Vanderbilt Cup Races

I agree,this is the greatest!!!!!

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

From Goden:

“thank you howard great stuff”

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

From Cindy M:

“I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is such an awesome series! My boyfriend is a Senior Project Manager for an electrical contractor, so we really connected watching the evolution of electricity and the games behind it.”

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

We both have the same idea,I just did;nt know the name Teeter Totter. Am I right on that answer? Still don’t know about the other questions. Any hints on this one Howard? I’ll be back

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

From Jack T:

“Thanks so much for the information and pictures!”

From Mechanician Joe Marx in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

I can answer the What’s going on question. The car is being driven onto a Teeter Totter, and the idea is to get the car in the right spot to balance the Teeter Totter.

Phil

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

I’ll take a wild guess as what’s going on,he’s trying to balance the vehicle,as to what year and make it is,I can’t, I can say it’s a pickup truck and as to where it is and what year, by looking at the picture it does’nt look like the early 1900s, more like 1950s on a field somewhere,have no idea who driving it, that’s the best I can do, How’d I do? Howard, I’ll check back tonite or some time tomorrow. It could even be early 60s by the clothes they’re wearing.

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

Brian,  due to the construction of the hospital, all remants of the Motor Parkway are long gone.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #9 The Creedmoor Bridge in Queens Updated: 10/22/16

Again, good news.  I drove to the site yesterday and saw the post outside of the fence surrounding the construction area.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge

Markers added for Old County and Clinton Rd Bridges. Included embankment photo in Clinton Rd marker. Keep those suggestions and corrections coming in.

A side note: Using a 1947 topo map it does seem as someone suggested in another part of the blog that the house that I marked is the location of the Bethpage Lodge. It also seems to show up on a 1959 aerial photo.

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

If you take a real close look at the 2 photos it looks as if she may have had it re-painted.  The one with Nell in the driver’s seat looks like the radiator is un-polished brass and has a black wall tire up front.  The photo in front of the house makes the 59R look to have a better paint job and a WW tire on the front.  Signs of a ‘daily driver’ that was well kept up.

From Can You Identify Aunt Nell Patterson's Automobile?

A very helpful tool for LIMP enthusiasts.

Perhaps you could add markers for the Old Country Rd bridge and the Clinton Rd bridge in Garden City. I also have a photo of the present embankment on the east side of Clinton Rd which can be emailed if you want to add it.

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Art, I was informed that the Motor Parkway remnants in this area will not be distrubed.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge

Howard - good news.  Have they committed to not disturbing the posts on the north side of Westbury Avenue?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge

That was a great video and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
Thanks for putting it on the website.

Ken Harris

From Video: "Celebrating the Long Island Motor Parkway"

My efforts on wikimapia to stitch the LIMP together certainly pale in comparison! Great job Wayne!

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

H Howard,

Have you tried Wayne Carini?

Best,
Art

From Edsel Ford II Needs Your Help to Find Henry's 1901 Trophy

Can’t stay away,always something here,I can’t keep up with it.How’d I miss that event in June at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration? Enjoyed those videos and interviews with the Model A Club members,very interesting as usual everything about the Motor Parkway is,the way you are trying to preserve as much as you possible can

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

I looked at the map more closely,but didn’t find anything of interest that you people don’t know about already. I’m enjoying watching the short videos of the Black Beast in action at some events you were at a few years ago,what a famous car you have,Is it the most famous antique car on Long Island or what? I think so,you go everywhere you can with it and you are in a class of your own and the people are always amazed at it,I could go on and on about it,but we all know about it.

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

YES you can load the LIMP map onto your Android phone and follow it’s path. Google maps are new on iPhone so don’t know how it will work on an iPhone. I have loaded maps on my Android phone and know it works.

copied this from this site:

http://sean-feeney.com/2011/04/view-kml-or-kmz-on-android.html

Import the KMZ (edit note: or KML) into Google’s My Maps. Click My Maps - Create New Map - Import. Name it and save it.
Open the native Google Maps application on your Android. Click the Layers icon (the middle icon at the top right). Click More Layers at the bottom right. Click My Maps. Select your map.
Voila. Your map, with your position (more or less accurate depending on whether you have GPS enabled at the moment).
Posted by Sean Feeney at 10:29 PM

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway