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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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Howard, was there, you no show, and left somewhat early for Vermont, but knew you would get another blue ribbon to your collections, as always. CONGRATULATION!
From Hemmings Motor News: Show Coverage 2019 Hemmings Concours d'Elegance
Howard, something I missed earlier. The enlargement photo of the cedar fence posts on the left side , beyond the posts are several similar looking buildings in the distance. Could they be the barracks of Camp Black?
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
Great effort Gary, I agree the mechanics were working from (a) home, possibly from a central location in Hewlett that was easily accessible, and preferably near a Railroad station. The Five Towns service center matches the above, but this location requires more research. Too bad for Belcher Hyde but I’m now thinking F.W. Beers maps might have something. It’s worth a try.
From Mystery Saturday Auto #1: A Very Early Automobile
Enjoyed these images…Thanks for posting them…
From Sam Berliner III: A 1970 Walking Tour of the Motor Parkway in Queens
Howard, I believe we are looking at the bridge being built over Clinton Rd. in Garden City and we are looking west. We know at this point the Parkway ROW is only 50 feet wide which would account for the perimeter fencing being so close to the roadway. Also, going over Clinton Rd. it appears that the frame work for the bridge itself has multiple openings. And. it appears that the roadway is only 16 feet wide which means it must be west of Merrick Ave. or east of Round Swamp Rd. Lastly. the top right part of the part of the photo shows the terrain at a higher level which fits in that part of Garden City. Al.
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
Location - LIMP Carle Place, Westbury Ave bridge -eastbound (LIMP direction).
The photo is facing south towards the LIRR main line and Mineola.
Comparing the photo with the other locations, the Westbury Ave Bridge
location best matches the landscape features seen in the photo. Several
features missing in the photo are trees,buildins or roads.
On the right side of the photo just above the ground, I observed what
could be possibly a smoke plume from a LIRR steam engine. If this is
correct in would match up to where the LIRR main line would be
located in the photo.
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
We moved to Blacksmith Road in 1950 or so. There was a “small” sump on the Blacksmith side of Motor Parkway just ast the road took a bend from east -west to north-south. You can get a hint of that bend looking at the houses. Maybe 2 or 3 years on therre was a flood which ruined some homes on Pelican Road which dipped down. After that the sump was enlarged. I don’t think that culvert was left. I can see the large berm of dirt running along the backs of the Blacksmith houses and remember it being there when we moved in.
From Mystery Foto #68 Solved: A Motor Parkway Culvert in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown)
I’m guessing it’s the Westbury Road East Meadow bridge looking west.
Might be Mrs. Ladenburg’ windmill in the distant right.
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
My above comment, Nov 8th, is wrong. The 3 gates on the NORTH are likely meant for the Trotting Association.
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Removal of the Roosevelt Field Motor Parkway Bridge
Just guessing here…The surrounding area looks to be the Westbury Road Motor Parkway bridge, but I have some reservations about the guardrails.
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
Frank, I tried looking at the 1906 E. Belcher Hyde Atlas for a possible location, but the Hewlett community at that time had a ton of frame structures, many unidentified as to owners or purpose. Based on the photo, I don’t think the business was located in a “modern” style garage, but possibly even in a converted residence.
From Mystery Saturday Auto #1: A Very Early Automobile
just a somewhat educated guess but I think we’re looking north at the Westbury Avenue bridge because it looks like there’s no road under the bridge yet and that could be the water tower on East Williston Avenue off in the distance.
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
Great finds Brian and Gary! The only service station on Franklin Ave in Hewlett today is at Five Towns Auto Center, located at 1205 W Broadway, intersecting Franklin Ave. The rest of Franklin remains residential. This could quite possibly be the location of the old bike shop.
From Mystery Saturday Auto #1: A Very Early Automobile
I dunno and am not about to do the research to find out but my gut feeling is Central Avenue looking west. ??? I do want to point out, though, the terrific detail of how the gravel was dumped (probably by wheelbarrow) in piles on the graded subsurface and then spread out and leveled by hand, prior to pouring the cement slurry. Now, Al or somebody, do we know how they kept the slurry from running out laterally? Board forms? How I wish that missing photo album, <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy0.html#limpbklt>, would turn up! It documented all such work. Sam, III
From Mystery Friday Foto #45 Still Open for Discussion: A Motor Parkway Bridge Built on a Curve
Your carrying forward of the Conroy images omitted my comment (or Bob’s?) that you could still see the old painted center line on some of the pix. Frank, I won’t fence with you - that’s a fantastic pun. Sam, III
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Howard Kroplick
Sam III, thanks for sharing the photos and correcting the copy.
Howard I
From Sam Berliner III: A 1970 Walking Tour of the Motor Parkway in Queens
Love that Isotta but there’s all that Detroit and Wolfsburg iron and that strange green thing that keeps showing up on these VCR/LIMP pages (along with some old Chrysler). Just can’t understand it; is a puzzlement. :·) Well done, again, Howard; thanks. Sam, III
From Hemmings Motor News: Show Coverage 2019 Hemmings Concours d'Elegance
Based on Brian’s results I discovered in the 1910 Census for Hewlett, Arthur L. Adsit, occupation Automobile Machinist on Franklin Ave., and not far away on Broadway Frederic Ward, Automobile and Bicycle Repair. Therefore, it appears they might have had a brief partnership in Hewlett just prior to c.1910
From Mystery Saturday Auto #1: A Very Early Automobile
As a point of reference, the proposed Mitchel/ Hempstead Spur would have run north / south along the approximate route of West Road on Mitchel Field (notice the misspelling of Mitchel with two ‘L’s’ on some maps), about a block east of and running parallel with Oak Street (known as ‘Ave. E’ on Camp Mills).
West Road runs on, or ridiculously close to, what may have been Ave. F or G on Camp Mills, very close to the easternmost border of the Camp, necessitating the spur to cross Army property (not to mention crossing the LIRR right of way on the Central Line). One wonders, might that have been a factor in it never being built if the Federal Government refused to part company with it at the time?
In any event, the spur would have continued southward, skirting the property of Hofstra and rendezvousing with Hempstead Turnpike just east of the college, lining up with a proposed extension of Uniondale Ave. as seen in this map of February, 1908.
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Removal of the Roosevelt Field Motor Parkway Bridge
The title above the doorway is ‘Adsit & Ward’. I didn’t have any luck searching both surnames together. I did find Ads for ‘A.L. Adsit Hewlett, Hewlett Garage’. Advertisement for tires and gasoline. No specific address unfortunately, I’ll keep looking. Ads below.
From Mystery Saturday Auto #1: A Very Early Automobile
Thank you very much! I have sent this page to the patron who was looking to identify the vehicle.
From Mystery Saturday Auto #1: A Very Early Automobile
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