Vanderbilt Cup Races

This is a shot looking at the entrance/exit to what is now the NYCB building at 615 Merrick Avenue (west side) and shows the ROW of the Motor Parkway as it approached the Merrick Avenue crossing, heading into what is now Eisenhower Park. The camera is facing west.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Thanks for all your comments and input.  The Ham Radio Special Event station will run concurrently with the soon to be announced Challenge of Champions “race” organized by Motor Parkway pal, Ellen O.  This “race” will also commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Parkway and Ellen has lots of exciting things planned.  She’ll be filling Howard and the rest of us in on the details soon, so be on the lookout. 

Date of the ham radio special event station and Ellen’s race is Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018.  Ellen and I had a very productive conference call with the President of LIMARC (Long Island Amateur Radio Club) and we all agreed it would be best to have at least three radio stations transmitting along the course (each with a different call sign) - one at the beginning in Cunningham Park, one in the middle and one at the finish in Lake Ronkonkoma.  And to Bruce’s comment, we might be able to have a station operating mobile during the race and/or have a car tracking the race participants real time viewable on a computer. 

More to come on both the ham radio station and the race so we’ll keep everyone in the loop.  But keep Oct. 7 free!  Should be a fun time for Motor Parkway and ham radio enthusiasts alike.

From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Glad to see the Beast roars again!  Great work!

From Take a Test Ride In the Alco Black Beast

Actually, Merrick Avenue in Westbury.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Identify the location of this 2003 Foto and orientation of the photographer?
Merrick Avenue, East Meadow looking west from Eisenhower Park. 

Link the Foto to the Long Island Motor Parkway.
Driveway was the entrance ramp to the Motor Parkway via the Meadowbrook lodge. 

Link the Foto to the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Part of the course for the 1908, 1909 and 1910 races.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

The entrance off Merrick Rd to the Meadowbrook Lodge.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

We are looking west on Merrick Avenue on the border between Westbury and East Meadow. The driveway in the photo leads to the rear parking lot of the New York Community Bancorp building, 615 Merrick Avenue. It was built over the entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge on the LIMP. A few feet to the north would have been the LIMP bridge over Merrick Avenue, which was part of the course for the 1908, 1909, and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Merrick Avenue looking west just north of Stewart Avenue.
The driveway of the NY Community Bank
Formerly the site of the Meadow Brook Lodge of the LIMP.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

This picture is the current site of the Meadowbrook lodge and bridge from the previous mystery foto.  Photographer is facing northwest, in the direction of the racecourse and grandstand at Roosevelt Field.  The smokestacks in the background are from the Covanta Hempstead plant on merchants concourse.  This section was used during the 1908 Cup race.  Very new at this so please forgive any mistakes.  At the very least, it has to be the same area as the previous mystery foto.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Garden City, off old country rd

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Maureen -  I visited the Melville area a few months back in the vicinity of Broad Hollow/Ruland Rds and took photos of the area. If interested, I can send the slideshow with photos indicating location/direction. As Edith mentioned, the place has changed some. 
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From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway

I believe this is looking west from the west boundary of Eisenhower Park along Merrick Ave at the driveway of the federal offices (FAA?) and that this driveway is the old MP Right of Way.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Easiest one ever! The “then” pics can be confusing sometimes, but the “now” pics—-those I know!

NY Community Bank building on Merrick Ave in Westbury looking west up the former entrance ramp to the LIMP - former location of the Meadowbrook Lodge.

The LIMP is located just north (right) of this location. Eisenhower Park is directly behind this photographer.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

The photo is at Merrick Avenue looking West and on former lands of the LIMP.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Looking west from Merrick Rd.  towards toll house.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26: A 2003 "Now" Foto on the Meadow Brook Lodge Entrance Right-Of-Way

Hello Art and fellow LIMP family.

I love this idea.  Don’t know if I can do the trip back to L.I. but I’ll see if I can work that out.  Long drive from Michigan, about 13 hours one way.  They say you can never go back home but I would sure love to try it.  Would love to trek around area where I use to live.  Will follow your details as they progress.

From Ham Plans for the Upcoming 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Nothing like driving a classic in such beautiful surroundings.

From Take a Test Ride In the Alco Black Beast

Diagonally from top left to bottom center—Merrick Avenue
Salisbury Link Golf at top center to the right of Merrick Avenue
3 “pathways” running horizontally and fairly parallel across middle, the top one being the right of way of the LIMP, wheich then curves on the right becoming Salisbury Park Drive
The LIMP bridge over Merrick Avenue appears to be gone, but the keyhole shaped driveway to the left of Merrick Avenue which was the Parkway entrance seems to be there.
The middle of the pathways looks like Stewart Avenue
The bottom one looks like the LIRR right of way which curves snakelike east of Merrick Avenue
The Meadowbrook Club polo field and Coldstream Golf Club is at lower left
The area in center used to be called Salisbury Park.  Today it’s Eisenhower Park.
My guess on the date is 1955.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

At the time this photo was taken the park was named Nassau County Park at Salisbury.

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow

-Identify the location of the remnants f or the Motor Parkway.
The top byway of the 3 that originally ran through Eisenhower Park area.

-Identify a Motor Parkway structure in the aerial.
Meadow Brook Lodge

-What was the area in the center of the aerial called when Motor Parkway was active, when the photo was taken and what it is called today?
Salisbury CC Golf courses, Now, Eisenhower Park

-What other transportation byways were defunct in this aerial?
Central RR line

-What is the approximate date of this photograph? Provide a rationale
1955

From Mystery Sunday Foto #25 Solved: A 1954 Aerial View of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow