Vanderbilt Cup Races

Glad the weather held out!

From Three Long Island Clubs and Three Tuckers Visit Tucker 1044 at Waterfront at Roslyn

levittown

From Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown

Polaris Field near Jerusalem Avenue in Levittown.  I’m recusing myself for the rest of this question to be fair.

From Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown

Perhaps it’s best to say that the LIMP closed as a business on Easter Sunday 1938.
In an July 1st article, The New York Times reported that this last deed transfer was an outright gift from Lakeville Holding and Development and not surrendered in lieu of back taxes.
The World’s Fair roadway concept was a faint echo of Regional Plan Association’s unsuccessful proposal to use the LIMP as the backbone of a Queens to Farmingdale “freeway,” in its modern sense. The RPA had decried the piecemeal breakup of the LIMP, the last piece of which was this transfer.

From The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed

Hello All.
*Location:  Photo is facing east on Polaris Field between Jerusalem Ave and Drainage Basin.
*VCR races: 1908 & 1910
*Footprint Theory: The stretch of the LIMP from today’s Pintail La east thru Levittown was constructed in a manner to avoid road flooding, with drainage culverts situated thruout. At some point after the LIMP was closed, both sides of the parkway had to be filled in/leveled off to offset flooding problems for the Levitt homes. It appears there’s not enough topsoil on the old pavement. So the grass doesn’t green up nicely at these locations.
* Other Footprints: There may be footprints at:
                              * New Polaris Field e/o the Mystery Foto
                              * Laurel La School west to Crocus La
                              * Crocus La west to Drainage Basin.
                              * Skimmer La west to Heron La
                              * Heron La west to former School location ( Pintail La )

From Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown

The correct spelling of the realty company’s owner was “Lannin”.

From A 1923 Property Map of Nassau County Highlighting the Motor Parkway

-Identify the location of this Motor Parkway footprint

Looking East from Jerusalem Ave at the outfield of the Polaris Drive ball field.

-Which Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on this section?

1908, 1909, 1910

-What do you believe is the reason for the footprint?

Possibly due pavement remnants under the ground cover.

-Where are other Motor Parkway footprints?

The same can be found everywhere, but most notably in that area to the East and West (some seen to the East of Crocus Lane)

From Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown

I beg to differ. The LIMP in Nassau is still there and open to all! Free of charge!

Go and explore and enjoy it. Nassau is the best section as so much of it is still “original” bringing you back in time.

From The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed

As neat looking the Clinton Rd overpass was, I probably would have chose to drive thru the East and West openings of the bridge. You would be off the roadway, but there looks to be more room on each side than the middle opening. The bridge was built well, but the middle opening looks narrow.

From The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed

Yes, push for the historic markers!
By the way Howard, I met you at the site when it was being constructed.
This one was too easy for me to reply.

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

It seems rate of population growth was unexpected, thus bringing quick improved changes to existing arterial roadways, disregarding historical standings. This is where most of the LIMP remnants were lost. With toll free parkways now in use, it seemed irrelevant to save LIMP remnants, remnants that are now yearned today.

From The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed

The kiosk is located at the edge of the parking lot for the picnic grounds at Bethpage State Park for visitors and riders along the Bethpage Bikeway.

The kiosk was erected by the NYS Department of Transportation as part of its extension of the Bethpage bike path north along the old route of the Motor Parkway and through Trail View State Park.

The one and only Howard Kroplick.

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

Great pictures What a memorable day for all of you all to see the Tuckers and them to be their.                  “HAPPY MEMORIAL Day”

From Three Long Island Clubs and Three Tuckers Visit Tucker 1044 at Waterfront at Roslyn

Location also looks like the parking lot at Bethpage Park looking north, but the shadows don’t match. I’m sticking with Garden City looking west.

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

Good one Sam and Dave. Did I see this at the Garden City Lodge on 7th Street in Garden City? Moved here on March 19, 1989, it is now the Garden City Chamber of Commerce with a small Motor Parkway museum in the basement

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

The location of the Kiosk is in Bethpage State Park parking lot next to the Bethpage Bike path.  The Kiosk was placed by NYS DOT/NYS Parks Recreation and Preservation.  The source of information on the Kiosk was supplied by Howard Kroplick.

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

Pretty Cool about The Petit Trianon. It would be nice if one of the shots with the fireplace is the Petit. Never saw the Petit, But did see the Annex fireplace but its not the same.

From Was Theda Bara's Film Debut Shot in Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma?

I now realize the 3 visiting Tucker’s are human…and not vehicles…Scratch my previous comment…..
What an honor to have 3 Tuckers come out to visit….Well done Howard !!

From Three Long Island Clubs and Three Tuckers Visit Tucker 1044 at Waterfront at Roslyn

I forgot to mention - when visiting the kiosk and don’t want to pay the $8 parking fee just park on Joanne Drive or Park Avenue on the northern edge of the park and hike a little more than half a mile to the parking area.  At the .3 mile marker you’ll be right near the Motor Parkway.  GPS on the phone makes it very easy to stay on track!

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

This kiosk is in the parking lot at Bethpage State Park on the Bethpage Bikeway.

It was place there by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, Historical Preservation (OPRHP) and the NYS Dept. of Transportation, Region 10 in association with other environmental and govt. agencies.  It is one of a series of kiosks along the Bethpage Bikeway to provide “trail characteristics, rules and regulations, nearby services, trail etiquette.” It was placed here as it it very close to the Motor Parkway roadway which goes through the park and has some roadway still visible, and some posts.  Dave and Sam provided other details from their recent trip.  On my recent trip there verifying the location of the kiosk, a friendly (I think) hawk was perched on a tree guarding the Parkway. 

Howark Kroplick, of course, provided the info. for the kiosks.

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park