Vanderbilt Cup Races

Know they wanted the steel girders for WW2, but were also quick to remove the sloped roadway on both sides ( obvious at the west abutment, need for a ladder on the east side ). Great photo!

From Documentation of the 1942 Demolition of a Queens Motor Parkway Bridge

Brian, The Nassau Co. Land Record Lookup states that the Good Luck Discount Store (#155 Jericho Tpke; S/B/L 9 405 156) was built in 1908, and the restaurant just to the west (#157-161 Jericho; S/B/L 9 405 158) was built in 1913.  I had thought #153 (S/B/L 9 405 105) the Mineola Eye Services might be the site of the Mineola Motor Car Co., but listed as being built in 1930.  How accurate these dates are is unknown to me.

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

I’m back again, Art. Don’t know why I didn’t think about this before, but the birds eye view below is more telling. All the buildings within the {    } have a brick facade. The ‘Good Luck Discount Store’ has a long peaked roof. Perhaps the Auto Garage is part of this newer building?

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Thanks for the additional info.!

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

I know you figured out the location of the garage Gary. In Art’s 1910 photo viewing East, there’s the tree on the NS of Jericho ( obscuring Krugs ). The same tree is seen in your image viewing west. Below is a 1914 map showing   McCord as the garage owner. Had trouble screenshoting a current street view, but there’s a long brick faced building on the SS of Jericho, no hint of the past garage.

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Mr. Bellmer, thank you so much for responding, I sincerely appreciate it as I believe many others will as well. It is absolutely wonderful to read that you did voice your opinion as to what could have been done for this unique piece of property . It gives many of us a better perspective of what is/isn’t going on. thank you again.

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

To answer Walt Gosden: I’m the Village Historian. I had a meeting with the Village officials involved and presented a plan that would have kept the original surface where it existed. The plan was not implemented. Hopefully, per Al Velocci’s post, something can be done of historic value west of the parking area.

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

Another fab. thread.  Hmm; don’t even remember the Skyfarer!  Art’s second aerial, the Groenhoff photo, shows a DC-2 or -3 and Lockheed or Beech twin and TWO high-wing 2-motor amphibians (Dolphin?  Grumman?) plus a float-plane and a weird bird-wing plane I recognize but can’t name.  The car in the obviously-posed succeeding publicity pic seems to be a 1930-32 Cadillac V-?; the plane, mfd. by Travel Air (founded by Cessna, Beech, and Stearman), is probably the 1929 Model 10.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club (Circa 1940-1945)

Howard, It seems the primary reason for the sale of the Club was that they were literally surrounded by residential development. At their last meeting in March 1950 it was announced that they were looking to establish a new field somewhere between Commack and Bayshore.

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club (Circa 1940-1945)

Not sure if the person in the attached photo (Edward R. Thomas) is the same person of which my comment above refers, but the dates would suggest it is.  From The Automobile of Dec., 1901. 

Driving the “White Ghost” Thomas would be the cause of several accidents, with at least two fatal, one a 7 year old boy in NYC and the other a woman in Italy (after swearing he would never drive again).  Photo from The Automobile, Dec. 1901

More details can be found here. 
https://observer.com/2016/02/meet-one-of-the-first-drivers-to-mow-down-a-pedestrian/

From Willie K.'s Cars #1: The 1900 23-HP Daimler "White Ghost"

The Horseless Age, Vol. 17, No. 25, June 27, 1906, p. 940 states: “The Mineola Motor Car Co., Mineola, Long Island, have opened a garage and repair shop on Jericho turnpike, opposite Krug’s Hotel.  P.P. Easton is president and R.L. Hall manager.”  I think this helps to support my opinion as to its location.

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

From Gary Hammond

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Art, I took another look, and the turreted building in the 1908 photo also appears in the 1910 photo, but farther down Jericho Turnpike.  Actually, both garage buildings appear to be on the southwest corner of Jericho, opposite, but west of Krug’s location, not on the southeast side as you suggested.  If you check the attached photo from VCR blog 5/13/2013, I believe you can see the Garage just behind the peaked roof building on the left side.  And if you look at the 1910 photo, on the far (left) side of the flat roofed building you can see part of the angled roof of the peaked roof building.

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Art,  I believe that the building shown in the 1906 photo is just past the building you circled in the 1910 photo.  They are 2 different structures - the 1906 building was a frame structure, the circled building appears to be a brick structure.  However, if you compare the window size & arrangement by enlarging the 1910 photo you will see the Mineola Motor Car building next door.  The 1910 photo shows a angled flat roof building, which I believe is correct.  However, the 1908 photo points to a peaked roof building which I believe is a totally different building.  So, if you can definitely confirm the 1910 photo location, you can also confirm the 1906 location.  What do you think?

From Kleiner's Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Howard, Did some clearing this morning west of the parking field off of Raymond Ct. I coincidently met 2 Garden City officials there. They told me that the Village is going to clear the southside of Parkway ROW west of the parking field starting with the concrete portion working east to west, sooner than later.

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

According to this article in “The Automobile” of Sept., 1902, the White Ghost was a key factor in a case of marital distress.

From Willie K.'s Cars #1: The 1900 23-HP Daimler "White Ghost"

From “The Automobile” magazine of June, 1902.

From Willie K's 1902 40-HP Mercedes Simplex in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart

Mystery Foto #39… I can only answer the kudos question identifying the plane on the left. It was the General Aircraft Skyfarer.

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club (Circa 1940-1945)

this is the LI Aviation Country Club in Hicksville NY.located between Woodbury Rd and the LIRR. clubhouse to the south.
Charles Lindbergh and Grumann himself were members.  Lindy landed &took; off from here in 1932 post his childs kidnapping. Taught Ann Morrow to fly here. 
By the looks of the poorly maintained diving board probably post WW II prior to closing.
LIMP was nearby

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club (Circa 1940-1945)

Another possibility would be Jack Eichenbaum, the Queens Borough Historian.

From Queens Motor Parkway Renovation Update: Oldest road in country to be as good as new