Vanderbilt Cup Races

Amazing stuff.  I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your work.  Along IU Willets road the old cement posts used to stick out of the ground quite a bit higher.  They were buried, and some completely buried when they repaved the area about 20 years ago.  They added a couple of feet of dirt there.  My neighbor was just telling me how he used to walk the parkway up there all the time.  That would be in the late 1950’s, and the only thing in that whole area was the brick house on IU Willets Road east of this bridge, and just east of the cement post that you found up on the hill.
There used to be a whole row of posts in the backyard of 39 Piiper Drive, but they are all gone.  They ran right accross the lawn. 
Thank you again. 
-joe

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#19 I.U. Willets Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Searingtown

Brad, the Deepdale Gate Lodge was located on the west side of Lakeville Road, near the current North Shore-LIJ Hospital entrance:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/then_now_wiliam_k._vanderbilt_jrs_deepdale_gate_lodge_in_lake_success

From Images from the George McKesson Brown Scrapbook: The 1906 #7 Mercedes

The Lakevillle Rd. toll house is most informative.  Living in NHP 70 years I am aware of the parkway, as I rode my bike on it.  But was not aware of the toll house on Lakeville Rd.  and I worked in Sperrys also.  Good job   Artie

From Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr's Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

I concur with all of the above comments - thanks for the hard work Howard, keep it up!

From Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr's Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

From Robert R:

“Wonderful piece on the bridge restoration project, Howard.

Nice to see you in the thick of things, and to see that lovely Model A truck being put to good use.

Terrific!”

From Video "The Restoration of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge"

Always a pleasure Sunday Morning to see another element featured on your site, Howard.

Thanks for keping the LIMP memory in our minds.

From Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr's Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

Thanks for all your work on the gatehouse. I will visit it when I next pass nearby. Never knew it was there . Ed.

From Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr's Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

A fine piece of LI history . Thanks for the lesson.

From Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr's Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

Howard
Your research and scholarship that you share with all of us continues to be a pleasure to view. It is an important record that not only provides a visual history , but is also a great insight into the social an economic time when the Motor Parkway existed.
Walt Gosden

From Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr's Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

Everyone involved has done something incredible in the restoration effort.  A piece of our history has been preserved because of your action.  I enjoyed seeing both the teamwork and the enjoyment of being able to drive on the overpass.

From Video "The Restoration of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge"

I fully support the effort to stop the unwise development of this complex and think that the Nassau County- Motor Parkway Bike path plan would certainly add to local property values while the developer’s plan would lower the value of the adjacent real estate due to the commercial-scale type structures and down-zoning to make it possible. All neighborhoods should have as much parkland and greenspace/open space as possible, and it will give children a safe place to learn to ride bicycles and for adults to ride east to Bethpage or west to Eisenhower Park without worrying much about traffic and vehicles most of the way.

From LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development

Nice.  Looking foward to the additional photos.

From Patch.com: Restoration Enthusiasts On the Road Again

Hi Brad:

I will try to track it down for you.

From Images from the George McKesson Brown Scrapbook: The 1906 #7 Mercedes

Dean:

The publisher is Garnet Hill Publishing Company and distributed by Racemaker Press:

http://www.garnethillpublishing.com/p/our-latest-automotive-publications.html

From A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize

This is awesome! Wonderful that the engineering of this bridge held up over all the years of neglect. I recall when it was not even walkable up there and the underside was filled with junk appliances and debris. Great job and what an awesome collection of historic vehicles crossing the old bridge!

From Vintage Car Rally on the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge on June 30, 2012

I cannot find the Joel Finn 1912 Milwaukee book on the Racemaker Press web site! Are they really the publisher?

From A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize

This is among the most fascinating group of photos I’ve seen on the site.  The panoramic shot from 1910 is incredible.  Despite the charming Mineola Diner, it’s hard to look at what this area turned into.

From Then & Now: Krug's Corner in Mineola

Beautiful examples of so many Model A’s, I wish there was a better photo angle.
Nevertheless, they are still living legends.

Thanks for the show.

From Vintage Car Rally on the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge on June 30, 2012

Hi Howard,
Thanks for this very good news. Clearly a book for my bookcase!
About the second picture (car #15), it could be the Falcar driven by Harry Hastings who finished second of the “Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy”, held on October 5, 1912 (non-stock chassis, 231-300 c.i.). This picture was probably taken a few days before, during practice, because of rainy weather…

From A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize

Good morning. Off subject question to today’s post - I’m trying you pinpoint the exact location of where the John R. Pope designed gatehouse for the Deepdale estate stood. Was it off Lakeville? Can you help? Thanks for your time.

From Images from the George McKesson Brown Scrapbook: The 1906 #7 Mercedes