Vanderbilt Cup Races

Hello Howard,
Just a short note to let you know that I’ll be there on the 8th.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

The driver and “mechanician” who were in that car, a German Benz racer, when it crashed were George Robertson and Stephen Reynolds. Reynolds was actually a reporter doing a story on Robertson when the crash occurred during a practice run on September 23, 1910 in preparation for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The location of the crash happened as Robertson was leaving the LIMP at the Massapequa lodge and going on to Massapequa-Hicksville Road. Some reports say the car was repaired in time with Franz Heim replacing Robertson as the driver and placing 27th after the car caught fire on lap #6. Other accounts have Heim using another Benz (number 8) since neither that car nor Robertson were in any shape to race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: George Robertson's Strange Accident in Vanderbilt Cup Race History

Looking forward to seeing this classic! See you there.

From Save The Date- This Sunday, September 8, 2024: For a 'Duesy' of an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Also just remembered that this was during the relocation of the LIMP at Winchester Blvd, then east into Creedmore. Portion of the LIMP shifted north, for the expansion of Union Tpke. And the tunnel was constructed from Creedmore, then beneath the LIMP & Union; for the hospital

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

On Little Neck Parkway, near Union Blvd, looking north toward Queens County Farms and Motor Parkway over Littleneck Parkway bridge .
Some time between 1930 and 1938?

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

The vehicle looks like a Nash Ajax, from about 1927 or so.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

The Photographer was facing North on Little Neck Parkway. The Women & Automobile are stopped along a dirt & gravel Union Tpke. Then that’s the LIMP & Bridge in the near distance. Maybe the year is around 1925.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

We are on today’s Little Neck Parkway looking north with the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge in the distance.  The crossroad is the Union Turnpike. Based on the sign on the left my guess is that the ladies are checking out building plots in the area in the early thirties. Not sure of the auto, Howard had an interest in buying it but decided on the Duesenberg instead.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

- Queens, Little Neck Road, the Motor Parkway - looking north from Union Turnpike
- Little Neck Road Bridge
- Based on the attached 1926 article, the Queens Crest housing development, located at the intersection of Union Turnpike and Little Neck Road was opened in 1926.  As the mystery photo doesn’t show any homes having been built yet, I’m assuming the photo was taken in 1924 or 1925.  Map is from 1928. 

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

Looks like either Commonwealth Boulevard or Little Neck Parkway in eastern Queens,view looking north towards the Motor Parkway

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

Congratulations Howard

From Chrysler's Chrysler honored again at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

A Motor Parkway NYC “railroad-type” bridge crosses that road in the distance. Because the road curves north of the bridge, the photograph is standing on the current Little Neck Blvd, looking north.
Counting the number of utility poles suggests the photographer at Union Tpke., which was the southern boundary of the Queens Crest development, established in 1926(!). However, the sign does not name the original development company, indicating a date later than 1926.
The auto is a Ford Model A Tudor Sedan, sold from 1928-1931. However, the wheels are more like those seen on a Model A truck!
Some women are wearing a hat style that did not exist before 1931. As they all seem stylishly dressed, that suggests 1931 or 1932.
Trees in bloom suggest summertime.
However, I must disqualify myself as the line outs on the photo give away the date to me!

Photo was taken when this part of the road was (briefly) called LN Blvd., and not LN Road. The bridge inventory list presented the August 6, 2016 post lists this as LN Blvd; the original bridge plans in the November 3, 2011 post reflect the earlier LN Road name.

However, by 1931-32, the Queens Borough President was advocating this road as a future major north-south link under the unifying name LN Pkwy. (Utopia Pkwy was named similarly planned and named.)  Because the source of the photo is the Borough President’s office, the photo is labeled “Pky,” even as usage would have varied at time!

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

Excellent result! Thanks for representing Long Island and maintaining a stable of exemplary vehicles!

From Chrysler's Chrysler honored again at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

It’s Little Neck Parkway, I think, with a view north at Union Turnpike. Early 1930s, maybe 1931.

