Vanderbilt Cup Races

The one in the photo is at a small lake in PA. The other one is at a residence in Pottsville, PA
I’d love to know the story of the dogs on the lantern. Why were they chosen and where are the other lanterns from the Estate at Sands Point? From old photos, it appears that there were many along the road leading up to the home.

From Then & Now: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's Beacon Towers in Sands Point

Some more ads from the same publication.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part III

A few more ads placed in Automobile Topics after the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part III

So Cool! Where is it now?

From Then & Now: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's Beacon Towers in Sands Point

Here it is 80 years later!!

From Then & Now: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's Beacon Towers in Sands Point

From Art Kleiner: 
Here’s the documentation, as least documenting the suggestion by the NYC Parks Commissioner (Robert Moses?).  Will be included in an upcoming post pertaining to the 1938 RPA update from which it is taken.

From Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens

In 1923 a toll booth was erected on the south side of the ROW 700 feet east of Rocky Hill Rd.

From Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

—Identify the race car, the manufacturer,  its designer, the driver and the mechanician.

Packard Gray Wolf. Driven by its designer Charles Schmidt. Mechanician: William McIllrid

—Where else did this racer compete?

Raced a bit. The last record of the Gray Wolf was a Chicago race with Jess Ellingsworth driving for E.R. Greene.

—Where was the Mystery Foto taken? What was the orientation of the photographer?

Massapequa Turn on to Hempstead Turnpike during the 1904 race

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Al V., the RPA’s “priceless chance” (see earlier comment) referred to forming a freeway from the World’s Fair to Farmingdale using the ROW and was stated in July 1937. I have same memory of one-way traffic plan, but cannot remember source, either.

From Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens

The chimney was on the east side of the house, as in the aerial

From Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

Also, could this be lodge keeper Sidney Jones’ home on the Right-of-Way?

From Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

Great find David Stephan! The horizontal line may well be the Hillside lodge. Amazingly, the same approximate location of the future Rocky Hill lodge. The rectangular patch could’ve been a clearing to prevent obstruction of the Motor Parkway entrance sign below. LOVE the LIMP!

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/mystery_friday_foto_6_can_you_identify_this_motor_parkway_location

From Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

Aerials on the library website are very clear, as good or better than the 1926 aerials of Nassau County LRV. Thinking the narrow white area on the parkway just w/o the farmway bridge is a temporary toll/kiosk, still enough room on each side for cars. Makes sense where it’s located ( before Rocky Hill Rd ). If a toll wasn’t collected here, they were sure to be stopped at the Great Neck Lodge. The area circled just w/o Rocky Hill Rd I’m not sure, maybe a ‘footprint’ showing the future extension of the LIMP : )

From Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

Very cool that you lived next door to Mr. Ericson, Bob; and how he relayed the history to you. The maps below are like a time line. The original property of the Lodge is obvious on the older images, the today image shows the original overlay. All courtesy of this website.

From The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures:#19 and #20 The Ronkonkoma Toll Gate & Ronkonkoma Lodge

Whee, we are really getting far afield from the MP [bottom of Two Lakes (very likely Twin Lakes), Alaska, eh?] but I LOVE it!  This blog site is truly world class!  Thanks as always, Howard!  Sam, III
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Howard Kroplick

Sam III, thanks! Howard I

From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Willie K's Seaplane at Port Washington Marine Base in 1938 & Howard Hughes

Al V., that’s exactly as I remember it playing out - W/B in the AM and E/B PM.  Can’t document where I read that, though, but it was a LONG while back, well before MPPS.  Sam, III

From Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens

Two photos of a Sikorsky S-39B NC-888W and a registry of S-39 seaplanes have been posted.

From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Willie K's Seaplane at Port Washington Marine Base in 1938 & Howard Hughes

Spec sheets and history of the Sikorsky S-39 have been posted.

From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Willie K's Seaplane at Port Washington Marine Base in 1938 & Howard Hughes

Art/David,  Shortly after the Parkway was taken over by NYC wasn’t there some suggestions that the ROW be used for the coming World’s Fair ? I have a recollection that to help with the expected heavy traffic, the Parkway could be turned into a one way road, westbound in the morning and eastbound later in the day.

From Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens

Howard, that section of the unused original Parkway ROW, west of the new ROW was sold back to the Wigmore Co. in 1927.

From Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens