Vanderbilt Cup Races

This is beautiful downtown Roslyn, looking west past the Roslyn Grist Mill that Howard is working so hard to restore.  I’d guess it’s sometime in the 30’s judging by the cars.  I have no idea what the guy with the long pipe is doing to the sidewalk.  But the real reason I wanted to comment is to point out that the clock tower there in Roslyn looks very similar to a clock tower in Sharon, Connecticut.  But when I googled the Connecticut clock tower I found the first entry was from the Roslyn Historical Society so I guess everyone knows about that tower.,

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

The Village of Roslyn, This is Northern Boulevard [today Old Northern Blvd] looking west towards the clock tower in 1927? The building at the top of the hill was the Lincoln Building at 2 West Main St. Roslyn Motors was located there. The building on the right is the Roslyn Grist Mill where Howard is instrumental in its restoration. I’m not as up on the cars however I’ll leave that to others.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

What an awesome collection of Duesenberg autos Bouna Fortuna and safe travels JeRita

From The Ten Duesenbergs at ModaMiami

I live in roslyn for 61 years, that is the famous roslyn clock tower, years 1930, looking up the hill on old northern blvd. To the west,
The road lumber mill is on the right between the old mill and George Washington manor, or what ever it is called today, down the left side of the road of the canal, water way.
Howard place is at the end of limber mill rd,
Anyone remember the big fire at the limber yard that use to be there, big fire,
And the boats some big that used to dock there, and the old boathouse where my father bought a 30 ft richerson cabin cruiser
Sign -the new food. Cars a Buick ?
At some time a while ago in was a car dealer, when I was a kid,
Sam colman
Love you guys for keeping up with the history of LI
Don’t have on hand pictures will send them later

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

We’re in Roslyn looking west on (now “old”) Northern Blvd. Tower Place and then Glen Ave on the left.

The Clock Tower is the Ellen E. Ward Memorial Tower Place, Built
1895 and restored 1995.

The beautiful Tudor style building is still there and used by several businesses. Apparently it was once an auto dealer as the sign reads “THE NEW FORD.”

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

Roslyn, NY
Old Northern Blvd. looking west. The Roslyn Clock Tower (aka Ellen J. Ward Memorial Clock Tower) can be seen in the center of the picture. The building in the background at the top of the hill was the home of Roslyn Motors from 1926 to 1930, a custom coach work manufacturer of Lincoln automobiles.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

I remember getting the car out of the Vanderbilt museum very well. Both Steve Babinsky and I chose to wear plaid shirts that day - popular in that era!
Hauling the car up on a strap up that hill was scary - if that strap broke and the car went rearwards it would have gone through about 40 feet of trees and wound up in Long Island Sound! If you see me holding and using a triangular wood brace it was because the Chrysler had no brakes! 5,000 lbs plus, no brakes. that wood under a wheel was what stopped it from rolling.  Getting the car to roll into the trailer was interesting too, again no brakes to slow/stop it.
This is the part most old car owners never experience.
Walt

From Mystery Friday Foto #8 Solved: "Chrysler's Chrysler"- 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 LeBaron Town Car

Huntington. Route 25. The New Ford. Model A parked on the street in front of the Ford dealership. Looking east

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

Roslyn Village.  Looking west to the clock tower.  The building in the rear at one time was a car dealership.  This is an amazing picture.  One I have not seen before.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

We are looking west on Old Northern Blvd. in Roslyn. I’m thinking the photo was taken in late 1931because the banner on the building in the background says “The New Ford, New In Every Way” which could mean the 1932 model that had many new features. That building started out life as a Lincoln dealership in 1926. The building on the right edge is the historic Roslyn Grist Mill. Owned by Nassau County, it is being restored by the Roslyn Landmark Society under the leadership of Howard, who is co-president and chairman of the executive committee. One of the cars looks like a 1930 Buick and there also could be a Ford Model-A.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

Great photo, Dick Gorman!

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

Clock tower gives it away as the picturesque village of Roslyn. Photographer is on Old Northern Boulevard, looking west. Building up the hill was Roslyn Motors (at 2 Main Street), where Lincolns with custom coachwork were sold. The building has been restored and still stands today. Date has to be between 1926, when the building was built, and 1930, when the Great Depression virtually wiped out the custom body building industry. Sign appears to say “THE NEW FORD/NOW ON DISPLAY HERE.”

Building on the right edge must be the Grist Mill, which is being restored by Howard’s Roslyn Landmark Society.

I’m terrible at identifying 1920s’ cars except for a few brands, so I will stay silent on that subject.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

If you need help driving the truck down to Florida I’d be glad to help. I can find my own way home.

From The Duesy Loads up for Florida!

Here is a pic of me at the ‘64 World’s Fair.
From Dick G.

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

I worked at the’64 Wolds Fair at Avis Antique Rent-A-Car ride right near the Ford pavilion.We had to help the riders on and off the half scale Model T replicas. But we also had to get the two cylinder motors running with a rope and a pull start. Some people had trouble getting them started and idling so I became the “go to guy” for the start ups using a match stick to raise up the idle speed during warm up. It was a fun job and I was at the fair nearly every day from the opening to closing day. Quite a memory

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

Yesterday was not the first time the Motor Parkway had problems with snowfall. On Jan. 25, 1926 Mark Wightman of Greenlawn was hired to clear the Parkway of snow from the Huntington Lodge to Ronkonkoma Lodge for which he was paid $30.00. The next year on Jan. 24, The Parkway had the Hempstead Contracting Co. plow snow off the Parkway between Rocky Hill Rd. and the Huntington Lodge over a period of six days using two trucks at a cost of $158.25.                                      Anyone know if the NYC Dept of Parks clears their section in a timely fashion ?

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

So happy that my son Gram got to participate in the auction he assisted in building and even won his small lot of signs with a winning bid.

From Results: Final Auction of Himes Estate Held on Saturday, February 21, 2026

it worked!

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

another attempt to show the model of the Chrysler turbo car from the 1964 worlds fair

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair

I remember it well! I was there on Opening Day. I had not yet turned 17 and only had a learner’s permit but my Mom let me take her car (alone) and skip school (it was on a Wednesday, I believe). The weather was overcast and rainy but I had a great time. There had been threats of civil rights demonstrations and union-busting demonstrations so there were very few people there. I went into every building and on every ride with absolutely no lines anywhere. Even had a beer with my fake proof. What a memory!

From Hagerty Media: The Cars and Exhibits of the 1964 New York World’s Fair