A house that stands roughly where that site is now is still referenced as “Queens Crest,” surprisingly, in this real estate listing: https://www.loopnet.com/property/25115-union-tpke-bellerose-ny-11426/36081-085060036/

I believe the bridge that is visible is the Little Neck (Road) Parkway Bridge: https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/long_island_motor_parkway_bridge_series_11_little_neck_road_motor_parkway_b

No clue on the car!

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

I think we are looking north on Little Neck Parkway in today’s Glen Oaks section of Queens County. Off in the distance is the L. I. Motor Pkwy. going from left to right with its railroad style bridge going over LNP. The ladies have parked their car facing west on what I believe to be Union Turnpike. It looks like there are piles of cobble stones awaiting placement as paving of Union Tpke. Since Union Tpke. hasn’t been paved yet and the ladies are in sleeveless dresses, I’ll guess the date as summer of 1931, maybe July. I’ll guess the car to be a late 1920’s Overland.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

This is a really fabulous picture of old Queens.  Looking north on Little Neck Parkway, we see the steel bridge of the LIMP crossing east to west.  The bridge still has the look of being in use.  I will say the 1930’s.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

Brian McCarthy-  Thanks for the info.  Very fascinating.

From Mystery Friday Foto #33 Solved; Clarence Chamberlin's Plane on Stewart Avenue

The photographer is facing north on Commonwealth blvd in Queens.  In the distance is the overpass that carried the LIMP over it.  At first I thought this overpass was for a train crossing because of the trestle type design.  I later realized that in 1912 New York City required all Motor Parkway crossings over public roads had to be constructed in the “trestle” type.  The car is a 1928 Chevrolet (AB series).  The ladies by the car are either waiting for AAA or contemplating how many of those roadside bricks they can fit inside that Chevy.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: A few ladies on Little Neck Parkway & Union Tpke.

Colleen Albertson
Congratulations Howard

David Benowitz
Congratulations!

Meredith Jaffe
Congratulations!!!

Nelson Medina
Wonderful news Howard she is a beauty

Natalie Burghardt
Applause

Bob Macdonald
Awesome job. Well done Howard Kroplick

Rob Ida
Well done!!

Bruce Adams
Congratulations Roz & Howard
WELL DESERVED!

Al Liebmann
Congratulations

Dennis Spina
Congratulations!

Alexander Soultanis
Congratulations Howard Kroplick and the Team! ????

Ron Lucas
Congratulations!!!

JeRita Trapani
Congratulations ????????

Kevin Birdsall
Congratulations ????

Meredith Jaffe
Wonderful!

Steven Vilardi
That is great! Did you get a chance to see the brown Lamborghini p400 s Miura that Gooding called, “Lounge Lambo” it was in an East Rockaway living room a good number of years.

Michael Cain
Congratulations Howard and Roz! This is my favorite car in your collection.

George Holt
Congrats????????

Martyn Donaldson
Congrats Howard! Great seeing you again. ????

Bill Rothermel
Congratulations Howard.

Ellen Vigneaux
You go Howie

Phil Kneer
Congratulations Howard ???????????? Phil Kneer

Jeanett Russo
Congratulations!

Brad Phillips
Very cool, Howard!

Jim Donnelly
Excellent, Howard, congratulations!

Rich Lester
Congrats again!!!!

Sebastiano DAgostino
The best of the best, and the only one of its kind. WOW,

George Burghardt
Looking good!!

From Chrysler's Chrysler honored again at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

David Miller - Below is some screenshots I took out of my Levittown Book. One has some info about the L. W. F. Airfield you mentioned. Also an overview of Levittown in 1947, prior to the construction of the Levitt Homes. The aerial was number marked, describing the landmarks.

Since we can attach 3 images per comment, there’s an image of Lake Ronkonkoma in 1905, so prior to the LIMP being built : )

From Mystery Friday Foto #33 Solved; Clarence Chamberlin's Plane on Stewart Avenue