Vanderbilt Cup Races

Great weather for a car show!
The car shows well Howard!!

From Tucker 1044 at the 2020 Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance

Wow, how great….

From An Amazing Discovery: Brand new "still in the box" 73-year old Tucker luggage

Can sell vegetables, refreshments, gasoline on the Motor Parkway at Brentwood . . .
Anyone interested?  Wonder what’s there now! (“Brooklyn Citizen” Aug. 29, 1927)

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin's Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway

Great addition to the Tucker collection, Howard!  Thanks for sharing.  i wonder if the brass plate on the luggage was often times engraved with the owner’s name.

From An Amazing Discovery: Brand new "still in the box" 73-year old Tucker luggage

This photo was taken looking north on Jerusalem Road (now Stewart Ave.) slightly north of the Central Branch of the LIRR in Central Park (now Bethpage). The buildings were the temporary field office / engineers office for the construction of the LIMP. The photo was probably taken around May, 1908 since the officials (including A. R. Pardington) were scouting for a good location to hold the LIMP ground-breaking ceremony on June 6, 1908.

From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

Looks like the Motor Parkway field office at the Barnes’ Tract in Bethpage (Central Park), also the location of the Ground Breaking Ceremony site of June 6, 1908. Photo is looking north on old Stewart Ave (Jerusalem Rd). Admiring all the wide-open spaces of early Long Island. The officials are walking towards the future ceremony site behind the photographer. Motor Pkwy will be built just behind the photographer as well. Photo taken about May 1908.
Below: 2020 image 113 years later.

From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

Great update Dave. Haven’t been there in a while but expected conditions to be worse with more downed trees. Looking forward to GC’s cleanup and hope they plan to reach the full length to Ring Rd.

From Dave's "Excellent Day on the Motor Parkway in Garden City"

The field office at the groundbreaking site in bethpage.  Looking north on stewart ave.  approx 1908.  surveying the site of the jerusalem ave bridge. 

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From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

I’m linking this foto to one of the photos from the Clinton Robertson Album. The Field Office & Workers Shanty viewed north, west side of Jerusalem Rd Central Park. The Field Office sign isn’t mounted yet, but seen in Clintons photo. They must’ve been scouring the construction of the LIMP in early 1908.

From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

-The location of the Mystery Foto and the orientation of the photographer

Jerusalem Road.

-The buildings in the background

Chief Engineer Brown’s temporary headquarters.

-The approximate date of the Mystery Foto

May 1908

-What were the officials scouting?

Recognizing A.R. Pardington and Jefferson De Mont Thompson, I recall they were scouting a location for the groundbreaking ceremony.

From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

The overgrowth is common, it’s best to go to any of these locations in early March zone for minimum growth.

Nature is however the best conservationist. When man gets involved, things dont always go so well; this unnecessary Garden City parking lot built over the historic first paved road ever built in the country is Exhibit A.

From Dave's "Excellent Day on the Motor Parkway in Garden City"

Pic from 2016 where wooden barriers were still in the posts.

From Dave's "Excellent Day on the Motor Parkway in Garden City"

Thanks for the pictures Dave. Quite a lot of overgrowth since I was there with Howard and other LIMP members about 6 years ago. I hope Garden City cleans it up as promised.

From Dave's "Excellent Day on the Motor Parkway in Garden City"

I’m just now learning about Tim Ivers’ passing. Sorry to hear about this. My belated condolences to the family. Tim, as a blog participant as myself, was well knowledgeable of early Motor Pkwy history, and capable of answering the toughest questions on this blog.  Working half a century at NCPD, adjacent to the former Motor Parkway, no doubt this was an opportunity for P.O. Ivers to record and learn about the former parkway, and as it slowly deteriorated and disappeared throughout the years. I wish I had the opportunity to have met Tim.

From Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The N6 Cadillac Getting Ready to Start in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes

Great coverage Dave. The former large parking lot must be the construction area, remember Art mentioning about the development of that area. I haven’t personally visited the new blue lot, wonder if the village installed the concrete posts & ribbon wire that Howard & Al donated?

From Dave's "Excellent Day on the Motor Parkway in Garden City"

Thanks for the mention of my dad, Tim Ivers—he had an incredible memory and loved to research LI history—not to mention segments of the old LIMP ran not far from where he worked during his time with the NCPD (8th Pct).  I have memories of him taking myself and my siblings along the old electric tower right-of-ways than ran along some of the paths that were once part of the pkwy.

From Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The N6 Cadillac Getting Ready to Start in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes

McCarthy hailing McHale : ).  Map below shows the Lakeville Hotel at the corner of Lakeville Rd & I U Willets. Better to view the website- HistoricMapWorks.com

From Kleiner's Korner: Vanderbilt Cup Races - Tidbits of Information (1904 - 1907)

Brian,.... The western terminus of I. U. Willets Rd. was at the NYC line. Eastern term @ Old Westbury Rd. / Ellison Ave. Over the years, several designations. Today, western portion is the north service road of the L.I.E.

From Kleiner's Korner: Vanderbilt Cup Races - Tidbits of Information (1904 - 1907)

Cannot identify the car/driver, even using my best zooming methods. Not sure but this could be on the Motor Parkway looking west at the Jerusalem Ave highway bridge in the Hempstead Plains (bridge removed in 1948). This photo was captured during one of the early VCR races (1908-1910). I think I see Long Island Aviation Country Club hangars in the background (under the bridge), but can’t explain the protrusion above the hangar in the photo? Tricky photo Howard. Expecting a correct answer by talented historians in this forum.

From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

I think that’s Emil Stricker driving the #3 Mercedes with Conners as his mechanician heading east having just gone under the Jerusalem Avenue bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 24, 1908. I think that’s Jerusalem Avenue because you can see the officials stand / press box in the distance through the bridge.

From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race