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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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Can’t access the Facebook page. I have NOT requested membership and it’s NOT pending. Do I YAHOO!? - hell, no! - nor FB -nor do I intend to! We should NOT have to access FB or any other social media to view LIMP material! Determined Dinosaur, III
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Sam III, it is a moderated page. If you state you are interested in the Motor Parkway in Levittown they will let you join.
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From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Can’t access the Facebook page. I’ve requested membership and its pending.
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Check out the 77 comments on this Levittown Facebook Page responding to this post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/236844036349654/2846665938700771/?comment_id=2847667278600637
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Caroline St posts location in blue on the 1960 topo map, within the hilly area (top photo below).
Also, it appears the Nibbe bridge had outlived the original Powell bridge by some years. In the 1956 survey (bottom photo below), Nibbe is indicated abandoned while Powell had already received an upgrade. Nibbe must have stood until the late ‘50s unlike previously thought to have survived into the ‘40s.
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway
Well, I’m not as embarrassed as I expected to be; misery loves company. As to the air field; Joe, what “old flying club property”, please? It’s NOT the LIACC, which was a mile to the east, just west of Jerusalem Ave., where the Elija School is now. Was there another field in the area, once? Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Ray Brown - drainage basins, not reservoirs
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Remembering initially seeing this location in 1992 and wondering about all the extra pavement. Appears the video was filmed viewing west in the beginning, time looks to be late 1950’s or early 1960’s. Corner house on Pintail USED too have a view of the LIMP and perhaps a T ball field : ) Great to have this area become an official place of recreation and NOT HOUSING. Good images everyone!
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
For full disclosure, the 400+ pages I reviewed were digitized, not hard copy, making the task much easier by just clicking the next page or down arrow keys.
And the more I review these plans, the more I appreciate the work of civil engineers and surveyers! Without them, our research efforts would be much more limited.
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway
Nice - thanks for the additional documentation. Just as a point of reference, in the first pic (Meenan Oil map), the red circle on the left side marked AK 1956, is where I’ve resided for the last 36 years. House was constructed in 1955, not sure where I got the 1956 from.
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Location - Levittown, looking north. Pintail Lane , Orchid Rd and
Woodcock Lane . LIMP running west to east
Building- property of Nassau County, foundation presently exists
Date - 1951, the houses on Woodcock Lane appear to be newly constructed.
Houses were built in 1951
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
This looks like Pintail Lane Elementary School in Levittown (Island Trees) 1958-1976. Closed when enrollment steadily declined throughout its 18 years, and was still standing until the mid 1980s. The photo appears closer to 1958. North is up and the Motor Parkway Grandstand was to the right (east) about ½ mile. The parking lot and school were built directly on the Motor Parkway RoW.
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From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Well, now! I knew instantly it’s the Elija School off Jerusalem Avenue, looking south. Nope. O. K., then, it has to be Ron Ridolph’s Eight Precinct off 107, again looking south. Nope. Uh, oh. Think, man; think! Oh, yeah - Cammerer Park! Nope. Well, it’s certainly not the Williston Park pool! This is REALLY BAD! I think I’d better pass. Oh, my; will I EVER be embarrassed! Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
That #5 Maxwell engine has me sorely puzzled - EIGHT exceedingly-short cylinders in line! Oversquare to the nth degree? Can anyone tell me, or point me, to more, please? Sam, III
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers
Just a wild guess but it has the look of someplace in Levittown, maybe around Bloomingdale Road in 1950; but that’s all I’ve got.
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Thank you for all the great research on our local history. Looking forward to our joint program on October 23. Ann - Central Park Historical Society
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway
Great group of pictures guys!
From Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #12 Bethpage #3
Great photos of much technical interest. No cookie-cutter engines like in so much of today’s racing. They were proud of their achievements and not afraid to let others see what they had accomplished. Innovation in today’s racing engines has been stifled to a great extent by the rule-makers. One glaring exception is the push rod engine built for Indy by Rodger Penske. Even that one was the result of the rule-makers who quickly closed that loophole.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers
Art, Great job, your efforts of wading thru some 400 pages of material most certainly added to our knowledge of the Motor Parkway’s relationship with the SOB especially when it comes to the overlapping of the two roads Thank you.
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway
One Frayer - Miller air cooled car exists. It is a touring car and used to appear regularly at the Franklin Club annual meets in Syracuse, NY back in the 1960s. It was a touring car and was well restored for that era ( 1960s) , the owner Lived in Valhalla, NY and it was later sold to the Harrah Collection. I remember riding around in it in downtown Syracuse! I am not sure if the car is still part of the Harrah collection, since they did have several auctions of cars after Bill Harrah passed away. Bill Harrah was a great guy and good friend and I still have some of the Christmas cards from him that we used to exchange every year.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers
These are GREAT!!! How different and complex each of these engines are - all trying to solve the same problem - Power & Speed!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers
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