Vanderbilt Cup Races

Howard. Sorry I missed yesterday’s gathering. Drove daughter back to college. Look forward to the next meeting.

From Highlights from the Motor Parkway Field Trip to Bethpage

The toll keeper pix HK has posted show the keepers outside but there’s always the window frame of that east-facing window at the Mineola Lodge, originally 191 Jericho Turnpike and now 284 Rudolph Road.  The owner I met back on 06 Jun 2000 said the wall under the bottom of the frame (under the sill) had been stuffed with ticket stubs when he renovated that window, which would indicate direct access.  Hmm?  Sam, III

From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)

Had such a great time with great people, and so much learned from long-time residents. That’s as good as it gets. Art’s FOIL report of 135 construction will be arriving shortly. I look forward towards the next meet with the same Central Park group. Thank you all for a great summer day.

From Highlights from the Motor Parkway Field Trip to Bethpage

Sam - I can see a possible sissor gate, hand operated from the kiosk window, but cannot understand the swing gate requiring to exit the kiosk. Was the plan for this gate a buried-cable pull from the kiosk?

From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)

The nights in Valley Stream, Lynbrook and Oceanside appear to be defunct as of 8/2019

From 2019 Long Island Cruises (Updated: July 26, 2019)

Art Kleiner has updated the Bethpage Lodge entrance post with a Kleiner’s Korner.

From Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge

Nice seeing the Le Sabre moving!  What a low stance!  Love the center brake light and the rotating headlights!

From Audrain Exhibit Concept Car #2: 1951 Le Sabre-Harley Earl's Jet Automobile

Amazing 1938 Howard, never seen that before!

From Field Trip to Explore the Bethpage Section of the Motor Parkway This Saturday Morning

Great shot of Sam on the LIMP under wires! This capture will be historical for years. It’s as simple as that. Looking forward to the meeting

From Field Trip to Explore the Bethpage Section of the Motor Parkway This Saturday Morning

PSEG is utilizing drones to inspect their transmission circuits on ROW’s & RR tracks, Dave. Nifty way of inspecting, but it takes away the patrol truck from flattening the brush and maintaining a wider path. Maybe the drones don’t look down ? Used to joke that I should be driving a Sherman Tank instead of a truck!

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage

I walked over to the LIMP from sophia street, notice the vegetation. It never was this bad. First pic is looking north, second looking south.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage

I was driving right by this area today so I had to stop and see if there were any remnants of this road. Nothing is obvious. See pics. That driveway (looking north from Sophia street) seems like the location the road should be in based on the maps. Maybe another “level” of house was added east to the road. Long Island is pretty famous for maximizing their property space (and subsequent tax dollars!)

Of course I had to poke on the other side of the fence to find a nice line of friendly posts waiting to say hello 😊

Poking my head on to the LIMP here one thing that was obvious is This area is a lot more overgrown then it has been in he past. The weeds, thickets, etc are really thick. It doesn’t seem like LIPA really maintains this section at all.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage

Mark Schaier
The Barris Customized Buick

From Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris' 1963 Buick Villa Riviera

George:
Villa Riviera
Buick Riviera
“For those who think young”
George Barris

From Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris' 1963 Buick Villa Riviera

Looks like a modified ‘70s Pontiac Grand Prix or Chevy Monte Carlo but all searches went dry. I was confident the two phones on the dash would easily give it away, especially if the car appeared in a movie. Looking forward to learn how this vehicle was located on the web.

From Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris' 1963 Buick Villa Riviera

Frank, dotted line [-o-o-o-] and scissors (or expansion) gate [XXXX] refer to the 1914 plan, where I marked it as “XXXX” on this excerpt.  I can’t see any such on the 1938 photo; what I do see are barrier posts and rails.  The arrow shows that something moved away from the box to a post across the inbound{?} (outer) lane.  I’m thinking now that that may have designated a padlocked chain across the lane.  Why a chain (or whatever) on one side and the familiar “turn” pike-cum-swinging gate on the other eludes me.  Sam, III

From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)

The second pic is unusual, only one person is looking at the Y Job!
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Howard Kroplick

Several of my photos were a special sneak preview of the exhibit.

From Audrain Exhibit Concept Car #1: The 1938 Buick Y-Job: The First Concept Car

Was the Motor Parkway/Union Turnpike shift part of an overall expansion of the roadways in Brooklyn and Queens.  The attached NY Times article of July, 1930 might indicate such.

From The Expansion of Union Turnpike and the Relocation of the Motor Parkway East of Winchester Boulevard

Sam, not sure which dotted line but if it’s the line just south of the traffic divider, in the middle of the LIMP entrance between the stalls, that could be the flagpole.

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/the_motor_parkway_western_terminus_in_fresh_meadows_curca_1938

From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)

Mystery car #33 is a 1963 Buick Riviera customized by ‘Barris Bro’s. Kustoms’ and named the “Villa Riviera”. It was repainted white and used in the 1964 movie ‘For Those Who Think Young’ featuring Nancy Sinatra and James Darren.

From Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris' 1963 Buick Villa Riviera