Vanderbilt Cup Races

When you zoom in to the added aerials from the COA, it’s like you were there.My copied images below don’t do them justice.

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Steve Lucas has correctly identified Korvettes in the Mystery Foto. Check out the “Korvettes has more of what you are looking for” television ad.

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

The store on the southwest corner of Westbury Avenue and Glen Cove Road was definitely E. J. Korvette’s and not S. Klein’s. It opened in late 1954 and was the first of the stand alone designs built exclusively for Korvette’s on Long Island. Part of the confusion may be the “K” in both names and in later years several Korvette’s did take over former Klein’s locations. I spent hundreds of hours there in the 1950’s and 1960’s hanging out in their fabulous record, toy, and sporting goods departments. Attached photo is looking east toward Glen Cove Road.
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Howard Kroplick:

Steve, you are 100% correct. I spent time in that store, too!

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Such clear and crisp aerials from the COA.

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Max Schnettler:

Mystery photo looks like your looking south from the junction of Northern Parkway and Meadowbrook Parkway

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Mystery 46

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Great view! First time observing this one. At Carle Place looking South over the south end of Northern State Parkway Objector’s Bend at the bottom of photo. Winding Meadow Brook Parkway under construction. Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall under construction (former Roosevelt Air Field). Mitchel Air Field on top with gas tank by Stewart Ave. Major roads from top to bottom; Hempstead Tpke south of Mitchel Field, Stewart Av and CRR north of Mitchel Field, Old Country Road north of Roosevelt Field Mall, LIRR diagonal at the center, Northern Parkway curving at the bottom, Glen Cove Rd/Clinton Rd in the center of photo heading south, Tree-lined Motor Parkway curving southbound on the right side of photo. 1955-6 when Roosevelt Field Mall first opened and NSP completed in this section.

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Nice find, Brian!

From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

A 1926 view of the area where Field 3 is shown below.

From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

A total of three cars were in the new parking lot for a Sunday afternoon kids lacrosse game.  The path going from the west side of the Residence Inn would be an ideal walking path to get to the Motor Parkway area, especially if Howard and Al’s proposal is accepted.  The lobby of the inn has historical pictures of the area including Willie K., - might be a way to connect the past with the present.

From Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot

Most recent pics of the Motor Parkway area showing the 3 foot edge and existing posts to the west of the parking lot - taken November 15, 2020.

From Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot

Henry Austin Clark was an original. A full on car guy, he was fully American, had a big home on Long Island with the most complete automotive library I’ve ever seen, and among other interests, was a founding board member of the Bridgehampton Road Racing Corporation, builder and owner of Bridgehampton Race Circuit. He was our most interesting landlord when we ran it 1971-84

From Film of the Week: Henry Austin Clark, Jr Being Interviewed on Automotive Technology in 1968

Looking south from Mineola/Carle Place into Garden City
Northern State Parkway, Glen Cove Road, Meadowbrook Parkway under construction
Mitchel Field
Roosevelt Field under construction
Late 1955, early 1956 - Construction of Meadowbrook Parkway extension and Roosevelt Field Shopping Center
Motor Parkway from from the lower right to the upper right

Picture is from Newsday, of November 17, 1954

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

I have some period photographs of cars at the Sheepshead Bay race track in my collection someplace. If I can find the time I will look for them. There was also an excellent article on that track in a car magazine back in the 1960s that was edited by Herbert Lozier who lived in Brooklyn and was also a master model car builder ( scratch built) and wrote a book on Mercedes as well. That magazine only had three issues before it “failed to proceed” any further. Sheepshead Bay I believe was a board track with banked curves all supported on poured concrete forms.

From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

Vintage race car enthusiasts should note “Sheepshead Bay Track Landing Field” in Brooklyn.  According to Wikipedia it was an active race track until 1919

From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

Even though this is recognizable, it’s neat that’s it’s viewed south. Seems like a good part of the old aerials are NW or NE.

This is a south view of Carle Place, Uniondale. Guessing this was captured in 1954 since this section of the Meadowbrook was started in late 1953, and finished in 1956. My markings on the maps below should answer the other foto questions.

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Field #3 is a real mystery.
All the other designations make sense and, as you note, correspond to actual airports.
But a third in the area?  Never heard of it.

From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

The location of the photographer would be in a flying machine over the furthest south west corner of Old Westbury. The view of the picture is south. The Northern State Parkway is running east / west at the bottom of the picture with Glen Cove Road crossing under it heading south. The Meadowbrook Parkway interchange/extension is under construction as well as Roosevelt Field shopping mall. The picture was probably taken around 1955 considering that the mall opened in 1956 as well as the Meadowbrook Parkway extension. LIMP can be seen on the left side of the photo winding through Mineola and Carle Place then turning east through Garden City.

From Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

Such an exciting quest for Tucker treasure! Please consider producing repros…at least a base. My gold example is lacking its ashtray…sigh.

From Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!

An additional map indicating the rerouting.  From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of August 12, 1928.

From The Expansion of Union Turnpike and the Relocation of the Motor Parkway East of Winchester Boulevard