Vanderbilt Cup Races

Beautiful pictures!!!!!

From Inspiration for the Mansions of "The Great Gatsby" & The Hempstead House Screening Gala

Wow.  Terrific. Congrats.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Selected as One of the Five Best in the World for "Car Sites & Car Culture"

I’ve been to Sands Point,knew about the old buildings,not connected with the Vanderbilt though,how interesting is that. I have to go check it again,but a little more closely this time.Never enough to know about Vanderbilt and you’ll always find something about it somehow.

From Inspiration for the Mansions of "The Great Gatsby" & The Hempstead House Screening Gala

It’s impressive to look at these astonishing houses, which were once part of a world that is so far away now. Beautiful and very informative videos as well. I enjoyed them very much!

From Inspiration for the Mansions of "The Great Gatsby" & The Hempstead House Screening Gala

What a historic day that was for you, Howard.

From Profile: Frank Lee, Mechanician for the Alco Black Beast

Good job guys with the answers and adding a little more info and Frank,that question you’re not sure of,you’ll get from someone else,most likely Howard,knowing him.

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

I was in the area today,took a quick walk thru,was surprised to see that there wasn’t much litter around, from the kids at all,so Greg you’re right.“No Couch No Hang Out”.

From The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston

I agree with all the previous comments and then some Howard….You’re a gem !

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Nice shot. It’s future Eisenhower Park in the center looking north, here it’s Salisbury golf course with Stewart Ave running undivided, east-west through the course. The LIMP is north of Stewart running parallel to it. Plenty of golfing here. Meadowbrook Club golf is west of Salisbury golf where the MSPkwy will run thru 7 years later. Mitchell Field is just west of that. The Meadowbrook Park racetrack is on the east side of Salisbury golf, remnants still exists today as part of the school’s backyard. Appears all 3 LIMP bridges are gone, also the Meadowbrook lodge. I see a corner of the Meadowbrook polo grounds along the left edge, Roosevelt horse raceway with its circular stables on left, Front Street is in the bottom right corner running diagonally east-west. Correct me but I think there were 7 Cup races that ran through here: ’04-Hmpstd Tpke, ’08/’09/’10-Limp/Old Country Rd, ’36/’37/’60-Roosevelt raceway, not sure. Is that an extended East Meadow Ave running north-south through the park?

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

Howard,
That was terrific!  I feel that more of our fellow antique auto owners should make themselves available to answer questions about their cars.  How else can we expect the young people of today to keep the interest going in our automotive history.
Whan I am at a car show, I have the opportunity to have discussions about the hobby and my cars.  On some occasions, I invite a young person to sit behind the steering wheel and blow the horn.  Who knows what will ignite an interest in old cars.  That’s my take on it.
Rog

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

This whole thing is so interesting to me,that it’s so involved and you Howard are being so helpful to get to the bottom of the whole thing,what a guy you are,you’re always on the spot when needed,leave it to you and you’ll find the answer to almost everything that’s available.

From Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting

Excellent Howard, you’re right on course! Keep it forward.

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Another great shot, with TONS of landmarks! Especially the estates off to the North in Old Westbury. A lot of Phipps property in the photo! With ‘Westbury House’ and ‘Erchless’ front and center. To the right of that, the 1904 and 1906 grandstands and press boxes were on Jericho Turnpike, directly in front of Hitchcock’s Horse Track at Broadhollow Farm.-Jericho Tpke was also used in 1905.
In 1908 ,1909, and 1910 part of the course also used some small sections of Salisbury Park Drive, Ellison Ave and Old Country Road. So hasn’t just about every cup race used some of these roads, and not just 4?

Also, It’s a stretch, but to the left of the encircled Roosevelt Raceway horse paddocks where the tracks are, was the site of the 1936 Cup races, could that be included as ‘races in the area’? 😉

My old house in the Salisbury section will be built off to the right in four years, so it has yet to be ‘landmarked’. LOL!

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

Todd, you can send the jpegs to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .

Howard

From Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting

Just noticed the couch removal!
I’m sure they’ll be a few disappointed kids without someplace to hangout on, but that’s no place to stay with all the speeding cars going by!

From The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston

I have come across four painting that have the signature HELCK on the bottom corner.  I would like to send over some pics of them but don’t know how on this site. The look to be extremely old and have some kind of coating put over them. If some one has some info that would be great. Thank you

From Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting

I taught school for 32 years, and know that hands on experiences like this are moments that make history “real” for all concerned - the kids, parents, teachers, administrators and the whole community. Local history is so important for everyone and gives them the appreciation of where they live and the times past of that area. Howard you are doing a great service to promote that. The experience you provided will be long lasting far beyond your expectations.

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Eisenhower Golf Course - South Westbury (Salisbury)
Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike in foreground.
Merrick Road on left
Old Country Road & then LIRR Main Line north of golf course
Long Island Sound in distance
1st close-up has been replaced by Meadowbrook Pkwy & Nassau Coliseum
2nd close-up is where there are East Meadow schools now
3rd close-up is probably Roosevelt Raceway, now Roosevelt Field Mall
4th close-up is Eisenhower Golf Course (formerly Salisbury)

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

I’m on top of things aren’t I?,first in line for comments. Were the students expecting just you and you arranged to bring The Black Beast for something a little extra for them for their project? In either case, it was very nice of you to do what you did, you are not one to disappoint anybody and you’re contributing to history for that school now

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Howard,
People like you help keep automotive history alive with the younger generation. I had the opportunity to do a powerpoint presentation on the Life and Times of Barney Oldfield America’s Legendary Speed King at the Black Hawk Automotive Museum in Danville, CA. which has a educational program for the schools in the area.

Keeping American History Alive,
Wayne Carroll Petersen
Barney Oldfield Great Great Nephew

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success