Vanderbilt Cup Races

Great concept for a story!  Thanks for sharing your excellent adventure.

From Greg O's Garage: Then & Now: The 1906 Course (Update 1/18/23)

I love this website.

From Mystery Friday Foto #1 Solved: A 1956 aerial over the Meadowbrook Parkway Extension

Metal is always best for plates!

From Greg O's Garage: Chrysler's Chrysler Gets New Plates

Looks like the section next to the VFW building in Williston Park, north of Willis Ave on the Albertson border.

From Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A surviving section of the Motor Parkway off Willis Avenue in Williston Park

And here’s another tidbit about the LIE that holds special meaning to my family and I especially my 33 year-old daughter who began her life in the fast lane.  Read on . . . And here’s a “Now” picture of the site, unfortunately I didn’t have a camera to take a “Then” picture back on the eventful day.  By the way, I still haven’t gotten the NYSDOT to erect the plaque I wanted.

From LongIsland.com: Crazy Facts About the Long Island Expressway

Additional details about the proposed upper deck.

From LongIsland.com: Crazy Facts About the Long Island Expressway

Very interesting bits of LIE knowledge.  Thanks for sharing, Howard.

Here’s some information about the second deck from a Newsday article from October 4, 1963.  The idea was part of Traffic Commissioner Henry Barnes’ 4 step “far-reaching plan to plan to help clear up the Long Island Expressway’s chronic jam”. 

From LongIsland.com: Crazy Facts About the Long Island Expressway

Never tried this test before but great post Greg. Those numbers seem about right in 2023, but not during rush hour. More to come on this soon

From Greg O's Garage: Then & Now: The 1906 Course (Update 1/18/23)

Williston Park facing east. Near the former Willis Ave Bridge. Not sure of the ceremonies though.

From Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A surviving section of the Motor Parkway off Willis Avenue in Williston Park

Entryway at Great Neck South High School?

From Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A surviving section of the Motor Parkway off Willis Avenue in Williston Park

Gram’s GPS tracking for the day

From Greg O's Garage: Then & Now: The 1906 Course (Update 1/18/23)

The photographer is in Williston Park, standing on some of the last remaining drivable parts of the Motor Parkway in Nassau County.  The photographer is facing west and is just west of the town pool (not shown).  We are about 600 or 700 feet east of where the Willis ave LIMP bridge was.  The Motor Parkway straightaway here and some of the marked parking spaces shown on the sides in this picture seem to corroborate my guess.  On May 18th, 2003 the town of Williston Park placed a historical marker on the east side of Willis ave and held a dedication ceremony on that day.

From Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A surviving section of the Motor Parkway off Willis Avenue in Williston Park

thanks for sharing us and in future I hope you will write more like that ones

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Neat photos.

From A 1924 aerial of the Garden City Hotel

Below is a few areas in Suffolk County where the LIE severed or covered over the original LIMP. From west to east - Dix Hills, Brentwood, Hauppauge, and Central Islip. Wanted to utilize the Suffolk County GIS Aerials for this, but the website seems to be out of service. Courtesy of Historic Aerials.

From LongIsland.com: Crazy Facts About the Long Island Expressway

Williston Park

From Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A surviving section of the Motor Parkway off Willis Avenue in Williston Park

  Location:  Garden City looking easterly and nearby is LIMP Headquarters and the
Garden City toll house.

From Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A surviving section of the Motor Parkway off Willis Avenue in Williston Park

Mark, I believe the quest to know what existed before present-day will always draw interest for some, but not all. 100 years from now the present landscape will change again, further drawing new interests, and for later generations to come….

From Greg O's Garage: Anatomy of the 1906 Hairpin Turn

Awesome video!  Thanks for sharing!  My father owns the model 70 Stanley with the model a bumper.  Model a bumper is long gone, but still have the James Melton headlights with the big crack in one of the mirrors.

Regards,

Chris

From Film Part I- VMCCA 1942 Antique Auto Derby "50 of America's First Cars"

Al,

I think that’s just cloud cover.

From Mystery Friday Foto #1 Solved: A 1956 aerial over the Meadowbrook Parkway Extension