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Exploring in the woods never grows old!  I love it myself,,,

From Sam & Dave's "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" I: Stewart Avenue to Deadman's Curve, Bethpage

Chicken was an expensive item in 1914.  Modern cultivation practices were not yet known and a good chicken dinner was a treat for most folks.  Remember Herbert Hoover’s promise of “A chicken in every pot…?”  That was a promise to bring to the common man’s table something that was mostly reserved for those with wealth.  Fish and other staples were more readily available and were cheaper.

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Dining Room of the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma

Didn’t have time this weekend, so I’ll just guess at a few here..
The end of the LIMP from Wheeler Road to the end at Lake Ronkonkoma. There were no bridges beyond Deer Park Road, so no bridges, but we have the Petit Trianon and Annex. Unsure of the year and reason for the aerial, but if it’s after 1923, there should be a lodge across the road, but resolution isn’t good enough to make it out. The parkway was 16 feet wide at this section.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

Identify the location of the aerial from left to right: Western Suffolk County (Melville) going east to Lake Ronkonkoma

Identify the major roads in the aerial: Some are Commack Road, Motor Parkway, Nichols Road, Hauppauge Road, Smithtown Blvd., sure there are more

How many Motor Parkway bridges can be seen in the aerial?  Little East Neck, Wellwood, Wicks Road, Colonial Springs Road, Deer Park, Half Hollow Hills

What Motor Parkway structures are in the aerial? Petit Trianon, Commack Road Lodge, Brentwood Lodge, Deer Park Toll, Half Hollow Hills, Lodge Ronkonkoma Lodge
 
How wide was the Motor Parkway in this section? 16 feet across

When was this photo taken and why? 1930 - part of a Suffolk County project to have all “roads, terrain and property” in the county recorded. 

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

Looks like you fellows had a successful meet and examination of the two walls on the 20th.  Making contact as a bonifide group was a great move and hopefully an entree into future more definitive examinations.  Well done.

From Exploring the "Mayan Ruins" Bridge in Garden City- Updated: 4/23/2017

I believe we are looking at o portion of Suffolk County from Central Islip through Ronkonkoma to the lake on the right edge. With the LIMP crossing Wheeler’s Road in the lower left corner, we can also see Nicoll’s Road, Smithtown Blvd., and possibly Middle Country Road (Rte. 25). As for bridges, I don’t think there are any (trick question?) since I believe the eastern-most bridge was Deer Park Road which is not in the photo. Although it’s tough to tell, the structures should be the Ronkonkoma Lodge and Petit Trianon. Not sure, but I think the width of the LIMP here was still the original 16 feet. Just a guess, but the date could be 1938 in preparation for Suffolk County acquiring the LIMP.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

Another blog worth looking back at is 9/29/10 Part II: Then&Now;: The Motor Parkway “Mayan Ruins” of Garden City.

The last 1950 closeup aerial:
  * Dirt is still built up on either sides of the abutments. Best place to move all that dirt is right over the LIMP between the abutments. And maybe the skimmed off sections of the abutments are in the same resting place.
  * This aerial is facing south. If the bridge was completed, the road would’ve headed in a SW and NE direction. The abutments aren’t directly across from each other, a bit offset.
  * #45 Russell Rd house was built in 1950. And the rear of this home can be seen next to the west abutment. No one purchased this home yet, presently.

From Exploring the "Mayan Ruins" Bridge in Garden City- Updated: 4/23/2017

The last 5 miles of the Motor Parkway. If you reached this far, you’ve made it!

This aerial covers Central Islip to the LIMP’s eastern terminus in Lake Ronkonkoma, and Smithtown to Islandia north to south.

Neither bridges nor underpasses in this limp section. I counted 11 crossings that drivers had to deal with before reaching the end: 

1. Wheeler Rd.
2. Roosevelt Bl.
3. Hawthorne Av.
4. Hoffman Ln.
5. Blydenburgh Rd.
6. South Bedford Av.
7. Old Nichols Rd.
8. Terry Rd.
9. Parkway Bl.
10. Oakdale Av.
11. Rosevale Av.

Veterans’ Memorial Hwy Rt. 454 would later enter this picture in 1950
Nesconset Hwy. Rt. 347 in 1951
Long Island Expwy I-495 1964.

Motor parkway structures include Petit Trianon, the Annex, and the Lake Ronkonkoma lodge.

Motor Parkway was 16 feet wide here.

Hard to determine if the LIMP is still open but Lake Dr. at the eastern terminus is still very wide. Guessing we’re still open, sometime before 1938.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

Dave

Mystery photo….planes flying over Hazelhurst Field, now known as Roosevelt Field

From Mystery Foto #15 Solved: The Historic Hangar 16 at Curtiss Field (Circa 1931)

David K:

Howard: I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the artifacts and listening to the presentation.

From Treasure Chest of Surveys and Maps Draws Large Crowd to the Parkway Preservation Society Meeting

Jeff R:
My daughter and I thank you for the presentations on Thursdays.

From Treasure Chest of Surveys and Maps Draws Large Crowd to the Parkway Preservation Society Meeting

Ron T:
Great meeting you last night at the meeting; thanks for the presentations and for making those documents so approachable

From Treasure Chest of Surveys and Maps Draws Large Crowd to the Parkway Preservation Society Meeting

Lake Ronkonkoma and area west in 1930 from a Suffolk County aerial photo of county properties. Rosevale Avenue circles the western portion of the lake and vertically on the left are Old Nichols Road and Terry Road. The LIMP was only 16 feet wide here.
The Ronkonkoma toll house and Petit Trianon are visible on the left side of the lake.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

I really do think that the proposed tunnel/overpass in Searingtown was intended for safe passage to the nearby school for residents that lived N/O the LIMP. I assume another safe route to the school was established.

From Treasure Chest of Surveys and Maps Draws Large Crowd to the Parkway Preservation Society Meeting

photo # 16 looks like the eastern end of the pkwy by lake ronkonkoma.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

gee- i meant #16 MYSTERY PHOTO IS LAKE RONKONKOMA

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

photo # 17 looks like the eastern end of the pkwy by lake ronkonkoma.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

From left to right, west to east, we are looking at the easternmost portion of the LIMP from Brentwood/Islip out to Lake Ronkonkoma.

The Ronkonkoma lodge, The Petit and Annex are visible. I’m not aware of any bridges in this portion.

Jericho Tok is visible. I’m assuming that is the northern state dumping out into 347 so we must be talking early 1940s at least. Probably later then that as Ronkonkoma area looks pretty built up. I’ll go with late 1940s as my guess.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

Evelin - Puedes consultar con Howard, por favor incluir photographia del carro. El sabes mas de carros viejo. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Howard - Evelin owns/possesses a 1915-1917 Peugeot racer (model unknown) and seeks information/consultation about it.

From The Peugeot EX3- Winner of the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco

Hola podrán enviarme un email para hacer una consulta tengo un peugeot entrre 1915-1917 no se que modelo es
gracias

From The Peugeot EX3- Winner of the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco