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Much thanks for sharing this gem, Brian!

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Hi All. I was definitely surprised to come across this image. Was really looking through the 1924 and 1950 aerials of NYC, then found myself on NYC Department of Records. Literally typed Motor Parkway in their search. This image of the several they have, I’ve never seen. Think they continue to digitize any new photos that are found in their archives. Knew most of you wouldn’t have trouble figuring it out. Just that the fact that it’s newly discovered in our minds.

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Hey Howard and Greg, Great mystery photo. Never saw it before. However, that location of the Motor Parkways’ terminus at Nassau Blvd. was not the first choice.  The Stewart R.R. notation reminded me of that. Not obvious in the photo is that at the North Hempstead Turnpike Bridge the Motor Parkway makes a 45 degree turn to the northwest. The Parkway’s original choice was to take the r.o.w. north in a straight line to Nassau Blvd. which meant crossing the old Stewart RR line. Problem was that the Stewart RR line was still technically in play which meant the Motor Parkway would have to build a bridge over the railroad ROW. Obviously that was going to be more expensive and probably more time consuming so the Parkway went with plan B.

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

The hilly parkway immediately started with an ascent! Never thought I’d ever see this view. Thanks for sharing

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Mile 0

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Great find, Brian! It’s the end of the road at mile 0, at the LIMP’s western terminus intersecting Nassau Blvd (Long Island Expwy). Photo is looking NW. Photographer is standing on the future site of PS 179Q by Holy Cow Playground, on the ascending ramp towards the North Hempstead Turnpike Bridge just behind. The bridge was built just 3 years earlier. The western terminus would later be widened to accommodate parked vehicles after the LIMP closed in 1938

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

I’ll say the Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway at Nassau Blvd/Horace Harding Blvd.  Looking north. 
The North Hempstead Turnpike Bridge would be the closest structure.

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Great photo Brian. I can’t wait to hear where you found it. My guess for the location is looking north at the Nassau Blvd. entrance although I’m not too confident. Nearest structure would be the bridge over North Hempstead Tpke. which would have been just behind the photographer. I think the second line of the sign reads “End of Parkway”; the third line, who knows? Regarding the car: 1928 Ford Model “A”.

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Loved seeing these photos and reading the production notes.

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Howard and Roz its so refreshing and appreciated that you share your wonderful collection with so many people around the country

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Photo looking north towards the entrance, beginning, of the Motor parkway where the Horace Harding Boulevard meets the Motor Parkway. The photographer is on the first bridge, that’s probably his automobile at the sign, which puts the time frame at about 1923.

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Hi, Is this the David Lamm from New Hyde Park? Dietz Dairy? 😊

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This seems like a tough one.  My thoughts immediately go to Suffolk County.  Because to me there appears to be an intersection ahead.  And in Nassau almost all intersections were eliminated with bridges.  The “STOP” sign is also a warning.  And to me they are warning of an intersection. 

But then my thoughts went another way, and this is what I see.  The western terminus of the Long Island Motor Parkway.  From atop the North Hempstead Turnpike Bridge, looking down the slope.  What we see at the end is Horrace Harding Blvd.  My clues are the guard rails.  They look new for 1929, and this section of the parkway would be new.  But the clincher, we the “R.R.”  As the old line of the Central Long Island Railroad passed through here.  Long ago abandoned, which is why we do not see any tracks. 

This did not come easy. 

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

It’s not Massapequa nor Bethpage

From Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway

Fascinating history. That’s one of six John Russel Pope’s first toll lodge/house built to service the Motor Pkwy. Pope’s six lodges were located in Great Neck, Roslyn, Garden City, Meadow Brook, Massapequa, and Bethpage. Some of the lodges still exist today but altered and expanded beyond recognition from their original form. The Garden City Lodge remains intact, relocated and preserved at 7 St and Franklin Ave as the Garden City Chamber of Commerce. My best guess is Great Neck lodge looking NE or Meadow Brook lodge looking NE , I really don’t know. Anticipating the answers this week

From Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway

The Ferone house, South Broadway Central Park, served as a fast-food service for those who drove out on the LIMP in the early 1900’s.

From Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway

Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success, constructed in 1909 as the Great Neck Lodge. It was one of the original six gate lodges designed by architect John Russell Pope.

The building is about 310 feet east of Lakeville Road adjacent to the Long Island Motor Parkway right of way. The photographer was looking north east.
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The photograph was taken in 1981 by Ron Ridolph.

From Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway

Excellent weather for the event!

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I think I’ve seen this photo before. It looks like the former Great Neck Lodge that was located slightly east of Lakeville Road. It was built to allow access to the the LIMP and for collecting tolls along with providing living quarters for the toll keeper. I think we are looking northeast. Since there have been may modifications made to the original structure after the LIMP closed in 1938, I’m guessing the date to be late 1990’s around 1996 before the major alterations that are there now.

From Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway

Brian - it appears in your 1951 aerial, park goers were using the future site of Creedmoor for additional parking space

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