Vanderbilt Cup Races

We are directly over the East Meadow, Westbury, Salisbury, East Garden City area with Merrick Avenue running top to bottom in the center. Other roads include Stewart Avenue, Meadowbrook Parkway, Salisbury Park Drive and Park Blvd. inside Eisenhower Park. A portion of Roosevelt Raceway can be seen in the upper left corner. The LIMP R-O-W ran left to right about one third of the way down from the top between the raceway track and Mitchel Gardens and ending on the right at Salisbury Park Drive. You can still see the unique entrance driveway from Merrick Avenue to the Meadowbrook Lodge. I think the area surrounded by tress could be the house that Joseph Lannin built for his daughter Dorothy around 1928. I believe the date should be around 1964-1965 since the last section of Mitchel Gardens came down in 1966.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

I had no idea that New Jersey politicians wanted to allow the Vanderbilt Cup Races to be in that state.  I guess cooler heads prevailed and it didn’t happen.  I’m glad that the races continued, at least for a while, on Long Island.  Thanks for the history lesson.  We never stop learning, don’t we?
Rog

From Kleiner's Korner: Part 1 - Where Will the 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race be Held?

Great video on Tucker #1034. Sean does a great job describing the car and the restoration work that is being done to it. He and is team a restoring a very original tucker to a more correct original Tucker. Hope I get the opportunity to see the car in person one day. Thanks for sharing the video.  Jim Ryan LIBC

From Video of the Week: A Tour of Tucker 1034

Forgot to mention year.
Must be after 1956 since that is when meadowbrook parkway was built

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

East Meadow/East Garden City
Stewart Avenue -East to West
Merrick Avenue- North to South
Park Blvd on the right
Meadowbrook Pkwy lower left
Sporting: Salisbury Links then Eisenhower Park Golf club to the right, Roosevelt Raceway upper left
Re motor parkway remnant, I think the keyhole entrance to the Meadowbrook Lodge is still visible
Motor Parkway ROW runs from just above keyhole, across Merrick avenue, thru golf course, to Stewart Avenue to the East.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Aerial photograph facing North over Salisbury Park.

Major roads included Meadowbrook Parkway and Merrick Ave. running top to bottom and Stewart Avenue, and remnants of the LIMP and LIRR Central line running laterally.  The railroad trestle can be seen East of the Parkway in the woods.  The Salisbury Plains RR station and the Salisbury Club can be seen West of Merrick Ave.

The original orientation of Stewart Avenue lined by the trees on either side is visible as is the key shaped entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge to the West of Merrick Ave.  To the East of that, a portion of the route of the LIMP used then by golf carts at the Park is seen. 

Housing on the left of the photo is Mitchel Gardens.  Housing to the right of the photos is the Salisbury area of East Meadow. Immediately adjacent to Mitchel Gardens, the LIMP approached the Lodge about to cross over Merrick Ave.  The horse racing track is just above the LIMP.  Nearby was the spot Lindbergh took off, not far from the location of a portion of the Vanderbilt Cup. 

At the East end of the park can be seen the sites of the Stewart Ave. Bridge and nearby the Meadowbrook Bridge. 

Parkway indicates it’s post 1956.  Mitchel Gardens was gone by mid ‘70’s. Big silver tank at NYU building was put up in early ‘70’s.  Could be from late ‘60’s - mid ‘70’s.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Identify the location, major roads and sporting areas:
Salisbury (Eisenhower) Park, East Meadow/Westbury
Merrick Avenue, Park Avenue (in the park), Salisbury Park Drive, Stewart Avenue, Meadowbrook Parkway.  Roosevelt Raceway, Golf Courses,

Identify the residential communities: Mitchell Gardens on center left, Salisbury (or South Westbury as it was called then) on the upper right

Where is the Motor Parkway right-of-way?  Directly north of the curved road in the park going from west of Merrick Ave. to Salisbury Park Drive on the east (right of photo)

What major Motor Parkway remnant was still visible?  Parkway driveway (the key shape)

What was surrounded by the array of trees in the middle of the Mystery?
Central Branch of the LIRR

Kudos question: Identify the date of the Mystery Foto. Provide as many rationales as possible.  1966 - picture from historicaerieals.com and possibly layout of the golf course.  Lake (upper end shown at lower section of the photo) was not completed until after 1961. 

