Vanderbilt Cup Races

That’s the building used by Ernest Keeler, driver of the Oldsmobile entry in the 1906 American Elimination Trial race. I think it may have been located on Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury.

From Mystery Friday Foto #37 solved: The Oldsmobile headquarters for a 1906 American Elimination Trial racer

A real long shot of a guess here but I’ll say its the 1905 American elimination trial held on September 23rd.  Start and finish near Mineola.  Maybe this building was for the Franklin race car driven by Willie Winchester but its just a guess.  The location of the building in the picture might be on Glen Cove rd.

From Mystery Friday Foto #37 solved: The Oldsmobile headquarters for a 1906 American Elimination Trial racer

This is the 9/22/1906 American Elimination Trial. The building was used by the Oldsmobile Race Team - Driver: Ernest Keeler, Mechanician: Henry Clinton. Nice looking building & garage, but not sure of it’s location. This team had car trouble’s in the beginning. One of the screenshots below describes them pulling off the course near Manhasset due to carburetor problems. So maybe this building was along Northern Blvd Manhasset??

From Mystery Friday Foto #37 solved: The Oldsmobile headquarters for a 1906 American Elimination Trial racer

Pete - That must’ve been a nice hike back then, around 1960 I guess. There is pavement still just south of the LILCO/PSEG substation, and just north of there into Butterfly Park. Very difficult & hairy near Madonna Heights and a bit north, but it’s all still there. If you do a ‘Search’ on the main page here, you’ll find images, info of Half Hollow Hills etc.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

Seeing this reminded me of the section alongside Bagatelle Road that I would hike on as a kid 60 years ago when it was all woods. While it was residentially developed many years ago, I always wonder if anything remains in the backyards of the possibly unsuspecting homeowners on the west side.  Further up the road it crossed over to the east side, passing next to the former mansion which became Madonna Heights.  Fond memories of the halfway hollow hills.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

This seems to be the strip of land that runs south of (parallel to) ***** (address withheld for owner privacy)

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

I took this picture about a month ago at the polaris ballfields in Levittown (facing west at the east field).  Some pavement is still present under the faded grass.  I remember as a kid playing little league for Island Trees here.  I played the outfield once and jumped for a ball hit over my and landed on my back.  I couldn’t understand why my landing was so hard.  Why was the ground in this part of the outfield so damn hard I thought?

Howard Kroplick: David, this is an amazing photo of the former Long Island Motor Parkway.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

I like how the pool seems to line up evenly with the parkway.  Like a really big puddle.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

Nice work Dan and Greg! The parkway pavement is unmistakable when you see it.
Because it’s private property future preservation isn’t assured. Glad you got these pictures to document it.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

Dan Deluca,  Fabulous find Dan, thank you for sharing.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

I’m back here from almost 2 yrs ago : )  Howard has a 1928 Sanborn Map of this location, with building numbers. Map has #157 as a Garage, which is a Restaurant today. I screenshot your comment to me, Gary. Also the present birds eye view again, and so it’s easier to refer. Pretty much what we were saying lines up.

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Brian, since we learned of this a couple of weeks ago, we’ve been scouring the area for any more pavement, but this is the only remaining pavement between Massapequa-Hicksville Rd. and Dead Man’s Curve. Just about every other part of the LIMP ROW has been built on. The only other possible area for undiscovered pavement could be around the water reclamation sump just west of Dead Man’s Curve, but that’s fenced off town or county property and inaccessible.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

Nice catch, Dan Deluca : ) Like others here, I suspected there is pavement through some of these yards. Glad a proper visit was done here, little surprised some of the neighbors didn’t invite you in their yards, Howard : ) Also good to know the roadway is being used for recreational activities. Nice find!

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

wow,great shots.  i was wondering if the tree on the neighbors property over looking the fence was a fig tree or chestnut tree.  great that the owners did not destroy the road.

From Greg O's Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

A few more Meudon pics:

From Greg O's Garage; The Country Estates of the Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials and Directors

Hi Greg, yes I’m fully familiar with Meudon and the story - incredible location and property - and great spot for exploration of “remnants”—my favorite! See my attached pics for some Meudon remnants.

A few years ago they built a house just below the Meudon site, and I did some work in that house so I got first hand Meudon property looks.

From Greg O's Garage; The Country Estates of the Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials and Directors

An odd connection with Port Jefferson. The car appears to be designed in part by the same Francois Richard after he left New York and Port Jefferson and the ONLY and Metropole production. A bio of him appears in a book on Cleveland leaders. It notes the ONLY and Metropole, but not by name, however the bore and stroke matches the ONLY.

From Mystery Foto #56 Solved: Paul Sartori in Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's 250-HP Custom Built F.I.A.T.

The argument for it possibly being the Black Beast becomes a little more likely when you consider ALCO switched from chain drive to shaft drive around 1909 or so, making this a much older car than 1912.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: Harry Grant in an Alco at the 1912 Old Orchard Beach Meet in Maine

My grandmother was Christine Strang Pennock.  Her brother was Lewis Strang.  I have quite a lot of information on Lewis and wonder what your interest is in him.

From Lewis Strang: A Fan's Story

road warrior

From Kleiner's Korner: A Very Imaginative (and Horrific) Tale of a 1902 Auto Race on Long Island