Vanderbilt Cup Races

The main photo with the cement mixer - From what I can see, there’s not a slope yet on the south side of the Polo Club Bridge under construction. Think the mixer is situated between the bridges. There would be enough space for the mixer at this point. When the actual bridge was done, the mixer would be out of way, then the road and slope on the south side would be constructed. Not the norm to build it this way, but done this way due to the existing LIMP bridge being so near. The Polo Club Bridge was definitely west of the LIMP Bridge. Has the higher and different bridge walls in the aerial viewed north east.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

I’d say the road east & west across the oval & creek on the early map is today’s Pittsburgh Ave. Must’ve been dirt roads back then. Maybe the pavement you found Art is Pittsburgh Ave extending a bit towards the creek. Raceway must’ve went out of use early, can’t see any ovals on the aerials below.

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That’s a pretty large piece of equipment, maybe on the west side it would’ve possibly been in the way of the new approaches and construction?

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Greg,  I would have located the mixer on the west side. More efficient, safer and no chance of damage to the roadway.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Excuse the crude markings, but red x would be the mixer with the roadway approaching the original Roosevelt Field bridge being used for the supply trucks. Mixed cement is then brought across the original roadway to the new bridge on the west side.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Al, my thought is that the mixer is on the south east corner accessible on the original road from Stewart Ave.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Greg, If the cement mixer is on the east side, doesn’t that indicate the new bridge is east of the Motor Parkway bridge ?

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Mystery Foto #31… This photo was taken at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Location was determined by seeing a “Hall of Fame” sign near the green door at top left. That along with the football pics on the walls led me to the website of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The auto is a 1920 Hupmobile R4 touring car. The reason that this and only this car is in the museum is because when they were forming the Pro Football Association (later the NFL) the owner of the Hupmobile dealership, a football team owner himself, offered the space of his show room for this meeting. This car is the same model as the one that sat in the showroom on that day, September 17, 1920.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: The 1920 Hupmobile at Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio

I feel as if I’ve seen this before in an article, but can’t recall. Interesting, and looking forward to answer on Monday.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: The 1920 Hupmobile at Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio

Correct. Typo in my text, Fixed! thanks for that catch!

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Looking more closely at the map I realize now that I walked around the most southern portion between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road. Still, it’s all quite amazing when these finds are discovered. Even more amazing is that in the before the “preserve the wetlands” time these areas weren’t buried undergound in culverts. We can be thankful to the powers that be at the time to have preserve these green areas for our use.

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Greg, So,  isn’t that view to the north east ?

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Canton OH. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Determined based on the artwork in the hall. Car is 1920 Hupmobile. The car was part of the history of the formation of the league. The internet is an amazing tool. I’ve never been to the HOF nor heard of the Hupmobile before this post. Thanks for the fun challenge.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: The 1920 Hupmobile at Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio

Gary, thank you for your comments, and photos. They add to the overall picture and history tremendously and place it in a proper perspective time wise. Gives all of us a much better picture of “the way it was”.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Mysterious Seaford "Speedway" (posts and all!)

What a find! Hiked in the preserve many times as a kid. Who would have thought. I have to think “Speedway” is a bit of hype of the times. Looks more like a residential neighborhood.

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Al, It is. Wider shot below.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Greg,  At the left center of the photo showing the two bridges, isn’t that one of the polo fields ?

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Howard
Contact me concerning the Challenger Falcon. I have some more photos of the car from an interview with Kim Haynes who was restoring it several years ago here in North Carolina. I did the interview at his shop.
I also interviewed and wrote a story on Marvin Panch, who remembered racing the car.
I still have those stories in my archives. Also think I have original PDF layouts used in our magazine.

Jerry Clemmons
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Must have missed this over the holidays. 

This has got to be the clearest photo of the Mitchel Gardens development yet.  Originally built as a WPA project to house civilian employees at Mitchel Field, it was taken over after the War by the Air Force and used to house low ranking personnel through the mid ‘60’s. 

Kids living in those houses (more like shacks) went to Uniondale schools as the Uniondale School District extended as far North as Old Country Road.  Growing up on Mitchel Field proper, I can remember our school bus stopping at Mitchel Gardens as late as 1966.  The property was later used as drug rehab housing by the early ‘70’s and today is the site of the recycling plant on Stewart Ave. 

From Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A 1953 View over Merrick Avenue and East Meadow and Westbury

Nice find Art. I agree with Brian’s horse racing, but unlikely dog racing here on Long Island. The first location I’ve ever heard of dog racing was in the ‘70’s at Florida’s Hialeah Race Track in Miami. Gary’s historic views are priceless, that can be applied to further discoveries as well.

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