Vanderbilt Cup Races

This is just too much for me, to wait to see magnificent car, the anticipation is overwhelming me.

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XII: Countdown to Pebble Beach-One Month

Dorothy was my grandmother.  I never met her and don’t know too much about her family.  It was very exciting to stumble upon this history.  Oddly enough I named my daughter Ellen without knowing!

From Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?

My research shows this property did belong to   VANDERBILT   AND SOLD IT
TO DR.  Baruch & family who in turn sold it to an order of nuns from the House
of The Good Shepherd - My question is how could they afford property in Dix
Hills and where did they get the money?

From Was the "Bagatelle" Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?

Walter,

Do you have a record of who was there with a Simplex - Crane with a Victoria top? Just saw an amazing movie of the 39 Meet and the Simplex - Crane sure looks like the one in the Museum. Also shows up at the 1940 Meet.

Regards,
Roberto
(Seal Cove Auto Museum)

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

So this is what the original hospital looked like. This is very cool. I’ve heard about local East Meadow residents resisting the construction of the new 18 story structure.  And if Michael says, that the original hospital structures still exists there today, hiding behind the 18 story tower, I’ll be visiting there soon to check this out!

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

Sorry if my previous post came across a bit too presumptuous. As many of you know, the Bill Spear/Austin Clark car was converted from a runabout to a raceabout by my father Hyde Ballard’s shop in 1946/1947 at the same time the restoration on his car was started. ,The Bill Spear/Austin Clark car made its debut at the Spring AACA meet in Glenside, Pa. in 1947.  The car became well known on the East Coast along with other T-Head Mercers belonging to collectors Murchio, Fetteroff, Bailey, Ullman, Cunningham, Melton, Bradley and others.

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

Yes, I agree, I always remember him as Austin.

I can’t help but be fascinated by all the fanfare generated by this car. Makes me wonder about my car which is the only documented 1911 raceabout that left the factory as a raceabout. Was also raced, been in the same family since 1942 and has a great provenance.

The RM auction will undoubtedly influence the status of my car.

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

I’m reading these answers and not believing what I’m reading, Can’t believe that it’s the Meadowbrook Hospital. I got totally thrown off by all the buildings and I said I have never seen this area before, that was the shocker, how’d I miss it, I’m always around their

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

Was away for the weekend and didn’t get a chance to work on this and I don’t think I have ever seen this area before. To me it looks as though this area was built up. The buildings look pretty modern to me, so the aerial most have been taken between 1998 and 2000. I had to give you my thoughts about it, I couldn’t just let it go, even if I don’t have any answers

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

I think it may be Meadowbrook Hospital on Hempstead tpke around 1944.
The homes in the background are just being built, Levittown?

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

This one is practically in my backyard! 
-What is the location and orientation of the aerial?
Meadowbrook Hospital (now NUMC) in East Meadow.  Looking northeast.

-Identify the landmarks
Meadowbrook Hospital.  Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge crossing the Motor Parkway in the top left of the close-up (to the left of the electrical tower).  Wantagh Parkway bridge to the right of the Westbury Bridge.  Levitt homes all the way on the top right portion of the pic, best seen in the close-up.

-Identify the roads in the aerial
Hempstead Turnpike at the bottom running left to right.  Carmen Avenue in the left corner.  Clearmeadow Drive on the right side of the hospital where the homes are being built.  Motor Parkway running left to right at the top, near the bridges.  Westbury Road running diagonally off of the Motor Parkway on the right side by the bridge.  Wantagh Parkway being extended, with the trees on the top right. 

- Give your rationale for the approximate date of the aerial.The photo was not dated.  I would say 1951- a) homes on Clearmeadow Drive were built in 1951 based on the Nassau County Tax Assessor’s records; b) major additions to the hospital were occurring in 1951 (Howard, I’m sending along two pertinent articles, especially the one about construction being held up due a construction strike possibility).  c) Motor Parkway Westbury Road bridge was not taken down until 1955; d) Wantagh
Parkway extension occurring in 1951.

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

It looks like Meadowbrook Hospital from Hempstead Turnpike looking northeast. From the light colored car, which looks like a Plymouth or Dodge, it appears to be from the early 50’s

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

I prefer the Black Beast.

From The Black Beauty Meets The Black Beast in Roslyn

I can’t help but speculate that a prominent L I car collector we all admire may soon find himself in Monetery with a paddle in his hand to bring this beauty back to L.I.

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

This photo appears to be looking north-north-east in East Meadow with the Meadowbrook Hospital in the center. I think the original Nassau County Correctional Facility is the H-shaped building on the left side. The roads are Carman Avenue and Hempstead Tpke. near the bottom with the LIMP running left to right near the top. I believe there are two LIMP bridges visable: over Old Westbury Road and Wantagh Parkway. It looks like the early stages of Levittown in the upper right corner so I’ll say it dates from 1947.

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

From Robert R.

So nice to see the Mercer.  I can remember Austin and Charlie Adams going around the Bridgehampton circuit in it.

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

Walt Gosden is correct!!

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

Meadowbrook Hospital and Nassau County Jail in background.  Hempstead Tpk. in the front.  Approximately late 1940’s to early 1950 by noting the cars in the picture.

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

I like the 1908 and 2008 photos.  It makes for a good comparison.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

I was going to say the Doubleday publishing plant, but the background looks more like Levittown.

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952