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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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Frank; The Garden City lodge now has a replica port cochere on it. It didn’t survive and was replicated when the lodge was moved to its present spot as the Chamber Of Commerce.
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
It’s necessary to zoom into the photo with your favorite program, to see all the details in this spectacular photo.
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
Garden City, looking NNE. Motor Parkway Manager’s house at 1 Vanderbilt Court can be seen in lower left corner. Also seen is the Garden City Lodge but its porte cochere appears missing. That’s a mystery by itself because both the lodge and porte cochere survived, and are now located at 7th Street, Garden City (Garden City Chamber of Commerce). Development of the Roosevelt Field Mall Macy’s parking lot in upper right corner can be seen under construction. The cars by the construction site appear 1950s. This photo is likely ~1955 during Roosevelt Field Mall construction. The running track in the lower right corner is location of today’s baseball field that recently had a parking lot built over the Motor Parkway Right-of-Way, covering the roadway with blue stone gravel. MISTAKE, Garden City!!!
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
The key chain was purchased at the Bruce Museum several years ago and it was labeled as a Tucker. It was the last one. It has the quality of a Monopoly playing piece. Due to all the keys I carry the body of the unit lost all of its paint within a few weeks of purchase. Then the bottom fell out….that was the circuit board for the led lights and axles for the wheels long lost. I’m trying to find a hot wheels type car to salvage the wheels so I may reconstruct this cute little car.
From Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!
here are several photos of the key chain model that looks like the tucker prototype that is being recreated by Ida Automotive.
From Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!
Josh Stoff, curator at the Cradle of Aviation, informed me that the POW camp was located at the current location of the Garden City Center, 100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard.
From Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
Art, The POW photo, its reasonable to assume the POW encampment would not be located anywhere near the operational part of Mitchel Field. It was definitely located in the westerly part of the Field and I’m guessing with it’s own entrance from either Hempstead Turnpike and or today’s Oak Street. The buildings in the distant appear to be of residential nature . Based on the angle on the shadows, are we looking south toward Hempstead or west toward Garden City ? So, I place the encampment in the vicinity of the where the student housing buildings are located today.
From Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
Art Kleiner:
Looking north at Garden City. Roosevelt Field being built on the upper right.
Motor Parkway roadway, Motor Parkway GM office, Garden City lodge, Motor Parkway Posts.
1955
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
More details concerning the POWs at Mitchel Field. The first detachment of POWs were received May 17, 1945 with the camp remaining open through March, 1946. POWs were housed in the old Camp Mills site to the west.
And yes, Sam, they were used on farms in the county.
From Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
this appears to be a shot on the LIMP just East of Clinton Rd. The photographer is viewing the scene from the south. I could be wrong, of course, but the sump south of the ROW seems to give it away
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
Art, Loved the detailed post about the overlapping history of Motor Parkway and aviation. Didn’t realize they were so entwined.
From Kleiner's Korner: The Overlapping Histories of Long Island Aviation and the Motor Parkway
I think we are looking north in Garden City with the LIMP right-of-way visible from left to right in the section between Clinton Road and today’s Raymond Court. Also in the photo are: the General Manager’s office; Garden City Lodge; and many concrete posts. A portion of this section was recently in the news for being graveled over for a parking lot. The Roosevelt Field Mall (upper right corner) appears to be near completion so I’ll guess the date to be late 1955 or 1956.
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
How wonderful! Thanks and kudos to Roz and Howard for helping to preserve pictures from these collections.
From Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
What part of all this construction did in the polo fields?
From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction
Steven V., “Circuit board”? In 1948? I don’t theeenk so. Please elucidate. Sam, III
From Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!
Sure looks like Roos. Field a’bornin’ ca. 03 Oct 1956), with the Gard. City sewer{?} facility and the super’s house at lower left, looking NNE from over the Stewart School. Clinton bridge would have been at left and lodge driveway still there, as are lotsa posts. Can’t quite spot Kienzle’s ghost. (My, this *HAS* been a busy Sunday!) Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
My keychain Tucker ornament is now lacking Wheels, Circuit board and black paint.
From Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!
Hey, hey! Look at that list of new pilots! Lieuts. S. H. McCleary and L. H. Brereton, U.S.A.! They were Samuel H. McCleary and Lewis Hyde Brereton, two of the first 24 people chosen by the Aviation Section of the U.S. Signal Corp to be pilots. Some of the class are in the attached 04 Dec 912 pic. with Glenn Curtiss Sam, III
From Kleiner's Korner: The Overlapping Histories of Long Island Aviation and the Motor Parkway
Whoa, Nellie! Sorry to rain on your parade but Weirs is on lake Winnepesaukee in NH, http://weirsbeach.com/reasons-to-visit/location/travel-by-plane/the-weirs-seaplane-base/, as are those pix! Sam, III
From Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
I remember German PoWs working in farm fields in eastern Nassau and western Suffolk ca. 1945. They wore their own old grey-green uniforms and field caps, not GIs. Is that a RR track at the right in the first PoW pic? Wow, HK; more seaplanes!
Hope there’s more about Weirs. There I am at Jones Beach - can’t quite make me out, though. As to the overall project, hurrah and thanks muchly, Roz and Howard!
From Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
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