Vanderbilt Cup Races

Looking north at the second Dead Man’s Curve in Bethpage (Central Park).
October, 1908
Joseph B. Botto (In 1906 the land was owned by Karp & Botto, pickle producers, who in 1908 offered to rent space for parking to viewers of the Vanderbilt Cup Race). 
Cemetery
Not sure of the make and year of the car, but I believe the driver is Al Velocci! 

From Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved: Traveling Along the Bucolic Motor Parkway in Bethpage

i plan on coming with 1 guest,looking forward to seeing that gorgeous Duesy! thank you for the invite!

From Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Exiting the LIRR Bridge over Central Avenue in Bethpage.  Heading north.  The LIMP will turn east just a bit and follow the path of the current day Rt 135 North.  I see the old cemetery straight ahead.

From Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved: Traveling Along the Bucolic Motor Parkway in Bethpage

https://youtu.be/rXiwn7v0UlA?si=-mjk4Ib8JDscKNiB

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

Condolences to the entire Helck family!  Thank you for your contributions to keeping automotive history alive.  And special thanks for helping with vanderbiltcupraces.com and giving Howard and his followers so much material to use.  It was a gift to be able to review, catagorize and marvel at the material I was able to look out from the Helck Family Collection.  It just never seemed to end!  RIP!

From Sad News: Jerry Peter Helck has passed away at the age of 94.

And speaking of alternative means of transportation . . . I found this early 20th century colorized postcard from Nellie showing how Woodhaven might look in the future, including a monorail overheard!  I found it quite interesting.

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

I will attend Howard. Looking forward to seeing the car and you.

From Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Hi Al
Great story
$100 seems very little
Willy K and the LIMP sold the Massapequa toll lodge to Thomas and Josephine Zinzi
in 1938 for $100, probably because they lived there as employees of the parkway.

From An Al Velocci Special: The Garden City Headquarters of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Great post, Greg… Thank you for sharing your knowledge on the topic.

I would like to add more information on this subject. In one of the chapters of my doctoral dissertation, I address this specific topic.

Based on numerous sources (all referenced in the notes to the text), I propose a critical review of Michelin’s insistence on promoting this technology, providing new data. You can also see previously unpublished images and advertisements on this topic.

Here are the two download links for that specific chapter.

Chapter 16 - RACE & TIRE PROMOTION - pp. 1093-1170
https://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/126382/130/25A.pdf

Chapter 16 - RACE & TIRE PROMOTION - pp. 1171-1208
https://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/126382/131/25B.pdf

I hope you find it interesting.
Greetings from Barcelona, ​​capital of Catalonia.
Sincerely,
Professor Pau Medrano-Bigas
University of Barcelona
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From Greg O's Garage: Removable rims and their impact on early motoring and racing

You know your ‘Groupie’ will be there!

From Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

I will be attending.

From Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

Hi Steve, Glad you enjoyed the article. Regarding the fate of the old office building, a Webster Pearsall Jr. was paid $100.00 to move the building. The dollar amount suggests that he didn’t move it very far. The entire area to the southeast was and is very commercial/industrial so what you say makes a lot of sense.

From An Al Velocci Special: The Garden City Headquarters of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Mr. V Intersting stuff.  Bob A

From An Al Velocci Special: The Garden City Headquarters of the Long Island Motor Parkway

One more set

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

More documentation

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

A monorail was proposed to help alleviate traffic and rapid transit problems in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. 

Proposals for the monorail were presented by a private concern to the Queens Chamber of Commerce in July, 1935 for the Queens portion - around the same time, John J.  Halleran, Commissioner of Public Works for Queens issued a statement urging building a monorail along the Motor Parkway and the Executive Vice-President, William J. Russell of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, requested a meeting with Willie K. to discuss the Motor Parkway and the proposed monorail. 

The first monorail, the Schwebebahn, opened in Germany on March 1, 1901 and is still in use.

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

If Rita and survive our trip, we’ll be there
Thank You Howard

From Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

On second look was it a plan for mass transportation to Long Island. We could sure it it today on a Friday commute east and westbound on Sunday.

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

Looks like a proposal for a monorail for the 1939 world’s fair I don’t have the talent to look it up but did Raymond Lowey design it? It looks like his style JeRita

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: An Interesting Motor Parkway Monorail Proposal

I will be there - and will bring my son…

From Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage