Vanderbilt Cup Races

No clue but been there, seen that -when or where?  I’ll hazard a wild guess (maybe not SO wild) - somewhere along the RoW N-S from E. Williston Ave. to E. Jericho Tpke, in Williston Park/Mineola.  1970/80s?  Wait one - N-S again; mayhap Garden City between Russell and Pell just south of Old Country Road.  I KNOW that spot!  This should prove verrrry interesting.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Never liked the Tucker (still don’t) but it is absolutely amazing how such a limited-production car has survived in near-entirety and with such fantastic documentation.  I’m enjoying this series in spite of myself and thank you , Howard, for your continued efforts.  Sam, III

From Profile Series: Tucker 1002 "Goldie"

Wild story!  When I lived just south of there, below Jericho Turnpike, on Marcellus in Mineola, ca. 1960-70, that area was one of my favorite bike trips.  I took Marcellus up over Hillside and then north on Collins to the RoW.  I remember when that little house was built across the RoW at 279{?} Collins and how horrified I was.  Keep ‘em comin’, Howard; thank you.  Sam, III

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

The bridge or subway would of connected Williston Park and Albertson. This section of Albertson and Williston Park is located in the Herricks school district.  Searingtown is located west of present day Searingtown Rd.

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

Building a footbridge sounded a whole lot easier ( and less costly ) than tunneling under the roadbed. For whatever reason, neither came to be. Seems like the Captain was forced to address the letter, and already knew what the response was going to be.

Going by the sketches, the ground formation looks to be quite uneven at and around the LIMP ROW. Like the roadbed was formed to the land rather than the land being leveled out and sloped on both sides for drainage. I recall viewing a sketch of the LIMP between Clinton Rd and Old Country Rd displaying cesspools/drywells, for road drainage collection I guess. Maybe there were pools and wells in this area, too.

From Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park

I don’t think concrete made in that era here on long island had crushed bluestone in it. Pretty sure they used native gravel.

From Exploring and Uncovering the Motor Parkway in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown & Bethpage) Updated

Is Smithtown Stop N Shop still alive? I hear rumbles that it’s no longer going on.

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

Sigsby Avenue Williston Park
June 2017

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Forecast for Sat is rain. Good time to tackle this one at the local library. Nice image, Art.

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Wed nights is really nice crowd at Milleridge Inn.  Great cars and mature crowd. It’s now free to all.

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

I’ll guess this is in Garden City where residents along Pell Terrace and Russell Rd. could opt to extend their property into the Motor Parkway roadway.

Judging by the foliage, the trees growing through the parkway and the boy’s clothes, this looks to be 1958.

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Photo looks in the 1950’s.  I am going off the way the kids are dressed.  As for location…..  The Albertson/Williston Park border in the back yards of Schley Ave or William St…. or maybe from Hillside to Jericho in Mineola…. or perhaps Garden City.  All of these answers are based on way the road looks to be going through back yards.  In Manhasset Hills there are were not fences over the road.  I will be awaiting the answer.
-joe

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants Between Russell Road and Pell Terrace in Garden City

Sure I speak for all…..so looking forward to viewing these documents that Roy placed in the right hands, Howard. My next search on the Detroit site will zero in on “Road Construction”. There is so many images on that site, perhaps I’ll come across this area. Mr. Lazarnick was quite the photographer. Many thanks to his passion/dedication.

From Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Great observation Joe. I believe this long abandoned RR was a single track. Also, I recall reading somewhere a while ago that the LIMP was deliberately curved here to make use of an existing RR bridge, to save money instead of building a new one.

From Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Good eye Tom, orientation could be N NW (the leftmost gentleman’s right arm shadow on same arm, left arm shirt’s shadow on left arm, and head shadow on his left chest). Could this be the west embankment captured here?

From New Photo Discovery: The Eastern Embankment of the Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge

The second photo looking north dates from the early to mid-1940’s judging from the car in the foreground.

From New Photo Discovery: The Eastern Embankment of the Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge

The current Bell Blvd bridge of the current LIMP biking/jogging greenbelt trail was built after the parkway closed.  I believe reading somewhere it was built in 1940.  At this time the parkway was straightened out, so to speak.  Prior it took an “S” like turn, swinging south (as you drove east), then turning northeast so that it could cross over a steel railroad bridge at a 90 degree angle.  Then the LIMP turned southeast and then gently east.  This was so the LIMP would not cross over the railroad at any strange angle.  Rather it would cross straight.  This RR line was already not in use.  And connected with the main line in Floral Park.  This line has the bridge over Jericho Tpke in Floral Park just before it connected with the main line.  You have even posted pictures from and of this bridge from the 1904 race. 

My Point?  Was this a single track?  Was this why WKV wrote this letter? Is the RR crossing that this letter was written to address?

-Joe Oesterle

From Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

What about the railroad bridge built over the abandoned track of the Central LIRR near Bell Blvd?  Could this have been a single track?
-joe

From Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Hoo, sibling; did I ever mess up (and Walt fell into my unwitting trap)!  Howard’s Chrysler is most definitely a full Classic; so sorry, Howard.  [Thanks, Walt, for identifying the William Dohm (not Doehm) car; I amended my web page accordingly.]  Sam, III

From Classic Car Club and Nassau County Historical Society Visit Waterfront at Roslyn

Whoops!  Completely forgot the skating rink and the old Island Inn - best known “in the day” for “hot and cold running maids” (there was a huge scandal of some sort there - errant housewives turning tricks, as I recall).  Yes, Steve, Murray the K did just that.  We all missed the segments of LIMP RoW through Salisbury (now Eisenhower) Park and along adjacent Salisbury Park Drive (partly restored).  I also forgot the 1960 race (mea culpa)  - I vas dere, Cholly, and snuck my XK-120M Jag onto the course and did a lap after the race had ended before being chased off.  What a great thread - thanks, Howard!  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: An Amazing Aerial of the Open-Air Roosevelt Field Center Circa 1961