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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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The steps on either side of the bridge look like the ones that are still at Springfield Boulevard, so I’m guessing that that’s where this photo was taken.
From Mystery Foto #44B Solved: A 1942 Photo of the Little Neck Parkway Motor Parkway Bridge
Congratulations Howard. Great site. Well deserved.
You continually find interesting content for the site and we Long Island history buffs really appreciate it. Keep up the great work!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore
Thanks Al, excellent Motor Parkway info as always. I couldn’t see how the layoffs would allow effective toll collection while gatekeepers are resting inside Monday through Friday. Thank you for clarifying.
From Update: Greg O’s Discovery: The McCamish Family and Their Time in the Meadow Brook Lodge
I think we’re looking west with the LIMP going over Marcus Avenue in the Lake Success area. The shadow of the sun seems to indicate a north-south direction of the LIMP. The style of bridge followed the railroad trestle convention the was mandated through most of nearby Queens County. Since the south embankment has been mostly removed, I’m guessing the date to be during the construction of nearby Glen Oaks Village; maybe around 1948.
From Mystery Foto #44B Solved: A 1942 Photo of the Little Neck Parkway Motor Parkway Bridge
Congratulations, Howard. Obviously a well deserved honor.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore
Frank, The layoffs in 1935 lasted only until April that year. All the lodges from Rocky Hill to Huntington, with some short exceptions, remained opened until the Parkway closed in 1938. The only free portion was east of the Huntington if you accessed the Parkway EAST of the Huntington Lodge. If you did find a way to access the Parkway with out paying, you could not get off at a lodge location with out surrounding a paid toll ticket. More info in my book.
From Update: Greg O’s Discovery: The McCamish Family and Their Time in the Meadow Brook Lodge
Howard, Congrats, no surprise here, earned, earned, earned !!!!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore
-The location, the bridge and orientation of the photographer
Looking North at the Little Neck Parkway bridge
-Why was this bridge different from the majority of Motor Parkway bridges?
Constructed from steel as required by Queens in 1912.
-The year of the Mystery Foto. Provide a rationale.
June 5th, 1942. Just weeks before the July 30, 1942 Demolition.
From Mystery Foto #44B Solved: A 1942 Photo of the Little Neck Parkway Motor Parkway Bridge
Congrats Howard! Catching a glimpse so far of what it takes to put this site up, this is incredibly well deserved.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore
Congrats Howard. Ain’t it the truth!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore
Unpleasant letter to receive just before the holidays winter’s cold! To reduce costs they kept the outer toll collections in full operation at Rocky Hill and Huntington lodges, with only three more in Mineola, Garden City, and Bethpage. So any weekday from Dec 1935 - Apr 1938 one could travel from the Great Neck lodge to Meadow Brook lodge (8.50 miles), or to Massapequa lodge (13.75 miles) free of charge. I wonder how they resolved that issue. Perhaps Officer Zinze at Massapequa had additional tasks to perform.
From Update: Greg O’s Discovery: The McCamish Family and Their Time in the Meadow Brook Lodge
The full article in which this painting appeared has been added at the end of the post (note: Firefox may not display the pdf).
From Kleiner's Korner: A "True" 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustration
Congratulations, Howard. Glad to be a part of the your award winning blog!
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Howard Kroplick
Your Kleiner Korners and contributions are much appreciated! Thanks!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore
Hi Jim, Welcome! The parking lot is behind the Stewart Filed off Stewart Avenue. Go to the end of Raymond Court in Garden Cityand look for the bluestone parking lot.
From Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot
Motor Parkway’s Little Neck Parkway Bridge (1912-1942) looking NNW in the afternoon.
The open field beyond the bridge on the left is today’s Green Meadows Farm, and beyond that in the heavy trees is today’s Queens County Farm Museum. This rail road type girder bridge replaced an original Motor Parkway concrete bridge, similar to the Winchester Blvd bridge here—> https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/wednesday_december_31_2008_the_bridges_over_winchester_boulevard.
I’ve yet to find photos of the original LIMP concrete bridge’s that spanned throughout Queens. Likely this mystery photo taken shortly before demolition in 1942.
From Mystery Foto #44B Solved: A 1942 Photo of the Little Neck Parkway Motor Parkway Bridge
Exact location of the parking lot in question? Also, I grew up in New Hyde Park and found this page through the NewHydeParkMuseum.com page. Really enjoying it all!
From Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot
• Motor Parkway Bridge over Little Neck Road (Parkway). The photographer is looking North.
• This bridge and other bridges in Queens look different because when they were built the City of New York required the Motor Parkway to use railroad-type trestle construction over the Queens public roads.
• The photo was taken June 5, 1942 as part of a survey in preparation for the demolition of the bridge.
From Mystery Foto #44B Solved: A 1942 Photo of the Little Neck Parkway Motor Parkway Bridge
Found among files from the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport are documents from Willie K. and A.J. Kienzle, General Mgr. of the Parkway relating to the various lodges. Here’s one announcing the closing of several lodges, including Meadow Brook effective Dec. 1, 1934. Letters were sent to lodge keepers, including Otto McCamish.
From Update: Greg O’s Discovery: The McCamish Family and Their Time in the Meadow Brook Lodge
Al, he ran in the same social circles as Willie K.. However, he appears only to have attended the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
From Harbor Hill- The Roslyn Country Home of a 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Spectator- Clarence Mackay
Howard, Best, most thorough and informative article I’ve ever seen on the Mackay estate and family. Was he involved with the Vanderbilt Cup Races in ant way?
From Harbor Hill- The Roslyn Country Home of a 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Spectator- Clarence Mackay
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