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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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...love this video going uphill. Did you make a U-turn and coast back down?
From Greg O's Garage: The Alco Black Beast on a practice run for the Port Jefferson Hill Climb.
See you at the hill climb Howard!
From Greg O's Garage: The Alco Black Beast on a practice run for the Port Jefferson Hill Climb.
I remember these well, wish they were still going on or would start up again.
From Newsday's Big Apple Almanac: Willie K's Speedway
Wow, that’s awesome Greg. The colors look accurate!
From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge
Playing around with a colorization app…
From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge
Frank, Your question about how was the concrete delivered. It probably wasn’t but rather mixed on site. Better control that way, proper materials, right ratios, correct timing on mixing, no worries about delivery schedules, etc .
From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge
Wonder if they enjoyed seeing their caricature type illustrations : )
From Kleiner's Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants
Gentlemen, I believe the photographer facing two bridges is looking SE. The mixer appears just east of both bridges, in the dirt, between Motor Pkwy and Stewart. I don’t believe that’s the polo field in the back. I’m curious to know how the concrete was delivered
From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge
2 more
From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan
Just came across some more photos of the Locomobile testing on Long Island With Joe Tracy, A.L. Riker, and Al Poole on the same day as the top photo I submitted above.
From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan
Correction - now the Limani Grille
From Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin's Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway
I was driving past here today and noticed the restaurant is under renovation and new ownership, now ‘The Lumani’ . Building itself isn’t much different than before as the Bonwit Inn, but took some photos anyway.
From Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin's Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway
I must’ve not been paying to much attention to Newsday then. Now I’ll look through the archives on Live Library/ProQuest. Accurate drawings.
From Newsday's Big Apple Almanac: Willie K's Speedway
Brian, You mention that you think the mixer is located between the 2 bridges, both bridges had ramps on both sides of the Parkway that were at least 200 feet long, the photo shows the mixer next to one of the embankments, not much room to work with.
From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge
Greg, Your Aug. 2, with the red x, you mention the cement being brought across the original roadway to the new bridge. That road was not there prior to the building of the Meadow Brook Club bridge. Check mystery photo of Oct. 27, 2014. Check larger version of the photo dated June 16, 1927. There is no straight paved road from Stewart Ave., north to the Parkway, only two angular roadways from one from the west and one from the east coming together at the original Motor Parkway bridge. Thanks to Howard, there are many aerial photos of the area spanning a number of years, none show a paved road until the building if the Meadow Brook Club bridge.
From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge
I too remember biking with my childhood pal John Berner, ca 1947-50. I also recall that there were locked entry gates at times and occasionally we would lift our two-wheelers over the fence so that we could zip through the ‘paved’ paths of Tackapusha.
From Kleiner's Korner: The Mysterious Seaford "Speedway" (posts and all!)
Feel better Marty and get back to all you enjoy!
From Update July 20 2021: A visit to see Marty Himes and the Himes Museum of Automobile Nostagia
Richard contact me thru my email and leave your phone number where can I call you.
From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Mustang Pegasus and Mustang III on Display at the 1965 Autorama in Detroit
In 1939 my great uncle DR Allen Haight who’s brother George F Haight my maternal grandfather were principles in queens land and title company sold land in question to Nassau County for $100,000. The real estate which he transferred to the county extended north from Merrick road to Boston Ave and west from Seaford Creek. As a kid remember riding my bike on parks trails, some fun.
From Kleiner's Korner: The Mysterious Seaford "Speedway" (posts and all!)
I don’t know if it’s still available. I have a serious interest.
Thank you
Richard
From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Mustang Pegasus and Mustang III on Display at the 1965 Autorama in Detroit
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