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Hint was where I was going to base my efforts on after doing some initial thinking. Not at home this weekend (been researching additional Dead Man’s Curves) and have limited time so not going to be able to do as much research as usual. Posts used to support fences must have been Motor Parkway fences.
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
This is my final attempt with this mystery. A 1/4 mile of The Garden City Water District address will lead to….Garden City Park, Herricks, North New Hyde Park, and possibly New Hyde Park. These towns/villages share the same zip code 11040.
I remember a newspaper article concerning the LIMP. The article stated that Al Velocci is/was a resident of New Hyde Park. Is this house with the LIMP boundary posts supporting the wood fence associated with Mr. Velocci?
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
for years it has been a near mantra of sorts for me and my son Gram: “There’s another post!”
From The Concrete Fence-Posts of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Follow-up (post script?). Both old pages noted are now updated/converted and available, with the addition of <http://sbiii.com/limpwnas.html#searposts> to the latter. Lente, lente, curritu noctis equii. Per ardua ad astra. Sam, III
From The Concrete Fence-Posts of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Even with the updated hints stating that this house is in Garden City Park, I couldn’t locate it. I utilized the following website; http;//lrv.nassaucounty.gov/map/ to attempt finding the address. I searched thru the vicinity of Garden City Park and some outer areas, twice; but no luck. The closer you zoom into the area, the property lines display. When you click on the property, a photo of the house will display. I have no doubt that this house is in Garden City Park. Sure some of you will know the location.
* Whoever lives here utilized LIMP boundary posts to support the fence, for the most part.
* The 2nd photo shows the other house on the side road. #27?
I don’t like throwing the towel in, but this one has me beat.
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
Thanks for the post post. For post-post-post references (old ones), may I refer you to:
1. http://sbiii.com/limpkwy0.html#limposts,
2. http://sbiii.com/limpwnas.html#nhpposts, and (especially)
3. http://sbiii.com/limposts.html.
Put those in your post and wire (or slat) them!
[Give me a little time to correct #1 (cedar vs. locust) and to restore #2, please.]
Sam, III
From The Concrete Fence-Posts of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Obviously, the fence posts were at one time on the ROW for the L I Motor Parkway. The question is who would have the ability to acquire and transport that many posts to their own property. My first thought was Art Kleiner; then possibly Marty Himes; but neither of them is in the GCP Water District. Probably in the vicinity of Denton Ave. - Old Courthouse Rd. - Marcus Ave. Can’t wait for the answer.
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
Well it for certain was right off the LIMP , that’s the easy part…Maybe it was a toll house? I’m certain the more knowledgeable than I will chime in….
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
Being that most cedar trees are naturally resistant to decay and insects, that’s probably why this type of wood was used as the original boundary posts. The older linemen I used to work along with said that LILCO originally purchased wood poles made from cedar for that exact reason. Wood poles today are basically made from common pine trees, and saturated with preservatives. Still looking for that house with the concrete posts, thanks for the extra hints.
From The Concrete Fence-Posts of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Looking north from north 27th off of Colonial Springs Road. Treeline is still there.
Sight of proposed development of 264 rental units.
From Mystery Foto #12 Unsolved:Possible Options for this Long Island Motor Parkway Curve- Ca.1928 Update
There’s a concrete post in the backyard of a house just southwest of the corner of Blacksmith Road and Crocus Lane That’s in the front of the development that caused some sort of controversy when it was in the planning stage. ( It’s just around the corner from where the tennis court was at the L.I. Country Club Airport.) The post used to be more visible, standing close to a fence, but another fence has been added within the last few months, now making it harder to find.
From The Concrete Fence-Posts of the Long Island Motor Parkway
My best guess on this is that the posts from the Long Island Motor Parkway,I think are being used for the fence,which makes it unusual. As for the rest of it,I’m not even going to attempt it.
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
Have a great time at Merchant Marine Academy tomorrow,wish I could be there. By the way did you get the pics I sent you about 2 wks ago of that Packard?
_______________________________________
Howard Kroplick:
Ted, yes I did. Thanks so much!
From One Event This Saturday on Long Island (Updated: November 17, 2017)
As Brian McCarthy noticed the Inn was lined up at about at 356 degrees instead of dead North at 360, playing there during the second World War we all had army equipment on, canteens, wooden guns, helmets and compasses We would place our compasses on the edge of the terrace and it would never point to true north we assumed the compasses were wrong. I will try to get out there because I think the south terrace steps are still in one piece and they will serve as a starting point, using a much better compass.
Bob DeStefani
From Femenias' Findings: Remnants of the Petit Trianon's Walkways in Lake Ronkonkoma
Very clever use of the motor parkway posts using the 3 holes to allow the fence to bolt up to them, however, the path of the parkway would be incongruent to the road, as the holes would have to line up to allow the ribbon and not all face out, so they must have been relocated to this house. Can’t wait for this answer. Good one !!
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
This house actually has LIMP fencing around it. To me, this explains why many people think some LIMP posts are turned the wrong way. The post holes facing the roadway had wooden rails, whereas the posts with holes parallel to the roadway had twisted metal railings. On our recent outing to Garden City, I came across a post with a nut and bolt still through it, seeing the original design here explains it.
Now where could this house be?...
From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: A Garden City Park Home With "Motor Parkway-Like" Concrete Fence-Posts
Frank, we haven’t met yet but I think I have a pretty good handle on you. You are a perfectionist and you missed your calling. You should have been an FBI agent or some kind of detective in charge of solving big cases. Here you go Frank….here’s all the evidence now go solve this thing!
Great work. Your attention to detail is outstanding. Thank you for doing what you do. We all benefit from your work.
Why do you think that slab on the beach is unrelated? What else could it be? How on earth would a slab like that have gotten there? No private owner would have been able to build that. It has to be related to the Petit days!
From Femenias' Findings: Remnants of the Petit Trianon's Walkways in Lake Ronkonkoma
After viewing aerials of the past Inn, it never occurred to me that the building itself along with the rear walkway/steps is a bit angled to the north ( looking east ). I don’t know if it was designed this way intentionally. The newer homes towards the end of North Dr were built squarely.
I live in Lake Ronkonkoma. I noticed an older couple walking their champion poodles along the beach. I was wondering what the couple were picking up of the sand. After introducing myself, they were collecting shards of glass because the dogs were injuring their paws constantly. I asked if they happened to live on North Dr. They immediately said ” Oh no, those are the rich people with the higher taxes”. Nice to meet people who do the right thing.
From Femenias' Findings: Remnants of the Petit Trianon's Walkways in Lake Ronkonkoma
According to the “NOW” map, the LIMP crossed Bloomingdale Road just east of where Polaris Drive presently ends.
From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #41: The Bloomingdale Road Bridge in Hempstead Plains
Excellent observation. I disregarded/overlooked these details! Nice job guys.
From Tucker Memorabilia: Luggage to License Plates Updated: 12/26/2019
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