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Playing around with a colorization app…

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Frank, Your question about how was the concrete delivered. It probably wasn’t but rather mixed on site. Better control that way, proper materials, right ratios, correct timing on mixing, no worries about delivery schedules, etc .

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Wonder if they enjoyed seeing their caricature type illustrations : )

From Kleiner's Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants

Gentlemen, I believe the photographer facing two bridges is looking SE. The mixer appears just east of both bridges, in the dirt, between Motor Pkwy and Stewart. I don’t believe that’s the polo field in the back. I’m curious to know how the concrete was delivered

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

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From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan

Just came across some more photos of the Locomobile testing on Long Island With Joe Tracy, A.L. Riker, and Al Poole on the same day as the top photo I submitted above.

From Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan

Correction - now the Limani Grille

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin's Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway

I was driving past here today and noticed the restaurant is under renovation and new ownership, now ‘The Lumani’ . Building itself isn’t much different than before as the Bonwit Inn, but took some photos anyway.

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin's Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway

I must’ve not been paying to much attention to Newsday then. Now I’ll look through the archives on Live Library/ProQuest. Accurate drawings.

From Newsday's Big Apple Almanac: Willie K's Speedway

Brian, You mention that you think the mixer is located between the 2 bridges, both bridges had ramps on both sides of the Parkway that were at least 200 feet long,  the photo shows the mixer next to one of the embankments, not much room to work with.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Greg,  Your Aug. 2, with the red x, you mention the cement being brought across the original roadway to the new bridge. That road was not there prior to the building of the Meadow Brook Club bridge.  Check mystery photo of Oct. 27,  2014. Check larger version of the photo dated June 16, 1927. There is no straight paved road from Stewart Ave., north to the Parkway, only two angular roadways from one from the west and one from the east coming together at the original Motor Parkway bridge.  Thanks to Howard, there are many aerial photos of the area spanning a number of years, none show a paved road until the building if the Meadow Brook Club bridge.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

I too remember biking with my childhood pal John Berner, ca 1947-50.  I also recall that there were locked entry gates at times and occasionally we would lift our two-wheelers over the fence so that we could zip through the ‘paved’ paths of Tackapusha.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Mysterious Seaford "Speedway" (posts and all!)

Feel better Marty and get back to all you enjoy!

From Update July 20 2021: A visit to see Marty Himes and the Himes Museum of Automobile Nostagia

Richard contact me thru my email and leave your phone number where can I call you.

From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Mustang Pegasus and Mustang III on Display at the 1965 Autorama in Detroit

In 1939 my great uncle DR Allen Haight who’s brother George F Haight my maternal grandfather were principles in queens land and title company sold land in question to Nassau County for $100,000. The real estate which he transferred to the county extended north from Merrick road to Boston Ave and west from Seaford Creek. As a kid remember riding my bike on parks trails, some fun.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Mysterious Seaford "Speedway" (posts and all!)

I don’t know if it’s still available. I have a serious interest.

Thank you

Richard

From Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Mustang Pegasus and Mustang III on Display at the 1965 Autorama in Detroit

The main photo with the cement mixer - From what I can see, there’s not a slope yet on the south side of the Polo Club Bridge under construction. Think the mixer is situated between the bridges. There would be enough space for the mixer at this point. When the actual bridge was done, the mixer would be out of way, then the road and slope on the south side would be constructed. Not the norm to build it this way, but done this way due to the existing LIMP bridge being so near. The Polo Club Bridge was definitely west of the LIMP Bridge. Has the higher and different bridge walls in the aerial viewed north east.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

I’d say the road east & west across the oval & creek on the early map is today’s Pittsburgh Ave. Must’ve been dirt roads back then. Maybe the pavement you found Art is Pittsburgh Ave extending a bit towards the creek. Raceway must’ve went out of use early, can’t see any ovals on the aerials below.

From Kleiner's Korner: The Mysterious Seaford "Speedway" (posts and all!)

That’s a pretty large piece of equipment, maybe on the west side it would’ve possibly been in the way of the new approaches and construction?

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Greg,  I would have located the mixer on the west side. More efficient, safer and no chance of damage to the roadway.

From Greg O.'s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge