Parkway bridges is the "parkway" bridge over Wantagh Avenue in the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown).
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Dec 11 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #11 Massapequa Lodge in Plainedge
Going west to east, the tenth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Massapequa Lodge in Plainedge.
