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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Cars parked outside of the Petit Trianon in 1914. Thought I recognized a Pierce-Arrow in the background, but I’m not too sure…
From Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
Identify this location on the Motor Parkway
Petit Trianon - Lake Ronkonkoma
-What is the approximate year of the photo?
1918
-Bonus: Identify one or more of the parked cars
Cadillac?
From Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
Cars parked on the driveway at the Petit Trinnon resturent in Ronkonkoma
Date around 1910
From Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
From Cynthia M.:
A big congratulations to you! this is FAABULOUS!
From Hemmings: Alco Black Beast Featured in 2014 Classic Car Calendar and Jim Donnelly Honors
Le Petite Trianon - 1908
Packard
From Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
Hi Howard:
i believe it to be Petit Trianon, or someones private home.
Thanks and Best Regards, Ron Ridolph
From Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
I don’t know where to start. Please someone help. Where exactly did IU Willets Road wind like that?
-joe o
From Vanderbilia Postcard Series #3. The Brooklyn Eagle Mineola Fair Post Cards of the 1906 Course
From Dr. Jack Binder:
The photo is of Lake Success. Shown is Lakeville Road, the Motor Parkway. The date is pre1952- Probably 1930s.
From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A View of Lake Success in 1934
Lakeville Road, Motor Parkway, Marcus Avenue and NSP, probably 1940s or 1950s while it still looked intact before the bridge was later torn down in 1970s.
From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A View of Lake Success in 1934
From Tony K.
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How come?
Simply wallowing in your wonderful website!
I can’t begin to thank you enough – and I’m still only half way through the site.
From The Top Twenty 2013 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
From Jan H.:
Love the model!
From Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
Robert, the 1905 Locomobile was a different car from the 1906 Locomobile which became “Old 16”.
From Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
From Robert R.
Great images of the Locomobile.
But when I saw the car, it was famously known as “Old Number 16.”
Did he own two cars?
ROBERT
From Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
From Dr. Jack Binder
The photo is of Lake Success. Shown is Lakeville Road, the Motor Parkway. The date is pre1952- Probably 1930s.
From Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
Four major roads are 1)marcus avenue on right, running north/south,2) northern state parkway parallel to it, 3) motor parkway running east west lower park of picture, and above this 4)Lakeville road.
Structures on bottom left are the old state police barracks since removed when northern state parkway was enlarged . You also have the lakeville road bridge and the old motor parkway bridge below it, since removed.
The aerial is looking east just over the nassau county/queens county line.
From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A View of Lake Success in 1934
Fabulous model! I hope to see it one day.
From Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
My office was in the lake Success Quadrangle, which is close by to what is shown. This is a view looking east at the Lakeville Rd. entrance/exit of the NSP, with the Vanderbilt Parkway going over the NSP just west of the Lakeville Rd. bridge. Parallel and just to the south of the NSP is Marcus Avenue (what it’s called today). On the westerly side of the Nassau/Queens border is a continuation of Marcus Ave, but I can’t remember what it’s called. I think the NSP at this section opened
in 1933-35. Also, I don’t see the Sperry plant on the south side of Marcus. So I’d have to say that the photo was taken before 1939. So my best guess is 1935.
From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A View of Lake Success in 1934
Northern state parkway, Marcus ave, Lakeville road, Motor parkway..
Structure is the State police Barracks.. Wild guess on the year,,, 1934/1935
From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A View of Lake Success in 1934
Hopefully off to a good “mystery photo” start in 2014
-Identify the four major roads in the aerial
1) Northern State Parkway (middle of pic) and 2) Marcus Avenue (on right) running top to bottom. 3) Lakeville Road above 4) Motor Parkway in the center of pic.
-Identify any structures in the aerial
1 & 2) Motor Parkway bridges over Northern State Parkway and Marcus Avenue 3) Lakeville Road bridge over Northern State Parkway; 4) bottom left corner - part of the NY State Police Barracks (the former Guest House of Willie K. Vanderbilt’s Deepdate Estate); 5) bottom right corner - structure on the grounds of the Glen Oaks Club; 6) might be a farmhouse on possibly New Hyde Park Road at the top middle part of the pic, to the right of the Northern State Parkway
-What is the approximate year of the photo?
1937
From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A View of Lake Success in 1934
I think Joe Tracy or Al Poole would professionally know of any imperfections in the model. I don’t believe there were any. Models today are not made the same as then. Truly excellent work!
From Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
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