Vanderbilt Cup Races

“So much history, so little left to see…Thank you Howard for all you do to keep telling the story of the Vanderbilt Cup and the Motor Parkway!”

From Then & Now: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstands & Press Boxes in Westbury

Great stuff, Howard, as always. Bert also raced in the 1912 Indy 500.

From For the Dingley Family: Part II- Bert Dingley and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Howard,
The ONO was a Fiat S74 fitted with a 4 cylinder Pope Hartford engine (most likely a Portola). It was driven to 10th place in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup race by Hughie Hughes.

From For the Dingley Family: Part II- Bert Dingley and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

I read with interest this last biographical entry. My maternal grandmother, born in Paris in the 1870s, was born a Paléologue, a sister to Maurice, the last ambassador to Tsarist Russia and member of the French Academy who never married. Their family of Greek descent also originated in Romania, but it is well-known that the royal Byzantine Paleologos line was extinct. So much for titles and provenance, usually created to impress American hosts. Jean de Paléologue may have been a distant cousin; regrettably no one surviving in our family seems to have any information on him.

Our Paléologue family made its fortune in Romania, I’m told, in commodities and shipping in the nineteenth century, but the siblings emigrated to Paris where they either married well or achieved distinction in diplomacy and letters. They integrated themselves well into French culture and society, but remained true to their Greek Orthodox faith.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rare 1908 PAL Race Painting Discovered

Hi Bob:

That is correct… if the course outline was printed exactly the same on both sides of the sheet.

Howard

From The Curious Map Scoreboard at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Anthony:

I have never seen one.

Howard

From Film "The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race"

Howard,
I’m wondering if you know whether the New Hyde Park Road crossing was changed from an underpass to a bridge when the Northern State was built. I’ve seen conflicting information (including an early photo purportedly showing the LIMP going UNDER New Hyde Park Road. Mitch

From The Northern State Motor Parkway Bridge in Lake Success

Hi Rich:

If you are ever on Long Island, please give me a call at 1-516-625-0123 !

Enjoy,

Howard

From In Search of Alcos: #1 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer Archives

Obviously, Berliet was into serious trucks and commercial vehicles, the “passenger” vehicles were a sideline, if such could be said of the market in the eary 1900’s.
Sort of wonder what could have happened if WW1 did not happen?

From In Search of Alcos: #6 1912 Alco Touring Car at Fondation Berliet, Lyon France

This is a project that all involved who live on Long Island should know about.  You may well want to contact the Long Island Council of the Boy Scouts and see if we can get them involved as well to help add peoplepower.  All that is required is the help of the person upstairs to let the sun shing on the day you post to give the biggest turnout and support for this project.

From Help Restore the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge

Hi Steve:

See the Comments section of this post:
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/newly_discovered_photos_of_motor_parkway_brdiges_and_willie_ks_guest_house_/

Howard

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #7 -Saturday, March 26, 2011 (Links, Comments and Insights)

Hi Steve:

The barracks were taken down in 1967 with the expansion of Northern State Parkway:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/wednesday_october_28_2009_willie_ks_guest_lodge_in_lake_success

A new barracks was built on Marcus Avenue in Lake Success:

http://troopers.ny.gov/Contact_Us/Troop_Information/Troop_L/

Enjoy,

Howard

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

From Steve L:

“When did the State Police stop using the barracks in Lake Success and what happened to them?”

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

when did the State Police stop using the barracks in Lake Success and what happened to them?

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #7 -Saturday, March 26, 2011 (Links, Comments and Insights)

Thanks for the photos of Lake Success.  I too grew up in Great Neck and have some memory of the parkway (more where it passed thru Deepdale). 

This was really great to look at.

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

From Margaret V:

“We always enjoy your newsletter.  We especially liked LMP-Ronkonkoma. And of course, anything to do with H. Austin Clarke is always welcome.  Thank you.”

From Suffolk County Airmap 1930 Aerial Survey #1: Ronkonkoma

Bonjour,

Yes, the Berliet Foundation is owner of an Alco car: torpédo motor 6 cylinder 120 x 140, 60 HP, 1912.

From In Search of Alcos: #6 1912 Alco Touring Car at Fondation Berliet, Lyon France

Wow that is something and very interesting about the police barracks and the road heating pipes underneath!

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

Hi Tim:

Wow, you are exactly right. The caption for the December 9, 1950 photo reads: “Installing road heating pipes near police barracks.” I had thought the caption could not have been accurate!!

Howard

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

From Tim Ivers (Former police officer who worked at the State Parkway Police Barracks in Lake Success):

I thank you very much Howard.  Deja vu.

In the photo of the roadway looking westward, it brought back a memory that was lost to me until I saw your photo.

At one point in time, in the 50s, a portion (maybe several hundred yards) of the westbound lane of the parkway just east of the police barracks there was a network of underground pipes.  These pipes carried either hot water or steam (I don’t recall which) and during freezing wet weather they could be activated from a control switch in the basement of the police barracks.

The purpose was to keep the pavement from freezing.  And it worked.  But I think impractical.

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success