Vanderbilt Cup Races

A little late,but it was a very rewarding experience. The pictures are great,showing that everyone is hard at work and the progress we made. Is there going to be plans to come back here? I told some of my family about this and to go on the website and check it out,so maybe you’ll get more viewers and more comments,also to see if they can find me.

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

This a westerly view of Wheatley Heights. The LIMP is evident in the upper right of the main aerial. I see 4 parkway bridges. Colonial Springs Rd, Little East Neck Rd,  Wellwood Ave, and Ruland Rd. Just past Little East Neck Rd, the LIMP and Colonial Springs Rd are almost on top of each other. If this is of any interest to anyone, I remembered a railroad siding on a Historical Aerials 1945 topo map in this area.  The sidings came off the main line near Wyandanch Station n( 1 still exists, it runs across Merritt Ave, and deadends w/o 18th st ‘Amerigas’. I don’t know if it’s utilized.  The other siding used to curve west towards 23rd st,  and then pretty much follow ed north , and according to the topo map; it interesected the LIMP as far as present day Oxford Ct. But then on a 1915 Belcher Hyde map, the spur deadended at the intersection of Nicolls Rd and 23rd st. So who knows if this spur was encountered with the construction of the LIMP in this area.  It would be interesting if it did.

From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch/Half Hollows Looking West

Even Mother Nature creates quite a lot of “garbage” (when it’s not in the right spot at mulch, etc.)  Congratulations to everyone for their interest/dedication in a wonderful cleanup.  Sorry I couldn’t join in, but was, and still am, upstate working on my retirement home-to-be.

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

This area of the motor Parkway appears to be in the Colonial Springs / Pinelawn / Melville vicinity looking west. I believe I can see bridges at Colonial Spring Road, Little East Neck Road, Pinelawn Road, and Ruland Road. I think I also see some early buildings that later became part of Republic Aviation.

From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch/Half Hollows Looking West

Howard,
  I failed to put this down on the calendar. Great pics. As an FYI I have bad news Josato will be granted the right to place 4 houses on LIMP row in Levittown. I attended the TOH hearing 3/22 and got a copy of the decision. It still has to be approved at another level but it’s not good

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

Great post!

From Article "1908: The Great American Auto Race Comes to Syosset/Woodbury" By Tom Montalbano

Lisa, please send me a jpeg of the trophy to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and I will try to identify it for you.

Howard

From Race Profile: 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes

I have a trophy that i found at my moms house. after she past away. it says speedway club time cup for racers won by buster brown 1909 on it. i can not find it anywhere on line. it is copper and has three silver handles

From Race Profile: 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes

Joe was variously reported to have broken his collar bone, fractured five vertebrae (hence the cane), and suffered either “internal injuries” or a ruptured kidney. W.F.Sturm, writing in 1929 reports that he wore a back brace for a year following. I wouldn’t worry about intruding—the last of those pictured here died in 1993, and those of us who remember them are pleased to share the images.

From Mystery Foto #10 Solved: Family Photos of Driver Joe Dawson

Roslyn gate’s on south (right) side of parkway looking East, which you’re doing in postcard view.  Thoroughly enjoyed your cleanup from years past.  Can’t make it as am out of town.  Best of luck in getting help and doing the job.

From Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Between LIRR -Oyster Bay Branch and Roslyn Road in East Williston

The photo appears to be Joe Dawson, the 2nd. place finisher in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup and 1912 Indy winner.

From Mystery Foto #10 Solved: Family Photos of Driver Joe Dawson

It was good to know that you went to see car and that it’s coming along fine

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle II: Restoration of the Doors, Rear Fenders and Skirts

Mozel Tov to all That was great of you Howard

From Jason and Tracy Owen Celebrate Their Wedding

Joe Dawson

From Mystery Foto #10 Solved: Family Photos of Driver Joe Dawson

Gentlemen… that is, Messrs. Frank and Sam III,
Whilst I am indeed now baffled as to the location of these two bridges, having lived “somewhere near the Huntington Lodge” (1937 thru 1955/6 inclusive), that being perhaps, 300 - 500 feet South of the intersection of Route 110 and Ruland Rd—on Route 110 (directly across from LILCO lighting pole 50/51, just North of the Huntington/Babylon township monument, there not then being any other means of identifying the location of our farm), I would claim some knowledge of the area.
That said, whether we were given to understand that the bridges were East or West of Route 110—the identifyer “somewhere near the Huntington Lodge” would have had to have been a slam dunk, but, here we are now, replete with confusion with the question now being just what is meant by “somewhere near the Huntington Lodge”, i.e., how many miles East or West of Route 110 are these bridges supposed to have been—comparing, for example, the distance between the Huntington Lodge and Ruland Rd to the East, and the Powell Avenue and NIbbe Farmway bridges to the West (these being highway bridges—not parkway)?
Finally, as to the “many changes” that I must have seen… well, not really, for, not at least til after the mid fifties, for, if I close my eyes and lean back in a darkened quiet room I can still recall hearing the jet engines being run-up at night at Republic Field… what, a further two miles South of our farm.  Accordingly, why not carry this forward as a project—not a contest, a project in which you might find other older individuals who might still be living—and with fotografs to contribute at that?
P.S. As and aside, I also remember visiting, by bicycle via LIMP, a Mrs. Hairston, wife of the Democratic Commissioner of Elections in Suffolk County, whose home was on first on South side of Colonial Springs Rd from the Pinelawn intersection, and I believe a snippest of that olde farmhouse itself is visible from Google, and perhaps, contrubuted contributed as well by another of your supporters?)
Edith

From Mystery Foto #9 Possibly Solved: Powell Avenue Bridge and Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Bethpage?

Exciting…..

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle II: Restoration of the Doors, Rear Fenders and Skirts

Hi Howard,

Congrats!
As a fellow car enthusiast and classic cars website owner, I am happy for you!
We certainly do have quite a large following here on Long Island. One of the hotbeds in the country for classic cars!
You have done a great job with the history you keep alive and educate us with.

Now if I can just get my website redone the way I want - maybe I’ll get a “Webby” too one day!

Congrats again!
Pete Giordano
Long Island Classic Cars.com
http://www.licclassiccars.com

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

Sorry; can’t be “looking south on the Motor Parkway towards the Powell Avenue Bridge and Nibbe Farmway Bridge”.  Nibbe and Powell are far closer together and there’s no gentle left curve between them.  Also, no one has explained why there would be a no parking notice for “west of Huntington Lodge” if we’re facing east in Nassau.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #9 Possibly Solved: Powell Avenue Bridge and Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Bethpage?

Looks like it may be Joe Dawson. He drove a Marmon to 2nd place in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup.

From Mystery Foto #10 Solved: Family Photos of Driver Joe Dawson

Quite an achievement , you have my vote!

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