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From Seven Upcoming Automotive Events (August 12-13, 2012) & A Mystery Medallion

I’m embarrassed that I didn’t have a clue about any of the questions, because I traveled the Merrick Ave./Post Ave. route many times as a youngster, from our home in Merrick to relatives in Locust Valley, and have eaten in the Baci restaurant.

Now that I see the pictures, I recognize the Felice restaurant, where I never ate. The area has changed extensively even in my lifetime. One thing that did not change from my youth to today, I always remember the intersection as being busy. But not in 1908!

From Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

Frank F and I also have witnessed the newer/less curved roadway leading to Lakeville Rd. Like Mark observed, the original concrete road extensions are pebbled. The 1910 image below shows the steady uprise of the pkwy to the then western end, Great Neck. The 1960 image shows the modified roadway. Great Neck High South est. in 1958, the school must have wanted the road to look uniform, not like a bandaid.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documentation of the First 15 Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Nassau County

Pre-Baci’s restaurant! And excellent sleuthing Art. Great information relating to the hotel’s original location and related incidences. Always learning something new here. On the left, part of the original Salisbury Plains still intact, now home to Eisenhower Park’s golf course, just south of Old Country Rd., the same area Dave mentioned just last week. An amazing shot Howard. Thank you Al, Howard, and Garden City Archives for sharing these photos of old Long Island to all.

From Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

Quite a few owners of the Petit Trianon through the years and plenty of history, too ( recall the memories of our good friend Bob DeStefani ). Brentwood ( where I grew up ), was known for it’s many Pine Trees. Pines were thought to benefit one’s health, sure there’s truth to this.We had 7 - 60 ft pines along our front yard. Sappy, but we climbed them. Lots of pine needles every fall : )

From Kleiner's Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I

Thanks, Art.  I remember the Mill so well.  “Women proprietors”, eh; might the roof collapse have been because of a “glass ceiling”?  :·)  Whoa!  I remember the Mill being in the curve, about where the new tower is at 206.  Sam, III

From Kleiner's Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I

Sam and Bob (and others) - I believe the Round Hill was on the other other side of the road from the Huntington Town House which is now Target.  But as the attached article shows it was bought by the owner of the Town House but burned down soon after.  Possibly to be used for parking or continue as a restaurant?  Also attached a picture of the Old Dutch Mill which was across the street and is shown on the postcard map.  Thanks to Newsday and Patricia Novak for information in her book “Huntington”.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I

Zoom photo cropped below

From Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

If I’m correct, I may have spotted both the LIMP OCR underpass walls, and LIRR RoW, after opening the last zoomed photo in the Microsoft Paint application. Photo below

From Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

Admiring all the open spaces in this early 20th century Long Island photo. Henry Schmidt’s Meadow Brook Hotel. I believe photo is looking NW but where in Meadow Brook? -This location could be intersection of Old Country Rd and Glen Cove Rd looking NW, with Roosevelt Airfield directly behind photographer. The bend in OCR westbound could be a match to the present day thoroughfare, though much wider today and loaded with red light cameras. Cannot locate any hints of the LIMP underpass just 1/4 mi down the OCR road. Also any sign of LIRR RoW just to the north cannot be seen as well. Wish I could spend just a day here. Take me back, please.  Looking forward to this weeks answers!

From Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

1927 Photo (copy) of Westbury showing a nice depiction of the Ellison Ave. bridge.

From Video: "The Ellison Avenue LIRR Bridge of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course"

Bill - one more from the Hershey Museum, Hershey, PA.

From What was the Long Island Automotive Museum?

Bill - these fire engines were on display at the LI Auto Museum and were featured in its postcard collection.  Courtesy of the Peter Helck Family Collection.

One more postcard will follow from the Hershey Museum that was sent to Peter from a friend. 

Are you interested in only the LI Auto Museum fire engines or pictures of fire engines in general?

From What was the Long Island Automotive Museum?

Sam, At the time the Parkway built the bridge the western terminus of Westbury Ave. was at Glen Cove Rd. There was however the trolley line of the N.Y & N.S Traction Co.in place, that is why the bridge was built. Realizing or, possibly told a roadway was eminent, the Parkway built the bridge with three openings.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge

Looking southwest at Felice’s Restaurant Old Country Rd at Merrick (on left) Avenue and Old Country west to the right.  The building looks similar to the match cover picture.

From Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

Huntington Town House address was 124 E. Jericho Tpke.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I

I’m guessing that the Round Hill Restaurant wound up the Huntington Town House?

Bob A

From Kleiner's Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I

Re #29, as I noted in some earlier blog, Ron’s full pix of demolition of this Main Line bridge and the Oyster Bay Branch bridge are at: <http://sbiii.com/limpbrdg.html#rrbridgs>.  Re #38, the old 2013 blog notes “telegraph poles” for what were actually that early PRR/LIRR electrification project just documented.  Sam, III

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documentation of the Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Nassau County (#28-#42)

I beg to differ - Westbury Avenue *MUST* have existed, at least on paper, or Willie would NEVER have allowed for it in the bridge design. Two lanes PLUS tracks - NO WAY!  Doubting Thomas (a.k.a. Sam, III)

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge

The Round Hill was supposedly at 167 Jericho Tpke. but I can’t find ANY hill at either 167 W or 167 E in Huntington or H. Station, let alone any such edifice.  Just where was is and what became of it?  Sam, III

From Kleiner's Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I