Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tucker #1044
1951 - Pictorial Program of the International Motor Show, Wash., D.C.
Red

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Tucker 1044 in 1951

Does anyone have information about the August 3, 1913 grade crossing accident at Wreck Lead? Willie K. was in his automobile 5 minutes behind one belonging to his friend, S. Osgood Pell. Pell tried to make the crossing ahead of an electric train operated by my great-grandfather, George J. Easton; Pell’s auto was struck and he was killed as was his friend, William Laimbeer, along with the chauffeur, who was apparently not the driver. I’ve been researching this incident for years. I’m especially interested in the Pell’s auto, which in newspaper accounts was referred to as a limousine. I have yet to ascertain a make or model. Pell had a Paige registered in 1912. Accounts also describe there was a glass partition between the front seats and rear. I am also interested in which of Willie K’s automobiles Vanderbilt was driving. And Howard, if my book is ever published, might I be able to obtain the rights to the lithograph pictured above? It pretty much sums up what happened, except for the type of train engine. Thanks for any info, including stories of other such common grad-crossing collisions.

From Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Gentlemen, regarding the 1904 fictional print and the length of the 3 minute control in Hicksville, the print has the racer heading north with a westbound train at the Jerusalem Ave crossing. The racer should’ve been heading south instead on the clockwise course, but it’s indeed fictional. The 3 minute control on the scale map below measures its length at 1/4 mile, 0.25 mile. Is there additional information regarding the 1904 race?

From Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

wonderful to receive your warmhearted emails, especially chryslers chrysler   thank you so much for your efforts   arthur ginsberg fielder   west los angeles

From Looking Back at the 2016 Keeneland Concours d'Elegance

My guess doesn’t add up but this could be the first documented automobile-railroad crossing accident in the US, which occurred on 30Oct1910, at the LIRR Post Ave crossing in Westbury, NY. French driver Henri Fournier and three passengers were thrown from the auto but all survived the collision. If memory serves, the touring car was heading north orienting this print to look SE. But the auto in the print looks like a racer

From Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

1904
Hicksville
Loraine-Dietrich #2 driven by Fernand Gabriel
Ernest Montaut

From Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This is a print of an original painting by Ernest Montaut (some accounts credit his wife Marguerite) entitled “La Coupe Vanderbilt”. It depicts the #2 De Dietrich racer during the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the LIRR grade crossing on Broadway in Hicksville. The driver was Fernand Gabriel with D. Miollans as the mechanician.

From Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Thanks for your comments guys and the historical perspective of development in the New York area.  I grew up in Valley Stream (near the toll on the Southern State Parkway) and can attest to the traffic problems that progress has brought.  But it is what it is.

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (May, 1925)

A CORRECTION, My Oyster Bay Herald has a 2 part story of the anniversary and
the serious accident issue on the Southern Parkway.

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (May, 1925)

I get 3 local Long Island newspapers, I forgot either Oyster Bay Herald or Glen Cove -Oyster Bay Record Pilot had a recent long article of the 100th anniversary of Robert Moes Southern Parkway then a toll road along with his Northern Parkway, in early 30s, both a scenic 4 lane highway made the 2 lane Long Island Moter Parkway obsolete at that time. Any Idea of extending a dated 2 lane toll road into Brooklyn not the best idea. Today’s Southern Parkway is very accident prone!

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (May, 1925)

Also the Verrazano bridge,  one of the last things built by Robert Moses, destoyed Staten Island.  From 10 houses on a block to 100 on a block!  All the magnificant Oak Trees were torn down for development.  The bridges from NJ were fine and so was the great ferries from bklyn and Manhattan. Verrazano bridge was not a good thing as overdevelopment ruined the place.

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (May, 1925)

i think the interborough pkwy should of been renamed “the jackie robertson interborough pkwy”.  it caused a lot of people confusion when it was renamed and a lot of people got lost.,

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (May, 1925)

Wonderful news Superman

From Update Sunday, 6/29/2025: Rehab Update: Rehab at 90% Healing

“Salisbury Golf Club” during the 1930s, “Nassau County Park at Salisbury” in 1944, “Eisenhower Park Red Course” since 1969.
1954/1955 - structure just below the Motor Parkway lodge built in 1955 according to Nassau County Tax records.  No Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge (taken down shortly after the Parkway closed in 1938).
West of Merrick Avenue, north of Stewart Avenue, Westbury
Merrick Avenue, Stewart Avenue, Park Blvd.
Meadowbrook Motor Parkway Lodge, Gate, entrance.

1937 ad for the Salisbury Golf Club - I suggest the next meeting of the LIMP Preservation Society be held there and we splurge for the $1.25 dinner!
Pics showing the location in 1926 and 1950 are from Nassau County Tax records. 

From Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: A 1954 Photo of Nassau County Park at Salisbury Golf Course

Amount of times I’ve driven past The Bellmore Theater, but never really payed attention. Definitely good to know that these older buildings are still around and active.

That Robbery in Babylon was likely along the stretch between Little Neck Rd and Colonial Springs Rd.

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (May, 1925)

The golf course name during the operational years of the Motor Parkway, during the time of the photo, and what it is currently called:

Originally the Salisbury Country Club, built by Joseph J. Lannin in 1917. His daughter Dorothy’s residence and carriage house (The Lannin House) still stands in Eisenhower Park south of the lake.

Year- provide a rationale:
Post LIMP closure as the Merrick Road overpass is gone. Salisbury Park was officially dedicated on October 1, 1949, and the main thru road is evident.

Location and orientation:
Looking generally north, Westbury

All roads and possible Motor Parkway structures:
Park Boulevard
Merrick Road
Meadow Brook Lodge and the entrance “keyhole” road.
Barns from the Roosevelt Raceway for harness racing.

From Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: A 1954 Photo of Nassau County Park at Salisbury Golf Course

This Aerial is viewed North in East Meadow & Westbury, NY. Just guess is 1954+, being that a 1953 Historic Aerial is a match. Don’t see the Meadowbrook Pkwy built up North to this location yet, believe it was 1956 +. The golf course was Nassau County Links & Park. now Eisenhower Park. LIMP is visible East & West of Merrick Ave. The Meadowbrook Lodge and Keyhole Entrance is seen, lodge became a home. Greg O. found that the lodge remained at least as late as 1957. Screenshots below are marked with roads etc.

From Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: A 1954 Photo of Nassau County Park at Salisbury Golf Course

Looking forward to seeing y’all at the Riverhead show

From Upcoming car shows, concours, presentation and exhibits for the Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection

Awesome and we can’t wait to see and hear it roar again

From Restoration Update #4: 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 (5/13/2025)

Salisbury Links, now Eisenhower Park.  The County had already acquired the property as the winding road through the park had already been constructed. 

Stewart Avenue runs left to right at the bottom of the photo (the remnants of the original route of the roadway through the Park ate still visible to the right of Merrick Ave. / Post Road). 

Immediately to the North of Stewart Ave. is Mitchel Gardens, originally a WPA project for low ranking personnel at Mitchel Field which was later acquired by the Air Force.  The site is now the recycling plant. 

Barely visible above it is what was left of the LIMP and the Meadow Brook Lodge.

Still farther North, the stables at Roosevelt Raceway are visible. 

To the right of that are the various golf links in the park.  Part of the County park system since 1944, Salisbury Park was officially dedicated on October 1, 1949.

From Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: A 1954 Photo of Nassau County Park at Salisbury Golf Course