Vanderbilt Cup Races

The two 1930 metal pennants purchased for the Nassau Blvd terminus were HUGE, 5ft. by 10ft. and standing 21 feet high. I see a single pole in the photo above. I wonder where the second pennant was installed?

From Updated: Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Historic 1938 Ground-Level View of the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Western terminus parking stalls in 1938. Courtesy Al Velocci

From Updated: Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Historic 1938 Ground-Level View of the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Sam, if memory serves, I read once that bicycles were rented to travel on the parkway (prohibited by Willie K during operation) to another station by Winchester Blvd. I’m assuming dual bike enclosure stations were in place on both ends of the bike path, so renters could return the bikes for one-way trips. After LIMP closing in 1938, parking stalls were available south of HHB, in the area just south of the entrance island, for renters to park their vehicles.

From Updated: Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Historic 1938 Ground-Level View of the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Picture of Willie K’s Sikorsky S-43 at the Long Island Aviation Club (top of picture).  Harold Vanderbilt’s plane is the one on the left of the picture showing three planes. 
From the collection of Dan Pflug.

From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The Aircraft of the Long Island Aviation Country Club Part I

Since I have not been able to locate any solid evidence of an exact location, I’m going with two wild guesses: first, looking northeast in Bethpage State Park near the polo field and used as a bridle path; second, looking east near Alley Pond Park and marked off for footraces. Due to extensive vegetation on the concrete extensions, I’ll guess the date around 1950.

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard

Al P., here you go - top and side views of an Austin 25/30 chassis.  By having the transaxle and differential bolted to the frame, you reduced the unsprung weight, thus achieving a smother ride.  Sam, III

From Automobile Quarterly: The Mighty Alco- A History by Beverly Rae Kimes

As a child I would walk in Roslyn Estates up the hill towards what is now the LIE to a abandoned estate and play in the old house, but I can’t remember the name of the property. Try

From The Mansion House in Roslyn, the 1905 Headquarters for the "X" Mercedes

More images.

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard

Location & Orientation - I have 3 answers. A - ( most likely ) The photographer was on the LIMP, viewing West. He or she was between Wheeler Bridge 2 & Grand Central Pkwy. B - ( likely ) On the LIMP, viewing East. Between Wheeler Bridge 1 & Grand Central Pkwy. C - ( least likely ) On the LIMP, viewing South in Bethpage State Park. Between Botto Farmway Bridge & Transmission Tower ROW. Perhaps this section was to become a bike path soon after the pkwy closing as this was done in Queens? We all know that most of this section is now part of the trail today. We all see the ‘crossway’? where the new painted lanes stop. Guess they continued to paint new lanes ahead? Was this something that was done, but not continued when fading?. I don’t recall the Queens section having these type of lanes today.

Date of Photo - roadway looks in fairly good condition. I’ll say 1955 based on images in 1940 and 1970.

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard

Al Prete, You might have better luck finding a chain drive schematic if you consider looking at trucks. The Mack Truck Co. offered a chain drive option as later as1946.

From Automobile Quarterly: The Mighty Alco- A History by Beverly Rae Kimes

Queens bikeway when first opened or when just repaired and restriped.  ???  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard

Just in case readers don’t know the Boeing 314, the Yankee Clipper was only one of twelve 314s built.  They were gigantic, dwarfing the B-17 Flying Fortress, using the wings of the huge Boeing XB-15 with far more powerful engines.  When land planes could finally cross oceans commercially, flying boats were doomed.  Somewhere, I have an 8mm color film clip supposedly of a 314 taking off at Port; gotta find it and send it to HK to post for all to see.  Sam, III

From Newsday: Soaring Success In 1939, Port Washington's Place in Aviation History Took Off

Wow!  Missed this one.  Love the letter to Tante; weird!  OK, I’ll bite - where are the “chassis drawings of the Alco six”?  As to what they did best, the later WWII-era Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive may well be the most famous ALCo (or any) loco of all time, with several surviving and one (#4014, attached) restored and running again!  Sam, III

From Automobile Quarterly: The Mighty Alco- A History by Beverly Rae Kimes

I’m fascinated by chain-drive automobiles, but have never seen a schematic of one. Is that a transaxle under the seats? Was that the norm for chain-drive?

I have downloaded the PowerPoint so I can read it later. My old eyes can’t read it off the website.

From Automobile Quarterly: The Mighty Alco- A History by Beverly Rae Kimes

Always such interesting history on your website. I think, in a way, Campbell’s switch from unlucky 13 to an “X” could have signified the Roman numeral ten.

From The Mansion House in Roslyn, the 1905 Headquarters for the "X" Mercedes

Thank you for all you do to preserve the history of Long Island. It appears that every generation keeps forgetting how great Long Island was and is.

From Newsday: Ready for HIS STORY

Bethpage Bicycle Path. East side of the Bethpage State Park in 2013 they extended the Bicycle path.

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard

Put me down for a subscription as well.  Cant wait to see it.

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Not much to go on - but here’s two gueses:
1) Great Neck schools property before turning right over the Northern State
2) Bethpage State Park

From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: A 1938 View of the Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path Looking West from Bell Boulevard

The automobile Quarterly, Second Quarterly 1973, Volume XI, Number 2. I have it.

From Automobile Quarterly: The Mighty Alco- A History by Beverly Rae Kimes