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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Congratulations on your well deserved award. I love this website.!!
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
Congratulations Howard on a well-deserved honor!
From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities
Hello Al,
Thanks for the “softball” question this week. According to Howard’s “favorite co-author” in his Toll Lodge book, that’s the Garden City lodge heading westbound on Old Country Road on the Mineola - Carle Place border. The photo was taken on the “fine, crisp Saturday morning” of March 11, 1989 as the lodge was headed to its new location on 7th. Street in Garden City. Ironically, this location in front of the Eagle Rock Apartments was where the LIMP once passed under Old Country Road.
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
Sometimes it pays to have your Arcadia Press 2008 photo history book.
It’s 1989 on Old Country Rd looking west. The Garden City Lodge structure is adjacent to The Fairview Apt Complex past The Country Glen Shopping Center.
The coincidence is just where the LIMP crossed under OCR at the GC /Mineola border. The lodge would then turn South on Franklin Ave down its new home on Seventh Street in front of the municipal parking lot. Not sure of the navigation near the resting place ,but 7th St may have been wide enough to maneuver down to its new home. Building was lowered, renovated and remains in place today. I assume some parking spaces were given up from its new home. A gift from the Village of Garden City
The lodge was first moved North on Clinton/Glen cove Rd and made the turn left heading West prior to the photo. It should be noted that the OCR /Clinton Rd intersection is the busiest intersection crossroad in all Of Nassau County. Extra Turn lanes were added post 1989 to ease & facilitate traffic flow adjacent to the Roosevelt Field Mall. Who knew that 2020 and The COVID VIRUSwould reduce the need for mall or any other shopping so much.
Must have been a Sunday morning to allow such a road /intersection closing.
Trivia Question : What bank had a Free standing building on the NW corner of OCR/Clinton Rd prior to the construction of the original Country Glen Center?
Winners get a chance to sit in Tucker1044 again!!
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
Interesting engineering (didn’t know)/race driver career background.
From Helck Family Collection: Distinguished service citation for Joe Tracy awarded by Automobile Old Timers in 1948
Howard, I remember being at Ida Automotive twice when your 1044 was be restored, and final showing open house, there was a replica of Tucker in that blue with a Porsche engine, interesting, and outside a another replica, an older version in poor looking condition with wording on the side ‘TUCKER’ had a ‘79? Pontiac Grand Prix? interior, inside a display photo of it being use as tow car at some Bonneville event?
From Tucker 48 replica movie prop car sells for $100,000
That’s a REALLY rare car! Now why do I get a strong flavor of the new company’s destiny following the old one’s? Sam, III
From Kleiner's Korner: A 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Entry
Give-away! 19 Mar 1989 move of the Garden City lodge from Vanderbilt Court off Clinton Road to the southeast corner of 7th Street. We’re looking west on Old Country Road as the lodge crosses the LIMP RoW at the Eagle Rock apts. (right). Details on Blog for 05 Jun 2010, “The Day the Garden City Lodge Moved- March 19, 1989”. Not noted is the wild detour up Clinton to OCR and then west and down Franklin to 7th; this was for clearances. Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
You may really toot your own horn, Howard. You do so much for so many. You seem to be in rather good company, too. I’m so glad to see another recognition of all your work. Truly a modern day renaissance man! Sam, III
From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities
1958 was just before I got hooked but what strikes me more than anything else is the footprint of the Rocky Hill Lodge. Wow! Talk about re-discovering relics! Neat start to a new series; thanks. Sam, III
From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens
Congratulations Howard… You (and Roz) truly deserve it!
From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities
It’s all wonderful and always has been, but let’s not forget that the entire program is funded, as far as I can tell, by Howard. That is a philanthropy to all of us…..!
Congratulations on your Wharton honors. Very much deserved.
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Garden City Lodge
March 19, 1989
New home on Seventh Street in Garden City
Looking west on Old Country Road in front of the Fairhaven/Eagle Rock Apartments
The photo was taken where the Motor Parkway crossed Old Country Road (shown on the attached as Vanderbilt Dr. N. (north of Old Country Road and Motor Parkway south of OCR).
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
As a 9 year old this was MY motor parkway! Endless bike rides. Navy gating the underpass in Alley Pond Park. Ever so curious about the Hobo camp just east of Francis Lewis, hidden in the trees just out of sight of the cars passing on Union. I truly became a Motor Parkway fan for life.
From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens
Well deserved! Congratulations!
From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities
Really great photos I ride my bicycle on this rode almost daily
From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens
CONGRATULATION HOWARD!!
From Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's Honor Roll for his non-profit activities
Garden City lodge being moved from its Clinton Road location to Seventh Street on 03/19/89. It is being moved along Old Country Road very close to where the LIMP passed underneath it.
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
Garden City Motor Parkway lodge being moved from Clinton road /Vanderbilt court location on March 13 1989.
Headed to 230 7th street Garden City( GC Chamber of commerce).
Location is intersection of Old Country road and Vanderbilt Drive N in Mineola-( or in between Pell Terrace and Russell road inGarden City )facing west .
Irony is this photo was snapped as lodge crossed site of old motor parkway as it crossed under old country road….( OCR bridge)
You can still find a few old concrete fence posts off Vanderbilt drive. I grew up 2 blocks from there.
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Garden City Lodge on the move on March 11, 1989
Could be Brian! She’s very similar to that girl by Lakeville Rd. This could very well be the lost collection associated to that photo.
From 1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens
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