Vanderbilt Cup Races

Thank you Art, Paula, and Jeff for producing this super rare photo.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: A 1950 Image of the Motor Parkway Looking West to the LILCO Gas Tank

Another Fantastic Foto! Twelve years after closing, this could be in Garden City looking south towards the Clinton Rd bridge (not visible, probably taken down). Guessing photo taken from atop the east embankment of the Mayan Ruin’s bridge. If true, the straightaway must be ~500 feet in length (0.09 mile) before the huge easterly curve over Clinton Rd. The dirt road on the left could be “Old Pell Terrace.” The ROW wood fencing is appropriately closer to the LIMP than Pell Terrace. Garden City once had a gas tank in the same approximate location. Though all guesses are meshing well, this mystery will continue to torment the rest of the weekend. I shall update as necessary. I envision this roadway resurrected someday   for bicycle/pedestrian use. It’s still possible

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: A 1950 Image of the Motor Parkway Looking West to the LILCO Gas Tank

Identify the exact location and orientation of the image. Provide a rationale.
-I believe that to be the Roosevelt field tank, and to the right of that, The Curtiss smokestack on Clinton, making this the Motor Parkway looking South towards where the Clinton Ave bridge used to be since it was gone by this time.

On what structure was this photo taken?
-Old Country Rd Motor Parkway bridge.

Besides the road, what other elements of the Motor Parkway can be seen in this image.
-The ‘Mayan Ruins’, and possibly the managers’ office and lodge off in the distance, but are a little tough to see.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: A 1950 Image of the Motor Parkway Looking West to the LILCO Gas Tank

I am curious if there is a copyright for this image, or a source at least. Please let me know where you found it!
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Howard Kroplick:

Brian, there is no copyright on this image. I will send you a jpeg.

From Mystery Foto #3 Solved:Driver Arthur Chevrolet After His Marquette-Buick Broke Down in the 1910 Race

No clue on this late 1800s gas powered trike but it’s in amazing condition. Where are the brakes and throttle?!

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

Really need a better video of the headlight. Just can’t see it moving in this Vid :(

From The Cyclops Eye of the Tucker '48 Automobiles

1899 Reese At museum of art in Roslyn owned by Harold Mermel

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

To answer your question, Where is this vehicle currently being exhibited? This is just a guess but I think that this vehicle is being displayed out in the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, NY

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

The 3 wheeled horseless carriage is a 1899 Reese.  The owner of the carriage is Harold Mermel.  The carriage is being displayed at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor from 7/22/17 until 11/15/17.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

Identify the year and manufacturer of this horseless carriage: 1899 Reese 3-Wheel Horseless Carriage

Where is this vehicle currently being exhibited?  Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn

Who is the current owner of the vehicle?  Harold Mermel, however if I didn’t find the actual answer, Howard, I would have guessed you!

Documentation to follow.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

Mystery Foto #31… the horseless carriage is an 1899 Reese three wheeler. This vehicle is currently being exhibited at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn.
The current owner is Harold Mermel. Surely the coolest golf cart ever built. Curiously no brakes are seen on the wheels. Perhaps the braking is part of the engine/transmission unit.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

That is an 1899 Reese 3-wheel horseless carriage owned by Harold Mermel and can be seen at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

The vehicle is a 1889 Reese 3 wheel horseless carriage built by Sephaniah Reese Sr. of the S. Reese Machine & Tool Works of Plymouth ,Pennsylvania . The tricycle is being displayed at the Nassau County Museum of Art Rosyln ,New York as part of the exhibit New York ,New York featuring art work depicting life in NYC from the late 19 th century on up including transportation . The current owner Harold Mermel purchased the vehicle from collector Reed Martin in 1981 who purchased it from Sehaniah Reeese lll. Also notworthy is the the date of manufacture maybe 1884 but not finished till 1887.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

1899 Reese built by Sephaniah Reese of Plymouth PA owned by Harold Mermel of NJ (1995) Nassau County Museum of Art?

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the "New York, New York" Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor

Great post. Love the then and now photos. Great work Frank.

I wonder if Arthur jasper logs on to this site? I didn’t ask him when I met him. He is quite the history buff and he is well aware of his backyard and has many other artifacts in his home, which he happily gave us a tour of. Really nice guy. Hard to imagine that LIMP stretch will survive if that house gets sold.

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

Howard and the rest of us definitely appreciate rememberances of those who lived near the LIMP. Thanks, Bill Harrison.

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

Herricks school district is one of LI’s oldest districts(1813).  Park Ave school was definitely in the Herricks district. The school closed down in 1971 and became a Boces until torn down for new housing. They closed down the school for economic reasons.  The Searingtown elementary school off of I.U. Willets Rd was opened in 1951 to serve Albertson and Searingtown.  The Herricks and Mineola school districts were divided by Willis Ave from Hillside Ave basically to the Northern State Parkway. This split Albertson and Williston Park in half.

It must of been real hard for Albertson students who lived on the other side of the Motor Parkway to get to school.  No wonder they had problems with trespassing and damaging the fences thus the need for a bridge or subway.

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

I reposted this pic from newsday on the I grew up in garden city facebook page.  Someone with knowledge posted this reply:
That photo was taken in the backyard of the Stewart’s on Russell Road . The kids are climbing into the yard of the Wroldsen’s. I lived in the yard beyond the second fence and the basketball hoop was nextdoor in the Allio’s yard. Eventually, the hoop made its way to my yard where it also doubled as a hockey goal when it was cold enough to flood for skating.

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

Howard, what a great aerial photo of the section.

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

How come I didn’t notice that tower to the upper right? Ugh! If I noticed that from the start, I wouldn’t have needed to RESEARCH it so DEEPLY. A visit to the library is never a waste of time, besides.

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