Vanderbilt Cup Races

I’m guessing your maps might be from around 1937.  On the Bethpage view, north of Central Avenue, there are streets visible where Grumman was located.

From Nassau County Department of Pubic Works Surveys and Maps: Closing the Motor Parkway

Art Kleiner:

Thanks Mike, yes looks like the Westbury Road bridge was retained, however not sure about the Newbridge Road bridge going to LILCO.  Might just be the roadway between Wantagh Parkway and Newbridge Road that went to LILCO, however as we know LILCO does have high tension poles east and west of Newbridge, so maybe they took the bridge too.  But if I was LILCO at the time why not have the county bear the burden of dismantling it?  The Newbridge Road bridge may have more details in the future, if so will do a specific post on that.

From Nassau County Department of Pubic Works Surveys and Maps: Closing the Motor Parkway

Nice work Art! If I’m reading the notes correctly the Westbury Road bridge was retained for future use and the Newbridge Road bridge was sold to LILCO. I believe both were torn down during or just after World War 2. Looking forward to seeing more of the information.

From Nassau County Department of Pubic Works Surveys and Maps: Closing the Motor Parkway

Regarding the schoolhouse on Duryea Rd., it is not from 1872. That schoolhouse was located on the southeast corner of Duryea and Maxess Roads. The Motor Parkway purchased the Smith property from his heirs in April 1910.  In June that year the Parkway sold one acre of land on the east side of the school to district 15 for $300. It was on this land a new schoolhouse was built and has survived to this day.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time

If Mr Schramm is still looking for information on Robert Graves, I can provide some offline. He was family by marriage (his sister married my great grandfather).

From Owner Profile: Robert Graves Jr. Who Entered His Mercedes in Three Vanderbilt Cup Races

JeRita Trapani
Congratulations well deserved

Mitch Kaften
Kudos and congrats Howard.

Sal Grenci
Congratulations

Howie Schneider
Congrats

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

Oops.  South-WEST corner.  Current view attached.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955

Congratulations Howard! I love your website and I check it every day.

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

Congratulations Howard .  Well deserved!

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

CORNER OF ROUTE 106 AND 25A

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955

Well deserved after much effort. This website rocks!

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

Congratulations

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

Dear Howard,

A most deserving award, and a truly great website!  All of us appreciate your hard work, and for making the Vanderbilt Cup races as vivid & real today as they were over a century ago.

Kudos,

Billy
 

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

CONGRATULATIONS HOWARD !
The Vanderbilt Cup Races Website and supportive LIMP information has been a welcome addition to Long Island’s Automotive knowledge and we are all the better for it.
Thank you for your hard work !

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

No clue (what’s new?) but the Chrysler product facing us at left is a 1946-48 Dodge, so that dates the pic to no earlier than very-late 1945.  Wild guess based on vague recollection of Meyerdierk’s - East Norwich at No. Hempstead Tpke. (No. Blvd./25A) and Jericho-Oyster Bay Road (106), probably at south-east corner?  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955

Some historical background at <http://sbiii.com/limpbrdg.html#duryea>.  Sep and Oct 1999 photos at <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy4.html#crossng2> and (right after it) <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy4.html#duryea-x> (those blurs are BAD thumbnails - click on them for better pix - gotta fix that).  Lastly, Jun 2002 through May 2005 pix at <http://sbiii.com/limpopen.html>.  Sam, III

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time

I remember as a kid seeing a funny looking car with a middle head light. I know there weren’t that many Tuckers produced, and I had to be around 7 or 8 years old at the time of that sighting. I was born back in 1947. I still own a Burgundy, 1966 Pontiac GTO.

From 1947 Tucker '48 Ad: The Surprise Car of the Year

Couldn’t happen to a nicer (or more deserving) guy!  Bravo, Howard!  We’ve come a long way, baby, from slogging through thorn bushes.  Sam, III

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

Howard:

Congrats on receiving the award for your work regarding this blog site, and I salute you for your public service to your community as historian. Enjoyed witnessing you receiving it at the SAH banquet.

Best,
=rdsieber

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award

Congrats on this superb award!  Well-deserved!

From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award