Vanderbilt Cup Races

Howard, Was the Meadowbrook Parkway portion super imposed on the photo ? Look at Stewart Ave., the western portion is darker or is that just sun light into shade ?

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

Amazing details by Lee Chambers and George Philippides. Love this historic website!

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

I wonder if 100 years from now anyone will ponder whether #1 Wheatley Road is the original house at the hairpin turn of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Will there be access to VanderbiltCupRaces.com?

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

Mark- It is. Stopped by after leaving Howard’s earlier.
Also, passed by the new (2017) house at #1 Wheatley Rd. for the last photo.

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

looking west, northwest over hempstead plains - garden city, mineola, carle place
roosevelt field mall is there and the meadowbrook parkway is finished - 1956-59
motor parkway is gone - curls around the back of the mall and continues through the middle of photo
mitchel gardens, lilco tank, clinton road, old cc railroad with tressel visible in the the middle of the on ramp to the mbrook.  zeckendorf blvd, stewart ave

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

Brian. I appreciate the screen shots. I think that the brick building is one of the Old Westbury Water Dept. well buildings.

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

Looking forward toward’s this week’s answers. I think I got it this time!

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

The photographer is over East Garden City facing west.
Approximate year would be between 1956 and 1962 as the Meadowbrook parkway is built and operational- and Macy’s can be seen in Roosevelt field but Gimbels, built on the north end of Roosevelt field in 1962, cannot be seen. I don’t see the Roosevelt Raceway grand stands, which went up in 1957, so I guess 1956 is my final guess.
Remnants of LIMP can be seen just south of Roosevelt field, by Ring road then running parallel to Meadowbrook PKWY and Stewart Avenue
Major roads include Stewart Avenue, in lower left, Merchants concourse in the bottom crossing over MBPkway on to Stewart Ave, Meadowbrook PKWY and Zeckendorf in the distance with bridge over parkway
Major buldings/structures include Stewart School in upper left ( I can see the trees, the school itself is less clear, but since I attended Stewart School , I know that it was there then), the Lilco Gas Tank on Stewart Avenue, the A and P warehouses next to the tank and General Bronze, across the street from the Gas Tank. Hoping someone can identify the buildings in the near field on Stewart Avenue- I know that the Garden City Bowl was around there in the late 60s, not sure about the late 50s. Also, you can still see some airplane hangars along Old Country road top right I believe. Great photo. Thanks

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

I know, enough with my screenshots lol : ) The section angling southeast towards Wheatley & Old Westbury Rd is evident in 1950. Then bird’s eye views of that area today and of the intersection of Wheatley & Post Rds. Building just south of Morgan Dr is owned by the Village of Old Westbury. On Streetview, it’s brick and doesn’t appear to be a residence.

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

We are looking roughly east-northeast over the Meadowbrook Parkway and Stewart Avenue in E. Garden City / Westbury / Uniondale. Based on the newness of the parkway and Roosevelt Raceway construction the date is probably late 1956 around October of that year. The LIMP runs at a diagonal (east-west) to the right of Mitchel Gardens housing development. Other roads are: Ellison Avenue-Avenue “C”- Endo Blvd.; Zeckendorf Blvd.; and Linwood Av. / Kenwood St. / Willow St. in Mitchel Gardens. Other buildings are: the just completed Roosevelt Field Shopping Center; three old hangars from Roosevelt/Hazelhurst Airfield and the LILCO gas tank.

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

Greg
I know where nearby in that area, will visit, thanks.

From Greg O's Garage: Maggie Helck discovers two 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race flags

Location and orientation of the photographer
  Looking a bit south of west from about over the Stewart Ave/Merrick Road
interception

Approximate month and year. Provide a rationale.
  Stumped here. The Roosevelt Field Mall is evident, opened 1956. The Roosevelt
  Field Harness track looks to be under (re)development which occurred in 1956.

The location of the LIMP
  Along the top of the image you can see the turn north past the mall. Most of the
  ROW was absorbed by the parkway here.

Major roads, buildings and housing developments
  Stewart Ave. Meadowbrook Pkw with overpasses to Merchant’s Concourse,
  Zeckendorf Blvd, and LIRR to industrial area.  Roosevelt Field Mall

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

Mark-
I could not find any info as to where the father James is buried. Maybe in a small cemetery somewhere in East Norwich or close by since he spent most of his life in East Norwich.

From Greg O's Garage: Maggie Helck discovers two 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race flags

I had stop by 6 Locust Ave. East Norwich from my Oyster Bay nearby, spoke to a young lady on her way to pick up her son, did not know of anything about the former resident or the history of that location, so I printout this story and this website and drop it in her mailbox, Hope she finds this interesting? NOW, where is James Remsen who had lived within 2 blocks from Veron, had lived and buried??

From Greg O's Garage: Maggie Helck discovers two 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race flags

Lower left corner is the Garden City Casino and tennis courts. Top center is the smoke stack for the Garden City Water Works. Left side above the Casino is the school administration building. Bottom center is the LIRR train station.

From A 1924 aerial of the Garden City Hotel

Stewart Ave. facing west Roosevelt Field Mall North-West off the Meadowbrook in the Early 1950’s

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

Greg. All clear now.
Brian. Thanks for the info on online maps.

From Mystery Friday Foto #53 Solved: The #8 FIAT driven by Felice Nazzaro practicing at the 1906 Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury

Well, that cleared up all of my confusion as to how the race course made it from Guinea Woods Road to Wheatley Road. Nice research. Thank you for the thorough explanation. I lived at 30 Wheatley Road 20 years ago. The property was the former polo field for the Grace Estate. I would have appreciated knowing the history of the cup race each time that I turned out of the driveway.

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

Looking Northwest towards Roosevelt Field.  To the lower left is Mitchel Field.  The tennis courts behind the single family homes on North Road are visible.  LILCO ‘Gas Heats Best’ tower is seen on the horizon.  Stewart Ave. runs top-bottom on the left.

Meadowbrook Parkway extension runs through middle of photo.  Exit ramp for what is today Merchant’s Concourse is not finished.  Bottom right is Mitchel Gardens.  Former Polo Grounds exercise property and LIMP ROW are beyond those homes.  In the distance, the bridge for what will become Zeckendorf Blvd. is present.

Difficult to tell from the distance if construction for Roosevelt Field Mall has begun.  Hangers along Old Country Road are still standing.

Parkway extension opened in mid 1956.  This couldn’t have been much later than that.

Approximately same orientation seen below.  Forgot who contributed the image though.

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

Rare photo of what appears remnants of the original Motor Parkway, just south of the newly built Roosevelt Field Shopping Center in East Garden City, Dec 1956. This strip lines up with the original Motor Parkway Right-of-Way. Photo is looking west with the Motor Pkwy Clinton Rd bridge already removed. The Garden City Lodge and Supt’s house are there but difficult to see. Present day Roosevelt Field Ring Road South will eventually occupy the remnant strip, almost. Stewart Av and Meadow Brook State Parkway dominates this photo

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