Vanderbilt Cup Races

I’m just going to take a wild guess on the location for this one: between Jericho Turnpike and Westbury Avenue in Carle Place. Judging by the short hair cuts and black hi-top sneakers on the boys, I’ll guess around 1958 for the date.

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

From Bob H.

Great STUFF…...CONGRATS for all this wonderful work!!!!

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

I’m a bit confused.  Did the children living north of William St, which was Albertson, going to the Park Avenue School?  I guess there was no Herricks School district yet.  very cool info though,  Thanks.  Bob A

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

Congrats Howie.
Just heard about this fron Darrell.
Enjoy this gorgeous addition to your collection.

Andy

From Tucker 1044 Receives a Big Welcome at Waterfront at Roslyn

I’m guessing Levittown, near where the grandstand stood.  Looks like a section that’s closed off with a chain link fence now.

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Bill Hamlin was a great guy, lived in Ontario, Ca. was an aerospace engineer if I recall. He had a really nice 32 Franklin Airman sedan as well. We had a lot of communications via mail when he was alive. He told me if I came out for a visit he would take me for a ride in one of his Tuckers (he had two) at the Ontario Speedway where he knew the owners. Promised me a 100 mph ride and said he had his Tuckers at that speed on that raceway many times. He wanted to buy one new but couldn’t find one to buy anyplace when they went on sale so finally bought one from someone in 1952. Bill was an amazing mechanic and also owned a 1939 Graham sharknose Combination coupe that was profiled in one of the first issues of Special Interest Autos magazine (now Hemmings Classic Car) Bill also created a 1935 Franklin Olympic coupe - Franklin stopped production in 1934, but used the Reo/Hayes car of the era for everything but the engine in 1932-34 Franklin Olympic models . So Bill took a 1935 Reo Royale coupe, fitted a 1932 Franklin engine, fabricated a manifold to fit two carburetors, put in a Columbia overdrive, but left the exterior totally stock original. He said he used to take it out and kids in hot rods would pull up next to him thinking here is an old man in an old used up car. He motioned for them to race when the traffic light turned green and always blew their doors off and won the race. The combination of the dual carbs on a well reworked engine and Columbia overdrive made that one very fast car. It still exists in the upper midwest.

From Profile Series: Tucker 1002 "Goldie"

My guess is Skinner lane near Orchid road in Levittown! I think I see high electric towers on the right top corner in photo that may be the towers that cut across Newbridge road near an electric station on the west side of Newbridge! The kids look like typical Levittown kids that grew up there in the late forties early fifties! The kid climbing looks like he has either Keds or Converse sneakers on!

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

No clue but been there, seen that -when or where?  I’ll hazard a wild guess (maybe not SO wild) - somewhere along the RoW N-S from E. Williston Ave. to E. Jericho Tpke, in Williston Park/Mineola.  1970/80s?  Wait one - N-S again; mayhap Garden City between Russell and Pell just south of Old Country Road.  I KNOW that spot!  This should prove verrrry interesting.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Never liked the Tucker (still don’t) but it is absolutely amazing how such a limited-production car has survived in near-entirety and with such fantastic documentation.  I’m enjoying this series in spite of myself and thank you , Howard, for your continued efforts.  Sam, III

From Profile Series: Tucker 1002 "Goldie"

Wild story!  When I lived just south of there, below Jericho Turnpike, on Marcellus in Mineola, ca. 1960-70, that area was one of my favorite bike trips.  I took Marcellus up over Hillside and then north on Collins to the RoW.  I remember when that little house was built across the RoW at 279{?} Collins and how horrified I was.  Keep ‘em comin’, Howard; thank you.  Sam, III

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

The bridge or subway would of connected Williston Park and Albertson. This section of Albertson and Williston Park is located in the Herricks school district.  Searingtown is located west of present day Searingtown Rd.

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

Building a footbridge sounded a whole lot easier ( and less costly ) than tunneling under the roadbed. For whatever reason, neither came to be. Seems like the Captain was forced to address the letter, and already knew what the response was going to be.

Going by the sketches, the ground formation looks to be quite uneven at and around the LIMP ROW. Like the roadbed was formed to the land rather than the land being leveled out and sloped on both sides for drainage. I recall viewing a sketch of the LIMP between Clinton Rd and Old Country Rd displaying cesspools/drywells, for road drainage collection I guess. Maybe there were pools and wells in this area, too.

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

I don’t think concrete made in that era here on long island had crushed bluestone in it. Pretty sure they used native gravel.

From Exploring and Uncovering the Motor Parkway in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown & Bethpage) Updated

Is Smithtown Stop N Shop still alive? I hear rumbles that it’s no longer going on.

From 2019 Long Island Cruises (Updated: July 26, 2019)

Sigsby Avenue Williston Park
June 2017

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Forecast for Sat is rain. Good time to tackle this one at the local library. Nice image, Art.

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Wed nights is really nice crowd at Milleridge Inn.  Great cars and mature crowd. It’s now free to all.

From 2019 Long Island Cruises (Updated: July 26, 2019)

I’ll guess this is in Garden City where residents along Pell Terrace and Russell Rd. could opt to extend their property into the Motor Parkway roadway.

Judging by the foliage, the trees growing through the parkway and the boy’s clothes, this looks to be 1958.

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Photo looks in the 1950’s.  I am going off the way the kids are dressed.  As for location…..  The Albertson/Williston Park border in the back yards of Schley Ave or William St…. or maybe from Hillside to Jericho in Mineola…. or perhaps Garden City.  All of these answers are based on way the road looks to be going through back yards.  In Manhasset Hills there are were not fences over the road.  I will be awaiting the answer.
-joe

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Sure I speak for all…..so looking forward to viewing these documents that Roy placed in the right hands, Howard. My next search on the Detroit site will zero in on “Road Construction”. There is so many images on that site, perhaps I’ll come across this area. Mr. Lazarnick was quite the photographer. Many thanks to his passion/dedication.

From Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.