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Location is Salisbury (Eisenhower) Park in East Meadow, where I spent many a day in my youth. North is at the top. Major roads: Stewart Avenue on the left, Park Blvd. across Merrick Ave. from Stewart, Meadowbrook Parkway, Salisbury Park Drive on the upper right. Sporting areas include Roosevelt Raceway on the upper left, and golf courses in the park.

Residential communities: Mitchel Gardens just north of Stewart Avenue, and the Salisbury section of East Meadow on the upper right.

LIMP is the curved part of Salisbury Park Drive. Remnant can be seen just to the left of that (north of the northernmost curve of Park Blvd.), and continuing west to where it would meet the northern edge of Mitchel Gardens.

The only ring of trees that I see are on the right, and it just looks like they surround grass. A putting green?

Date of the Foto: I can only say between 1956 and 1962, because the Meadowbrook Parkway has cars on it and it opened in 1956, and Mitchel Gardens is still there.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Eisenhower Park.  We can still see the keyhole turn at the Meadowbrook Lodge.  I would say 1955 ish.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

merrick ave along Eisenhower park west side. lake on the.lower right side. Stewart ave into the Park. upper left was Roosevelt raceway. far right side is Salisbury park drive.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Sam,  Bugatti made a street version of the Type 35. it was known as the Type 37 and was sold as a “take home version”  of the Type 35.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Details, details!  Note the Addams Bug radiator cap, windscreen, and headlights changes.  Two cars?  Sam, III

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Sam, I believe Carroll was married to John Oelsner and they lived in Glen Cove near Clark. She and Clarke’s wife were members of the Buckram Beagles Club.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Al; I dunno.  I remember that name but no more.  If it’s a mystery photo, I am not the solver.  Googling didn’t help much; Carol (Mrs. Warren James) Oelsner of Centre Island, mayhap?  You seem to know more than I on this.  Sam, III

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Sam, Is that Mrs. Carroll Oelsner in the Addams Bugatti ?

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Has anyone physically examined this thing?  From the photo it appears very modern, and made by using a router.  Am I mistaken?

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Brian,  Got more on the post. Shortly after the post was placed at North Hills, a member of the Wheatley Golf Club played a round there and noticed the post. He told his club’s historian about it who I understand went ballistic screaming…. OMG,... who had a better connection with Vanderbilt and the Parkway than Wheatley!  We must to do something !!!. Between the 9th and 10th holes at Wheatley they have a halfway house. Not wanting to be too obvious he decided to call it Kienzle’s Korner after the Motor Parkway’s general manager, A. J. Kienzle. who was a member of Wheatley. Kienzle was so very pleased showed his appreciation by having a hole in one the next time he played.

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Call me gullible, and I’m usually last to get the joke. But is this mystery considered solved?

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Per the original 30 Jun 2014 Bird auction post, I vas dere Cholly!  Like Walt, couldn’t care less about value (or about Bug. details).  However, I’m chiming in again because of my great interest in Chas. Addams and in Austie Clark.  Super pix!  No one commented that there’s Austie facing us in the right rear of the last Addams pic.  O. K., all you experts; who’s the passenger in that pic, Tee Miller Addams?  No Barbara I or II (Morticia), she.  Sam, III

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Briefly out of commission.  Got a wholly inappropriate comment via e-mail but can’t find it here.  Assume HK killed it.  Hope whoever posted it understands why.  What a shame.  I must apologize for my own venture into politics here.  Sam, III

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