Vanderbilt Cup Races

Excellent Howard, you’re right on course! Keep it forward.

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Another great shot, with TONS of landmarks! Especially the estates off to the North in Old Westbury. A lot of Phipps property in the photo! With ‘Westbury House’ and ‘Erchless’ front and center. To the right of that, the 1904 and 1906 grandstands and press boxes were on Jericho Turnpike, directly in front of Hitchcock’s Horse Track at Broadhollow Farm.-Jericho Tpke was also used in 1905.
In 1908 ,1909, and 1910 part of the course also used some small sections of Salisbury Park Drive, Ellison Ave and Old Country Road. So hasn’t just about every cup race used some of these roads, and not just 4?

Also, It’s a stretch, but to the left of the encircled Roosevelt Raceway horse paddocks where the tracks are, was the site of the 1936 Cup races, could that be included as ‘races in the area’? 😉

My old house in the Salisbury section will be built off to the right in four years, so it has yet to be ‘landmarked’. LOL!

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

Todd, you can send the jpegs to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .

Howard

From Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting

Just noticed the couch removal!
I’m sure they’ll be a few disappointed kids without someplace to hangout on, but that’s no place to stay with all the speeding cars going by!

From The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston

I have come across four painting that have the signature HELCK on the bottom corner.  I would like to send over some pics of them but don’t know how on this site. The look to be extremely old and have some kind of coating put over them. If some one has some info that would be great. Thank you

From Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting

I taught school for 32 years, and know that hands on experiences like this are moments that make history “real” for all concerned - the kids, parents, teachers, administrators and the whole community. Local history is so important for everyone and gives them the appreciation of where they live and the times past of that area. Howard you are doing a great service to promote that. The experience you provided will be long lasting far beyond your expectations.

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Eisenhower Golf Course - South Westbury (Salisbury)
Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike in foreground.
Merrick Road on left
Old Country Road & then LIRR Main Line north of golf course
Long Island Sound in distance
1st close-up has been replaced by Meadowbrook Pkwy & Nassau Coliseum
2nd close-up is where there are East Meadow schools now
3rd close-up is probably Roosevelt Raceway, now Roosevelt Field Mall
4th close-up is Eisenhower Golf Course (formerly Salisbury)

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

I’m on top of things aren’t I?,first in line for comments. Were the students expecting just you and you arranged to bring The Black Beast for something a little extra for them for their project? In either case, it was very nice of you to do what you did, you are not one to disappoint anybody and you’re contributing to history for that school now

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

Howard,
People like you help keep automotive history alive with the younger generation. I had the opportunity to do a powerpoint presentation on the Life and Times of Barney Oldfield America’s Legendary Speed King at the Black Hawk Automotive Museum in Danville, CA. which has a educational program for the schools in the area.

Keeping American History Alive,
Wayne Carroll Petersen
Barney Oldfield Great Great Nephew

From School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909 races.
Looking north; East Meadow and Westbury areas.
Hempstead Tpke running left to right across bottom.
Lake visible in center, fromer Salisbury Park.
LIMP right of way visible at Merrick Avenue in center
Old Country Rd. left to right across top
Holy Rood Cemetery at top center.
The old Meadow Brook Golf course at bottom left

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

The three lines cutting through Eisenhower Park are the LIMP, Stewart Ave and the LIRR right of way (from north to south). I believe the well-maintained golf course is the Meadowbrook Club. If so, the entrance to the club at the north end had a train trestle that went over the roadway. The trestle still remains next to the Meadowbrook Parkway, although overgrown. It is readily visible in the winter when the leaves are gone.

From Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

How did it look? in good shape I hope,maybe know with the couch gone they won’t hang out there as much.

From The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston

Greg, good news! My friends and I removed the couch yesterday from the site.

From The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston

The LI-Republic Airport Historical Society, located in the Republic Airport Terminal Building, salutes you for this marvelous tribute to Sherman Fairchild and his aerial camera and Farmingdale built FC-2’s. We will tell our members and world-wide Facebook viewers about this wonderful site.

From The Amazing Fairchild Aerials of Long Island

Hi Frank, It is actually a Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society license plate. If anyone wants information on how to obtain one, send an email to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .

From Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art

Get outta here! How did you get a #8 LIMP pass plate? OMG

From Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art

Sure was two great days and again I learned a little more about the limp. As I said to you already that was the best presentation I’ve been to yet,but there’s more to come that will probably be better,especially with all the new people that haven’t been to one yet and all the questions too,really interested people.

From Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art

Excellent aerials. The limp roadway looks haunting at night over the bridge. No roadway lighting, driving along open farmlands, just rely on your headlights and hope for the best. I would imagine the private limp police were more present at night because of poor lighting, ready to assist drivers. Too many open spaces and long distances between exits making for dangerous conditions. Does anyone have pictures of what the limp patrol cars looked like?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #32: Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

There is still a small section of Rocky Hill Rd existing in Auburndale, if you follow Springfield north to 48Av. There must be some historical structures still left all along that route.

From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: The Birthplace of Gridlock- Springfield Boulevard and the Motor Parkway

I also agree with Tom and Frank on those hills on the on the Bike Path in Queens,it knocked the wind out of me when I went their one day to look at the remains of the Motor Parkway.I walked one way and ran up the hills,walked down the hills at a very slow pace to catch my breath. I’m not one to do this very often

From Motor Parkway Trails #1: Brooklyn-Queens Greenway