Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Jan 18 2021
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: Vincenzo Lancia at the end of a 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Mineola
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Dec 28 2020
Mystery Foto #52 Solved: The Long Island Cloverleaf that destroyed the Hamlet of Jericho
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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.
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Nov 30 2020
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: The 1954 Roosevelt Raceway Parade Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Sep 28 2020
Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club (Circa 1940-1945)
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Aug 31 2020
Update Mystery Foto #35 Solved: Jim Florida in the #9 Locomobile at the 1908 Founders Week Cup Race
Dr. Meredith Jaffe challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Aug 17 2020
Mystery Friday Foto #33 Solved: Louis C. Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall Estate in Laurel Hollow
Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Aug 10 2020
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.‘s Old 32
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Aug 03 2020
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: The Grave’s Garage on Searing Avenue in Mineola
Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jul 31 2020
Film of the Week “A Real Fast Ride”- A Musical Tribute to William K. Vanderbilt Jr.
A repost from 2010... a special musical tribute to William K. Vanderbilt Jr. The song "A Real Fast Ride" was written and sung by Christopher V.L. Giffuni, a CPA whose hobby is songwriting and playing the guitar. I have added photos from my collection to match his lyrics:
