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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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It’s the eastern terminus with the LIMP RoW at the top and Old Nicholls Road at upper left crossing Terry Road down the middle and the toll structure, Petit Trianon, the dormitory, and a tiny smitch of Lake Ronkonkoma at the far upper right. The land north of the LIMP was owned by the Parkway, to be used as an auto race course and test track (which never came to fruition). Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway
I tried for so long and so hard to get permission from 110 and finally just gave up. Long time comin’! Hurrah! Sam, III
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Only Active Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
Wondering why the bridge still stands. Does it actually support any of that equipment? The wording of the story: do you mean that bridge or the one in OBVR might need to come down in 10 years?
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Only Active Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
We are looking at an area over Ronkonkoma just slightly west of Lake Ronkonkoma, with north being at the top of the photo. I think I can see a very small piece of the lake in the upper right corner. The LIMP structures would be the Ronkonkoma Lodge, Petit Trianon, and the Trianon Annex. Willie K. II owned the major portion of the property in the top half of the photo through the Long Island Motor Parkway Company and had early plans to build a three loop closed course motor speedway there.
From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway
Side note about William Sulzer - soon after taking office he was impeached!
From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway
Identify the location shown in the aerial. Lake Ronkonkoma area
Identify the Motor Parkway structure(s). Ronkonkoma Lodge, Petit Trianon, Trianon Annex
Who owned the majority of the property in the top half of the aerial? What were the earlier plans for this property?
Willie K.
Original plans called for an automobile race track and grand stands and based on a 1907 newspaper article, golf courses and garages. A few years later it was proposed to make the Ronkonkoma Vanderbilt land into a NY State Park with a $10,000 appropriate, but the motion was vetoed by then Governor William Sulzer. Again a newspaper article reported that Willie K. was in favor.
From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway
Lake Ronkonkoma peeks out at the far left of this picture, at the eastern end of the LIMP. The Petit Trion restaurant can be seen, along with the toll collecting station at the eastern end.
From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway
They won’t let you on the site. It’s too dangerous. You need to be insured in order to be on the property.
From The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
Last LIMP section in Lake Ronkonkoma. Ronkonkoma lodge, Petit Trianon in view.
From vanderbiltcupraces.com;
In October 1910, the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. tried once again to build [a] speedway. [on the above property] This time it was planned for the 891.21 acres owned by the Motor Parkway in Ronkonkoma eventually purchased by Walter T. Shirley.
From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway
Thank you so much Howard, what a nice tribute to our sons.
From Happy Birthday Mike and Sean Tucker!
I want to name the 4th image…Team Tucker! Hope you two enjoyed your birthday, Mike and Sean.
From Happy Birthday Mike and Sean Tucker!
Over the last fifty-odd years, a number of 260 cid V8 Mustang engines have been bored out to 289 cid by Sunbeam Tiger owners. These engines fail promptly from cracked cylinder walls. The 289 and 302 engines had smaller water jackets, making room for larger cylinder diameters.
From Profile- 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car: The Oldest Mustang on the Road Today
Field trip in the works, possibly?
From The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
Bob, maybe they feel Bar Beach has negative alcohol suggestions! Hah!
From Mystery Foto #36 Unveiled: Christopher Morley's Cat Teaches How to Draw A Map of Long Island in 1927
Lindsay - That’s wonderful news and a rare opportunity to photograph that bridge. Viewers, including myself, would enjoy updated photos of the bridge. Please send to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Thanks!
Frank
From The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
I photographed it today (9/19/2018) with permission from someone on the site. It IS falling apart, but such is the fate of a 118 year old bridge. They may demolish it for safety reasons, but it’s still there. I’d post the pictures here but I’m not sure how to.
From The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
SOMEONE SHOULD BUILD MORE REPLICA TUCKERS,IF NOT WITH THE 74 LTD THAN SOMETHING SIMILAR. BY THE WAY MY FAMILY BOUGHT A RED 74 LTD 4DRHT WITH THE 351W ENGINE. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GAS MILEAGE OF THE 73 PONTIAC VENTURA (NOVA TYPE) THAT WE TRADED IT IN FOR THE LTD. THE VENTURA HAD A 6 CYL WITH FACTORY A/C AND THE LTD WAS BETTER ON GAS MILEAGE,WITH A/C. I WOULD CONSIDER BUYING A REPLICA TUCKER!
From Ten Tucker Photos from Kimball Studios, Courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
What a great moment! Congrats again!
From The Three Award-Winning Tuckers of the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
- Photo is over Garden City looking northeast towards Mineola
- The LIMP can been seen in the upper center to upper right from around East Williston to GC (Clinton Rd)
- The Garden City Lodge, Managers office , LIRR bridge and others west. The Clinton Rd bridge and Old Country Rd bridges can be seen
- Major Roads, Cherry Valley Ave, Cathederal Ave, Rockaway Ave, Washington Ave, Old Country Rd, Clinton Rd, Franklin Ave and South Ave.
LIRR mainline, LIRR Hempstead branch Stewart RR , LIRR Central, Central branch or etc.
- Garden City Hotel, Vanderbilt Cup races commission HQ’s for the 1904 t0 1910 races
- Golf courses- Cherry Valley Club and Garden City golf club
- The train is on the LIRR Hempstead branch ( Central or etc.) just east of Cherry Valley Ave and west of the LIRR Garden City station
- Date of photo, The 3 building of Adelphi university were built and opened in 1929. The houses in the Mott section were stated being built in 1936 that are in the photo. Some houses around Adelphi were built in 1930-1932. I would say the photo is taken around 1935
From Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Cherry Valley Club, Garden City Hotel & Roosevelt Field in 1936
Over Garden City South looking NE. Roosevelt Field hangars gave it away for me. Motor Parkway barely seen in photo D on the right edge center, high tree-lined for a short period, parallel with Clinton Rd. The huge, white Garden City hotel just off the center, with amazing RR cars passing on its south side. Those cars appear 1920- 1930s. Never realized how close the RR was to the hotel, even though I’ve passed under the Cherry Valley bridge for ages. The hotel was the meeting place to discuss building the Motor Parkway
From Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Cherry Valley Club, Garden City Hotel & Roosevelt Field in 1936
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