Vanderbilt Cup Races

AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing this incredible adventure… amazed what you can still find on the Island if you look hard enough! Thanks Howard, we love your work & we look forward to your next discovery!

All the Best,
Tom & Tano Rakoczy

From The Hunt for the Treasures of Virginia "Birdie" Vanderbilt's Estate in Brookville

I think we’re looking west over the Wyandanch - Wheatley Heights - Half Hollows area with the LIRR Main Line running through the middle. Parkway bridges include those over Colonial Springs Road, Little East Neck Road, Pinelawn Road. Ruland Road, Broad Hollow Road, (the major roads at the time) and the Baker farmway / Maxess Road bridge. Pinelawn Cemetery and Fairchild Flying Field can also be seen. I’ll guess the photo was taken around 1930.

From Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West

Not much research on this one as I knew right away and then confirmed by a previous blog with the following as providers of much of the information below:
Greg & Dee, Frank Femenias, Brian McCarthy and Steve Lucas - thanks guys for the leg work on this one.

Photo is a 1930 aerial of the Motor Parkway near Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights looking west.

-Colonial Springs Road Bridge (parkway)
-Little East Neck Bridge (parkway)
-Pinelawn Road Bridge (parkway)
-Ruland Road Bridge (parkway)
-Baker Farmway Bridge (Maxess Road)
-Broad Hollow Bridge (parkway/trolley)
-And even some Old Bethpage and Bethpage bridges in the background.

Airport is Fairchild Flying Field in East Farmingdale, later to become Republic Aviation in 1939.  Pinelawn Cemetery.

Major roads - Conklin Avenue, East Little Neck Road, East Neck Road (Colonial Springs Road), Pinelawn Road.

From Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West

Recognized this one as a previous mystery photo from April 22, 2013 and was able to ‘borrow’ those answers - Wow! We’ve been guessing mystery photos for a long time!
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/mystery_foto_friday_11_can_you_identify_this_section_of_the_motor_parkway

-Identify the location, orientation and year of the Mystery Foto

The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch/Half Hollows Looking West in 1930

-Identify the Motor Parkway bridges

Colonial Springs Road Bridge (parkway)

Little East Neck Bridge (parkway)

Pinelawn Road Bridge (parkway)

Ruland Road Bridge (parkway)

Baker Farmway Bridge (Maxess Road)

Broad Hollow Bridge (parkway/trolley)

And even some Old Bethpage and Bethpage bridges in the background.

-Identify the major roads, a cemetery and an airport

LIMP, Colonial Springs, Pinelawn Rd, Wellwood Rd, Conklin/LI Ave, Pinelawn Cemetery, and Fairchild Flying Field in East Farmingdale, later to become Republic Aviation in 1939

Other landmarks in the aerial;

-LIRR Main Line

-Sisters of Saint Rose

-Edith K’s Home

From Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West

1930 looking west from Colonial Springs (east of Rte.110) with Pinelawn Cemetery,
Republic, the LIRR, Farmingdale State College visible.

From Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West

Good question Howard. There seems ample room for a U-turn (probably reversing once with the older car’s wider turning radius’). I believe it wasn’t practiced though, even by the locals living in the area looking for quick access to HHB when commuting to work. It would’ve been awkward to inconvenience the gate keeper to come out everytime expecting to collect a toll. Also, there was only eastbound access on HHB at the western terminus. Most commuters would’ve needed westbound access. Let’s take a vote!

From Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road

Picture faces west.  The dominant center east/west passage is the LIRR.  The LIMP comes into the picture heading SW over Bagatelle Rd and we see the LIMP bridge cross over Colonial Springs Rd.  It swings west, and passes over Pinelawn Ave and into the current day Newsday property.

From Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West

Likely noticed already, but would like to point out:

* The steps in the 1926 photo are either gone or blocked off by the concrete structure ( 2002 ). It appears that this is not an entrance/exit anymore.

* There are still lamps on both sides of the glass doors.

* It appears the 2 pines are blocking off the windows that were or still are barred.

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

The worlds first entrance and exit ramps?
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Howard Kroplick
Joe, likely the first in the US.

From Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road

Fabulous stuff, and that nice California weather!

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand at the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This mystery had me searching high and low, lol. Howard, The Long Island History Room at Sachem Library has all your books. The North Hempstead book is the only one I didn’t read through, darn. Such a great photo. It’s much clearer here, my guesses of some of the members are likely wrong. There must be at least a couple of them who were well known?

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

Wow!  All over the map!  My hunch was SS Sportsman’s but unsure so I kept my big yap shut.  Willie is SIXTH from left (center), not fifth, as Steve and others noted.  Still, no one has explained the barred windows in such a private, affluent setting.  Research project, Howard?  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

Great question Sam! What gives with those window bars on Willie K’s private property? I recall seeing a photo once, showing a lengthy ‘No Trespassing’ sign outside the iron fence that once secured the Deepdale property. It’s possible theft was an issue within the estate back in the day.

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

Sylvia Sama
Deepdale Country Club in Lake Success in 1926. Willie K. in front row, 6th from the left.

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

This one was difficult. I MAY have some correct answers:
*ID Club/Year/Location… Couldn’t pinpoint this club. Thinking it may ( and still ? ) is a Golf/Polo Club building. This location may have originally been part of a Hunting Club. Early 1930"s/Nassau County.

*Foto link to VCR’s & LIMP…I believe Willy K is the 6th gentleman seated from the left ( no mustache ). To Willys right, the gentleman ( hatless ) looks like John P Morgan Jr. Okay, Top Row…I think the 8th gentleman from the left is Otto Kahn ( passed away in 1934 ). The gentleman to Ottos right sort of looks like Foxhall Keene ( other photos of him display very black hair. It appears quite grey here ). Forgive me if I’m wrong, but the gentleman ( end right/standing ) is screaming Henry Ford at me.

*Present use of Building: If it’s in relation to a Golf/Polo Club, perhaps it became part of a larger present clubhouse. Or utilized in some other way.

I’m not going to scroll down and view recent comments today ( don’t want to know anything until Tuesday ). Good Luck To All!

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

I believe this is The Links Club in Roslyn.  I can say with almost certainty that C.B. Macdonald is in the first row, six from the right.  Isn’t it currently being used as a clubhouse for The Links Gated Community?  Sadly, I’m not sure how it ties into the Motor Parkway or Vanderbilt Cup Races.

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

Those two sconce lanterns by the doorway are also reminiscent to modern-day police stations.

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

No time to investigate but that looks like Willie K sitting at center bottom. This building doesn’t qualify in style for a golf clubhouse in Lake Success, especially with those bars on the windows. This may have been the former police station in Deepdale (if there was one). Being that it has survived all these years through the test of time, I’ll bet it is now Lake Success’ Village Hall. Testing my luck and looking forward to the mystery answer.

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

Looks like the Southside Sportsman’s Club in Oakdale/North Great River
William K. Vanderbilt was a member
About 1900

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

I haven’t a clue but I’ll add a question - check out how the windows are all BARRED!  Wonder why?  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926