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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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Recent Comments
A Limp Celebration would be awesome. All 3 counties ahould be coordinated for a massive event. From the Queens western terminus to the Lake Ronkonkoma terminus. Somebody should contact Di Blasio to get the ball rolling!
From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway
The car parked behind the Boeing 247-D photo is a Chrysler Airflow Imperial Sedan, traveling in style.
From Cradle of Aviation Archives: Hangars and Aircraft of Roosevelt Field Along Clinton Avenue
Oog - “Meadow Brook”! Here’s a Street View shot more closely approximating the Chaplinesque lodge entrance view, allowing for that damn truck obstructing the angle: <http://sbiii.com/limpnass/615merrk.jpg>. The LIMP ramp is on the far side of the fences. While we’re at it, stretching my memory, isn’t that greenish-gray Butler building at the left Howard’s old tennis court venture (or next door to it)? Sam, III
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
The ramp leading up to the Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury/East Meadow.
The photo is looking west from the west side of Merrick Ave.
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
This is the former entrance ramp to the Motor Pkwy and to the Meadowbrook lodge. We’re looking West from Merrick Ave in East Garden City/Westbury across the street from Eisenhower Park. The lodge was up the hill and just to the right behind the building against the low hedge in the back. But before reaching the lodge the ramp ascended up the hill, curved to the left, then quickly curved back around towards the lodge. Howard, sending a photo .
This ramp also provided access for spectators viewing the 1908 - 1910 races. The parkway bridge just to the right of the photo carried the Motor Pkwy through the center of the building.
When Brian McCarthy and I tried to gain access last year, we were greeted with a closed gate and overhead camera. I think the gate remains open during business hours
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
Looks great Howard! Green is my favorite color and it looks fantastic.
Happy to hear that you got that license plate. What a find!
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Looking West from Merrick Ave at was once the exact location of the entrance for the Meadowbrook Lodge.
The Meadow Brook Lodge was the beginning of the parkway section for the 1908, 1909 and 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races courses.
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
Thanks for the update. Color looks very nice. As for the license plate, it’s the little touches that make the car great. Can’t wait to see the interior and of course the completed car. Keep the updates coming. Good luck!
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
This is a driveway leading into a parking lot behind the New York Community Bank building on Merrick Avenue.
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
Give-away time! NY Commercial Bankcorp building at 615 Merrick Avenue in Westbury{?} looking (LI) west along LIMP RoW (or was it the Merrick Road ramp?). Ve (Howard, Al, and I) vuz dere, Cholly, ‘way back. VCR? Well, duh - I duuno and won’t look it up. Sam, III
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
New photo of Tucker 1044 in Andante Green!
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Comments and questions. OCR is NOT diagonally across first (1938) shot; it’s the east-west north end of the field, south of the LIRR main line. The southernmos{?} hanger on Clinton was the Moisant hangar, #11, where George Dade lived when his father moved east to LI to work spruce for Curtiss; they got off the LIRR train or trolley at the Clinton Road station and first saw their new home from the top of the Clinton LIMP bridge. The private S-43 is shown as having been bought by Harold S. V. in 1938, not Willie - ???; in WWII, it became a USAAF OA-8 (not USN JRS-1 - my bad). Boeing 247D - my fav. - new shot for me; thanks. ERCO was Engrg. & Research Corp. started by (Gramophone and carbon mike inventor) Emile Berliner’s son, Henry (no relation), in 1930. Great thread for me, personally! Sam, III
From Cradle of Aviation Archives: Hangars and Aircraft of Roosevelt Field Along Clinton Avenue
Clearly NOT Roger price, the famed comedian, who died in 1990 (and CERTAINLY not Vincent Price). Oh, ye of little faith; of course Rob knows (he’d better!). Howard, I second Frank F.; please do tell how it came to be in your hands - or is it a repro? It looks too good to be true. Very odd proportions, too; wouldn’t fit on any car or bracket I’ve ever owned. Sam, III
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Your Tucker seems to be coming along nicely. Love the color. The second photo looks like a jigsaw puzzle. I hope someone knows how to put it back together. Just a little humor. (very little).
Rog
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Howard Kroplick
Rog, this is an original 1948 Tucker license plate that was sold two years ago on EBay. Amazingly, Koby, a fellow Motor Parkway license collector, discovered that his friend had one of the Tucker 44 plates.
Koby contacted me via this website.It took three months, but a deal was finally made last week. The plate is now on my desk and soon will be on Tucker 1044!
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Where in the world was this found? I wouldn’t know where to begin
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
Thanks Howard, as always great enjoyable pictures from the past
From Cradle of Aviation Archives: Hangars and Aircraft of Roosevelt Field Along Clinton Avenue
It’s in the works….Isn’t this an exciting hobby…. !
From Updated: On the Road to Pebble: Tucker 1948 License Plate 44 Finds Tucker 1044
I pass this spot twice a day! It’s now a driveway to the NYCB bank on Merrick ave in west bury across from Eisenhower park facing west! It was the on ramp to the Long Island Motor Parkway where there was a toll house at the entrance! Before that it was the turn that came down from Ellison ave that then cut over Merrick Ave into Eisenhower park through the golf course and out to Salisbury park drive! Some of the golf cart paths are actually part of the old race course!How cool is that?
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
Looking west it shows the approximate location of the entrance to the meadowbrook toll lodge on the LIMP.
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
615 Merrick Ave looking west.
From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way
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