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Sure the roof has been replaced at least once since the Weathervane has been last noticed. Somehow figure out who last did work up there?

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

1948 Hudson Pick-up Prototype
Ian Zwerdling
Two ads promoting events featuring a Hudson pick-up prototype.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Al Velocci, you’re correct! It appears someone now has possession of the weather vane from the Manager’s rooftop.

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

The factory built Hudson prototype pick up on the on the new 1948 “Step-Down” mono-built body & chassis combination. It was used around the factory for many years and then sold to Lavigne Hudson on East Warren Ave in Detroit.
besides the Hudson factory and Lavigne, I am the 3rd owner since 1961. Hudson built pick-ups on a production basis from 1929-1947. the ‘46 & ‘47are still quite popular.

Owner: Charles Ruvolo, St. Clair Shores, Michigan

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

That’s a 1948 Hudson pickup truck prototype. I think the current owner is Charles Ruvolo.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

I believe the truck is a 1949 Hudson pickup prototype.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Not a windmill but a weather vane. Old age is gaining on me.

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

Love this post! On the verge of asking my son Gram if he would like to re explore the sites that initially spattered his interest in the Motor Parkway back when he was a 6 year old young boy.

From A Tour of Long Island Motor Parkway Sites

I believe it is a 1909 Vanderbilt Tucker Special with modern coachwork

I remember seeing it recently

Jerry

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Hudson prototype pick up to replace the 1947 Big Boy 3/4 ton pick up. The step down pick up never went into production but several custom built clones have been built.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Joe-
The first photo is a real, and well known 1908 photo that was part of a larger series of photographs taken of the parkway just after completion. It is not A.I., but included in this post to show that while the photo is real, the caption was blatantly incorrect.

From Alert: Fake Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway Using Artificial Intelligence

This 1948 Hudson pick-up prototype was owned by Howard’s business partner.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Its a Hudson prototype I’m not sure what year but I’ve seen it at Old Westbury and it’s gorgeous

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

There is one difference between the 1980 image and the current view that was caused by a Motor Parkway buff. Note the windmill on the roof in the 1980 photo…missing in the current view. Will the purchaser of the windmill please step up and share your story ?

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

It’s a 1947 Hudson “Big Boy” pickup. I have no idea who owns it. To me it’s one of the most beautiful pickup trucks ever made.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Sorry that 1908 pictures looking west across the Hempstead plains? No way. There isn’t anywhere, at any time Long Island had or has a vista as shown. The Hempstead plains is not that flat and it’s dotted with lakes and streams that have since been built over. The south shore of Long Island may be flat but it ain’t that flat. No way no how

From Alert: Fake Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway Using Artificial Intelligence

So glad Frank and Richard were able to tour the Parkway.  I always feel the pull (maybe from Willie K.) to get out there and do the same when visiting Long Island!

From A Tour of Long Island Motor Parkway Sites

Thanks for the tip regarding the New York Heritage Digital Collection.  Have used pics from it before before but never realized it was a complete collection very well organized.

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

Greg, The building shown on the 1912 Pope blueprint was almost but never built. It got as far as receiving bids but Vanderbult changed his mind about it’s construction.  The Motor Parkway office was relocated to today’s Vanderbilt Court in 1915. The structure was a two room prefab bungalow purchased from and erected by the Globe Company of New York City.  A. J. Kienzle along with his secretary, Mary Wills, moved in on May 15, 1915,

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

John Russell Pope house. I could not identify the structure anywhere on the LIMP

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City