Vanderbilt Cup Races

Ditto, Greg. Wishing a Happy Holidays to all! I’m looking forward to 2021….

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

While it’s a little west of where the LIMP ROW was, it’s close enough. I specifically mentioned Laurel St since the windows of the apartment building matched only the windows on the very last western apartment building.

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

I remember that day.
I thought it was sad they were moving it.
But now everyone can enjoy it, where it is .

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Mike Tucker
Congratulations Howard, well deserved!

Jim Coniglione
Congratulations my friend

Mark Lieberman
Congratulations ????????????

Tom Cotter
Congratulations, Howard.

Janusz Mrozek
Congratulations!

Larry Vigneaux
An honor that could not have been awarded to a more deserving person! Congratulations, Howie! ????

Donald M. Smith
Congratulations

Sharon Oklander Frank
Great honor! Congratulations!

Ellen P Vigneaux
Yeah!

Elio Zarate
Congratulations Howard

Bob Barauskas
Congratulations Howard, a fitting Honor !!!

Jackie Goldstein Glanz
Congratulations!!!!!!!

Thomas Auriemma
Congratulations

Sharon Mandel
Congratulations ????????
Well deserved. So proud of you. ❤️

John Cuocco
Congrats Howard

John R Tucker Jr.
Congratulations Howard!

Danny Mandel
Amazing!

Steve Halsey
Congratulations.

Carmine Auriemma
Congratulations

Jon Geist
Congratulations!!! ????

Jamsheed Banaji
Congratulations!!!

Peter Crifo
A great acknowledgement of your skills and passion, congratulations!

Natalie Burghardt
So proud of you❤️❤️

Rick Shafer
Congratulations ????????

Mitch Hackett
Well done, sir!

Richard D Kaye
Congratulations Howie!!!

Mark DeSantis
Wonderful! You deserve it!

Judi Winters
Fantastic Mazal Tov

Rich Lester
Congratulations - terrific honor.
But who is that in the picture??

JeRita Trapani
Well deserved congratulations

Alane Fagin
Congrats Howard! A well deserved honor and award!

Ellen Wurman Birnbaum
Congrats Howard!

Susan Banco
Mazel ????????

Merrill Morrison
Congratulations!

Marilyn Kroplick
To my brother of alchemy—who manifests magically and mysteriously!!!❤️

James Douglas Ford
Congratulations Howard!

Joe G Stroll
Nice going!

Andrew Sandler
Congrats

Margaret Peckham Clark
Good job Wharton! Congratulations Howard Kroplick!

Larry Clark
Recognition bestowed from America’s top b-school- great honor!

Jonathan Rosenzweig
A very nice and very WELL DESERVED accomplishment. Congratulations!!!

Andy Hartwell
Wonderful

George Burghardt
WOW Terrific!!

Richard Lentinello
Bravo!!!

Natalie Burghardt
Congratulations ????????????Natalie

Clifford M Golub
Congratulations, a well deserved honor for someone who really does what he loves and not for any personal recognition just to fill the needed gaps with a smile to know what he did will enrich others in some little way.

Tom Cotter
Congratulations, Howard!

Toni Kessel
Congratulations

Jimbo Coniglione
Congrats my friend

James Spina
Wonderful and so deserved.

Roger Monfett
Congratulations Howard!

Ray Evernham
Congrats Howard ????????????

Chris
Congrats!

Akmanhasset
Congratulations ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

Stephanie Gress
Congratulations Howard!

Ellie M
What a wonderful achievement! I like your tie. ❤️????????

From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities

Not hardly, Al.  In “1894, Alfred Vacheron took part in the Paris–Rouen race with a Panhard 4 hp model which he had fitted with a steering wheel.  That is believed to be one of the earliest employments of the principle.  From 1898, the Panhard et Levassor cars were equipped as standard with steering wheels.”  “In 1898, Thomas B. Jeffery and his son, Charles T. Jeffery, developed two advanced experimental cars featuring a front-mounted engine, as well as a steering wheel that was mounted on the left-hand side. - - - The following year {1903}, the Rambler Model E was largely unchanged, except that it came equipped with a tiller early in the year, but with a steering wheel by the end of 1903.  By 1904, all Ramblers featured steering wheels.  Within a decade, the steering wheel had entirely replaced the tiller in automobiles.”  Now you know.  Sam (the chop-buster), III

From Kleiner's Korner: A 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Entry

Art, Best research on the Dragon automobile yet. Formation of the Company was on September 11, 1906. The President John Kass Mills, was previously associated with the Oldsmobile Co. First public appearance was on December 1, 1906 at the ACA Automobile Show held at Grand Central Palace in NYC.  When first announced the price was to be $1500. At the show, it was offered at $2000. Believe the Dragon was one of the first automobiles with a steering wheel.

From Kleiner's Korner: A 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Entry

Art, Best coverage of the Dragon Automobile I have ever seen. First announcement of the formation of the Dragon Automobile Co. was made on September 11, 1906. It already had contracted for office space in New York City.  John Mills, the President, who was previously associated with the Oldsmobile Co., said it would be offered for sale at $1500.  First public appearance was on December 1, 1906 at the Grand Central Palace automobile show but with a price of $2000. Believe the Dragon was one of the first automobiles equipped with a steering wheel.

From Kleiner's Korner: A 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Entry

March 19, 1989

Motor Parkway’s Garden City Lodge on the way towards its new location at the Garden City Chamber of Commerce on 7th Street. It’s already traveled 1 mile of its 3 mile journey. Ironic, photo’s location is intersection of Old Country Rd and Laurel Dr. looking WNW, just 325 feet west of the former Motor Parkway/Old Country Road underpass, the lodge’s last encounter with its host parkway, both that will never be seen together again.

LILCO electricians can be seen removing wires ahead of the move.

Squeezing the lodge out of narrow Vanderbilt Court must have been a major feat all its own. It’s unknown why this 3 mile route from Vanderbilt Ct. to 7th Street was preferred over the shorter 1.3 mile route by simply utilizing Stewart Ave. to 7th Street.   

Grateful the lodge was spared and preserved for future generations to benefit from.

Fantastic work Garden City, 1989!

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Yes, seen these photos
These are great photos
That girl is in a few of them

From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens

The Western Terminus picture looking south is from the LIMP segment between the North Hempstead Tpke and 73rd Avenue bridges. It can help date the demolition of the NHT bridge!

That picture shows a straight path that stops abruptly before reaching the photographer. That is consistent to a photographer standing in what once would have been the footprint of graded rise to the NHT bridge. Therefore, this 1958 picture was taken after the demolition of the NHT bridge!

If the facing north photo is the second in the series, then photographer is capturing the straight LIMP segment that existed between the two bridges. Over the years, a “not-the-LIMP” path was created that is curvy and turns west, starting near the circled Queens Greenway pole in the attached 2018 picture shows. (The real LIMP remains shrouded in the woods and starts to climb a grade that once led to the demolished bridge.)

From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens

How wonderful to be acknowledged in this way. Congrats!

From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities

Garden City Lodge.  March 13, 1989.  Headed to 7th street where it currently is located as the Garden City Chamber of Commerce.  Photo is Franklin Ave looking south.

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Looked up on Search, a Blog, in June 5 2010, The Day the Garden City Lodge Moved
-March 19, 1989, with some photo’s but with more photo’s on this Mystery Fri. Foto #51. Not sure of location or orientations of new photo’s.

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Absolutely fabulous series of photos! Where have they been for 62 years and what is the story of their discovery?

From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens

Congratulations on your well deserved award. I love this website.!!

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Congratulations Howard on a well-deserved honor!

From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities

Hello Al,
Thanks for the “softball” question this week. According to Howard’s “favorite co-author” in his Toll Lodge book, that’s the Garden City lodge heading westbound on Old Country Road on the Mineola - Carle Place border. The photo was taken on the “fine, crisp Saturday morning” of March 11, 1989 as the lodge was headed to its new location on 7th. Street in Garden City. Ironically, this location in front of the Eagle Rock Apartments was where the LIMP once passed under Old Country Road.

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Sometimes it pays to have your Arcadia Press 2008 photo history book.
It’s 1989 on Old Country Rd looking west. The Garden City Lodge structure is adjacent to The Fairview Apt Complex past The Country Glen Shopping Center.
The coincidence is just where the LIMP crossed under OCR at the GC /Mineola border. The lodge would then turn South on Franklin Ave down its new home on Seventh Street in front of the municipal parking lot. Not sure of the navigation near the resting place ,but 7th St may have been wide enough to maneuver down to its new home. Building was lowered, renovated and remains in place today. I assume some parking spaces were given up from its new home. A gift from the Village of Garden City  
The lodge was first moved North on Clinton/Glen cove Rd and made the turn left heading West prior to the photo. It should be noted that the OCR /Clinton Rd intersection is the busiest intersection crossroad in all Of Nassau County. Extra Turn lanes were added post 1989 to ease & facilitate traffic flow adjacent to the Roosevelt Field Mall. Who knew that 2020 and The COVID VIRUSwould reduce the need for mall or any other shopping so much.
Must have been a Sunday morning to allow such a road /intersection closing.
Trivia Question : What bank had a Free standing building on the NW corner of OCR/Clinton Rd prior to the construction of the original Country Glen Center?
Winners get a chance to sit in Tucker1044 again!!

From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989

Interesting engineering (didn’t know)/race driver career background.

From Helck Family Collection: Distinguished service citation for Joe Tracy awarded by Automobile Old Timers in 1948

Howard, I remember being at Ida Automotive twice when your 1044 was be restored, and final showing open house, there was a replica of Tucker in that blue with a Porsche engine, interesting, and outside a another replica, an older version in poor looking condition with wording on the side ‘TUCKER’ had a ‘79? Pontiac Grand Prix? interior, inside a display photo of it being use as tow car at some Bonneville event?

From Tucker 48 replica movie prop car sells for $100,000