Vanderbilt Cup Races

Eric - the buildings in the ‘Now’ photo are the North Shore Towers just south of the GCP, west of the county line.

Forgot to add the ‘now’ view of Union Tpke east at Little Neck Pkwy.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

See you Sunday!

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

My wife, Lisa, and I will be attending the unveiling of the 1930 duesenberg- thanks for the invite

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

George Robertson, Stephen Reynolds
The Motor Parkway
Franz Heinz took Robertson’s place as driver
Benz.  Car caught fire and finished 27th. 
Sept. 23, 1910.

From Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: George Robertson's Strange Accident in Vanderbilt Cup Race History

Our Lady of Hope Car Show, September 22nd 1:00 to 4:00 pm

From Upcoming car shows, concours and exhibits for the Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection

What is the building off in the top right and where would that approximately be today?

If the NYC bridges are steel, what about the 73rd Ave and Hollis Hills Terrace?

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

Your groupie wil be there, I’ll be spreading the word about this event.
The Duesenberg described as a 1930 but

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

I’ll be there Howard! Looking forward to it.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Hope to be there and will try to bring along some copies of period Murphy Body material from my library for you.. May be 3 of us coming.My son Trevor and his girlfriend as well.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Yes, I’ll be at the open house next Sunday September 8th.
Thank for the invitation.

Jim Ryan , Long Island Buick Club

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

I wish I could go, but I will be out of town. Ironically, I will be at the old car festival at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich. Maybe there’ll be a Duesenberg there.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Hello Howard,
Just a short note to let you know that I’ll be there on the 8th.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

The driver and “mechanician” who were in that car, a German Benz racer, when it crashed were George Robertson and Stephen Reynolds. Reynolds was actually a reporter doing a story on Robertson when the crash occurred during a practice run on September 23, 1910 in preparation for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The location of the crash happened as Robertson was leaving the LIMP at the Massapequa lodge and going on to Massapequa-Hicksville Road. Some reports say the car was repaired in time with Franz Heim replacing Robertson as the driver and placing 27th after the car caught fire on lap #6. Other accounts have Heim using another Benz (number 8) since neither that car nor Robertson were in any shape to race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: George Robertson's Strange Accident in Vanderbilt Cup Race History

Looking forward to seeing this classic! See you there.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Also just remembered that this was during the relocation of the LIMP at Winchester Blvd, then east into Creedmore. Portion of the LIMP shifted north, for the expansion of Union Tpke. And the tunnel was constructed from Creedmore, then beneath the LIMP & Union; for the hospital

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

On Little Neck Parkway, near Union Blvd, looking north toward Queens County Farms and Motor Parkway over Littleneck Parkway bridge .
Some time between 1930 and 1938?

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

The vehicle looks like a Nash Ajax, from about 1927 or so.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

The Photographer was facing North on Little Neck Parkway. The Women & Automobile are stopped along a dirt & gravel Union Tpke. Then that’s the LIMP & Bridge in the near distance. Maybe the year is around 1925.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

We are on today’s Little Neck Parkway looking north with the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge in the distance.  The crossroad is the Union Turnpike. Based on the sign on the left my guess is that the ladies are checking out building plots in the area in the early thirties. Not sure of the auto, Howard had an interest in buying it but decided on the Duesenberg instead.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

- Queens, Little Neck Road, the Motor Parkway - looking north from Union Turnpike
- Little Neck Road Bridge
- Based on the attached 1926 article, the Queens Crest housing development, located at the intersection of Union Turnpike and Little Neck Road was opened in 1926.  As the mystery photo doesn’t show any homes having been built yet, I’m assuming the photo was taken in 1924 or 1925.  Map is from 1928. 

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.