Vanderbilt Cup Races

I believe this is looking west from the west boundary of Eisenhower Park along Merrick Ave at the driveway of the federal offices (FAA?) and that this driveway is the old MP Right of Way.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Easiest one ever! The “then” pics can be confusing sometimes, but the “now” pics—-those I know!

NY Community Bank building on Merrick Ave in Westbury looking west up the former entrance ramp to the LIMP - former location of the Meadowbrook Lodge.

The LIMP is located just north (right) of this location. Eisenhower Park is directly behind this photographer.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

The photo is at Merrick Avenue looking West and on former lands of the LIMP.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Looking west from Merrick Rd.  towards toll house.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Hello Art and fellow LIMP family.

I love this idea.  Don’t know if I can do the trip back to L.I. but I’ll see if I can work that out.  Long drive from Michigan, about 13 hours one way.  They say you can never go back home but I would sure love to try it.  Would love to trek around area where I use to live.  Will follow your details as they progress.

From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Nothing like driving a classic in such beautiful surroundings.

From Take a Test Ride In the Alco Black Beast

Diagonally from top left to bottom center—Merrick Avenue
Salisbury Link Golf at top center to the right of Merrick Avenue
3 “pathways” running horizontally and fairly parallel across middle, the top one being the right of way of the LIMP, wheich then curves on the right becoming Salisbury Park Drive
The LIMP bridge over Merrick Avenue appears to be gone, but the keyhole shaped driveway to the left of Merrick Avenue which was the Parkway entrance seems to be there.
The middle of the pathways looks like Stewart Avenue
The bottom one looks like the LIRR right of way which curves snakelike east of Merrick Avenue
The Meadowbrook Club polo field and Coldstream Golf Club is at lower left
The area in center used to be called Salisbury Park.  Today it’s Eisenhower Park.
My guess on the date is 1955.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

At the time this photo was taken the park was named Nassau County Park at Salisbury.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

-Identify the location of the remnants f or the Motor Parkway.
The top byway of the 3 that originally ran through Eisenhower Park area.

-Identify a Motor Parkway structure in the aerial.
Meadow Brook Lodge

-What was the area in the center of the aerial called when Motor Parkway was active, when the photo was taken and what it is called today?
Salisbury CC Golf courses, Now, Eisenhower Park

-What other transportation byways were defunct in this aerial?
Central RR line

-What is the approximate date of this photograph? Provide a rationale
1955

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

Back around the mid 1950’s, when I was about 13 I explored about 50 miles of the Motor Parkway on my bike. I was also an amateur rtadio operator (K2BGB)
So I think this is a great idea and would be happy to help with it.

From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway

The photo is looking over East Meadow and the old Salisbury Park or the present Eisenhower Park.
LIMP - the sections of the parkway that can be seen are, #1) the section inside the park between the Red course and the north side of Park Blvd.  #2) the section by the Mitchel Gardens housing development and the Meadowbrook Lodge. There appears to be also a small section south of Salisbury Park Drive.
The LIMP structure would be the Meadowbrook Lodge.

The area in the middle of the aerial would be the old Salisbury Links golf course which became Salisbury Park and then Eisenhower Park in 1969.

The LIRR Central Branch/Stewart RR can be seen running across the photo. Also seen is the old Meadowbrook/Salisbury Plains station and the railroad bridge over the old Meadowbrook(brook or stream). The bridge stills exists and is between the exit/ entrance ramps and the Meadowbrook parkway just west of the old Meadowbrook station.
The date of the photo would be in 1954.  Some houses west of the park shown in the photo were built in1954.  There were no signs of construction of the new Meadowbrook parkway in the photo. The photo of the area taken on 1/28/55 shows the construction of the parkway just beginning.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

We are looking at the former Meadowbrook Club, now the property of Nassau County’s Eisenhower Park.  The Motor Parkway enters from the left, where we can see the keyhole entrance at the Meadowbrook Lodge.  It appears that the building no longer stands.  The picture is approximately 1960.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

Photo is of what is known today as Eisenhower Park and previously Salisbury Park. In the middle of the picture on the left or West would be Stewart Avenue. On the top left of the picture you can see the practice track and stables for Roosevelt Raceway. These were next to Merrick Avenue which runs North/South. The top right of the picture shows Salisbury Park Drive in Westbury and the golf course. On the bottom center of the photo, you can also see the lake where the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is today.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

Eisenhower Park, area was the Salisbury Links back in the Motor Parkway days.
Merrick Avenue Toll lodge shown.
Central RR other transportation mode.
mid-1950s - homes along Salisbury Park Drives were built 1953. 1954.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

Looks like we’re in East Meadow directly over the soon to be completed Salisbury County Park with north at the top of the photo. There appear to be remnants of the LIMP running east - west on both sides of Merrick Avenue with the Meadow Brook lodge still visible. When the LIMP was active, the park was known as the Salisbury Links or Salisbury Country Club. Today we know it as Eisenhower Park. Some defunct byways include the portion of Stewart Avenue now included in the park grounds, the former Central Branch of the LIRR, the section of the LIMP that was combined with Newbridge Avenue to form Salisbury Park Drive, and the southern portion of Newbridge Avenue (north of Hempstead Tpke.) that was enclosed within the park. Since it appears that the park is almost completed and it opened in 1949, I’m going with that as a date.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

Howard, the top photo is the epitome of the Motor Pkwy. I doubt the photographer even knew at the time.

From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Last image is the best!

From Take a Test Ride In the Alco Black Beast

Howard very interesting article. If you have time, please post an update on the progress with your car. I can’t imagine how exciting it must be getting a car ready for Pebble Beach. I’d also love to participate in a car show or event honoring the 110th anniversary of the Vanderbilt Cup Races.

From Automobile Magazine: Saving Preston's Tucker

Parkway remains, from left to right. a small section west of Merrick Ave. with the entrance to the Meadowbrook lodge and the lodge itself clearly visible. On the east side of Merrick Ave. a short section of the Parkway is missing. The Parkway starts up again at just below the tee box of the 17th hole of the Red course running to the green near today’s Salisbury Park Dr. The Parkway can be seen once more in the bed of today’s Salisbury Park Dr. which the County opened in 1955.                                                                  At the time the Parkway was built the area was known as the Sailsbury Plains or simply Salisbury.; today it is part of East Meadow.                                  Roadways that have disappeared since the photo was taken include that section of Stewart Ave. between Merrick Ave. and Salisbury Park Dr. Also gone is the LIRR r.o.w between Endo Blvd. in Garden City East and Carmen Ave. in East Meadow, The tracks were taken up in 1952. The LIRR r.o.w. is still identifiable by the transmission lines that separate the white and blue golf courses of the Park. Also missing is the road the Motor Parkway went over before going under Stewart Avenue,  Newbridge Ave. At one time it ran southward from Old Country Rd. thru the center of the Park from Salisbury Park Dr.  to Hempstead Tpke. The Hempstead Tpke. entrance to the Park is in the bed of Newbridge Ave. The north-south portion of Salisbury Park Dr. was previously Newbridge Ave. I date the photo around 1958, there is traffic on Salisbury Park Dr. but the clubhouse complex in the Park has not been built yet.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

Hold on/at the beach in Lake Ronkonkoma where the parkway ended?

From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway