Vanderbilt Cup Races

SO nice to read, I hope it makes the general car enthusiast perhaps realize and appreciate what it takes to see what some of us go through to get the cars we have back to period correct original condition without any current trendy personalization.

From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

I can make out some of it. Looking due north. Bordering the left side is the N/S Motor Pkwy with its turn to head due East, which parallels Stewart Ave. Then farther south is E/W Hempstead Tpke, with Mitchell Field abutting it on the North. Then farther east along Hempstead Tpke is the golf course that became part Eisenhower Park. However, there is no Meadowbrook Pkwy or any of the housing developments bordering Old Country Rd, which is visible at the top border of the photo. Plus all the other incidentals, the Motor Pkwy bridge over Clinton Rd, etc. The lead photo of today’s issue shows the 1936 race. Regardless, the photo is obviously pre-War II and, without my knowing when the race course was built, after 1930 anyway.

From Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: A 1938 Aerial...In Color!

Great article Howard !  Congratulations.  And thank you for all you do for the hobby.

Gerry Duff

From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

Great Feature!

From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

Amazing, Howard you and your team have come a long way!  Ann

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Then & Now of the 1936 Course- A Request from the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua, Italy

The location is Roosevelt Air Field and Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, NY. The top of the picture is north. The year is most likely 1938 because of the existence of the short oval race track that hosted a Midget car race in 1938 only. The following year in 1939 a 1/2 mile oval was built to host a Midget car race, and the larger oval track does not appear in the picture. Vanderbilt Motor Parkway can be seen running east/west just south of the Roosevelt Field property, and it runs parallel to Stewart Av. which is the next major roadway south of Motor Parkway. Salisbury Country Club in East Meadow, later renamed Salisbury Park in 1949 and then renamed Eisenhower Park in 1969, can be seen east of the Roosevelt Field property.
Vanderbilt Cup races were run on Motor Parkway from 1907 through 1911, and were run at Roosevelt Raceway in 1936 and 1937.

From Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: A 1938 Aerial...In Color!

We are directly over Mitchell field (Garden city). Orientation is: North=up. This is August 1938. The new NW to SE runway is completed but to the right of it the NE to SW runway isn’t built yet. Roosevelt airfield is operating in upper left in pic. Salisbury golf club is near right side. In the middle (left to right) is the LIMP. Meadowbrook lodge just west of Merrick ave. I’ll guess 4 Vanderbilt cup races within this frame. 1904, 1908, 1909, and 1910.

From Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: A 1938 Aerial...In Color!

Roosevelt Field Area.  Mid 1930’s, with the revival of the Vanderbilt Cup Races.  I see LIMP under Old Country Rd, the Mayan Ruins, over Clinton Ave, the two side by side Roosevelt Ave bridges, the Meadowbrook Lodge, bridge over Merrick Ave, and both bridges on the far side of Eisenhower Park.

From Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: A 1938 Aerial...In Color!

That is correct
That is not the Massapequa lodge as I was there daily until its demolition in 1967.
Its a duplicate only flipped around
Please find a partial copy of the Massapequa lodge deed that was transferred to my grandparents from Mr. Vanderbilt and the LIMP
Notice the great price of $100 LOL
Sorry for not a complete scan as it is fragile and do not want to tear

From Mystery Friday Foto #11 Solved: The Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge Under Construction

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Congratulations Howard and Roz

From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

Location: Westbury/Uniondale area. North is at the top. Year: 1939, as you can see both configurations of Roosevelt (auto) Raceway at the top of the Foto, and no Meadowbrook Parkway north of the Southern State.

Lots to see here. From top to bottom: Old Country Road, Motor Parkway, Stewart Avenue, Central RR, and Hempstead Turnpike. Merrick Avenue on the right. West of Merrick Avenue: Roosevelt Raceway, Mitchel Field, Meadow Brook Polo Club, and one of the Salisbury golf courses. East of Merrick Avenue: Two more Salisbury golf courses and the Ladenburg property. Barely visible is the Meadow Brook toll lodge.

Two VCRs were run at the Roosevelt Raceway, in 1936 and 1937.

From Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: A 1938 Aerial...In Color!

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From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

Nice, will be looking for my own copy - any idea where it can be found?

From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

Congratulations! Great article about our favorite cars and our favorite collector!

From Old Cars Weekly Article: "Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick"

What a beautiful, historic photo!

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

Congratulations to Steve, Chris and Frank on correctly identifying the Mystery Photo as the Meadow Brook Lodge. Recently Greg contacted me with regard to the accuracy of the photo caption pointing out that the lodge in the photo was most likely the Meadow Brook Lodge. I checked out his reasoning and agreed with him the lodge in the photo was indeed the Meadow Brook Lodge. Checking further,  when the photo was released to the public that was the caption accompanying the photo. I should have picked the error up. Good one Greg.

From Mystery Friday Foto #11 Solved: The Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge Under Construction

Thank you for showing all the cars in your collection. Unfortunately my brother and I attended Amelia Island on Sunday thinking all the classics would be there. Next year I will read what’s happening each day and see the classics. We were very disappointed but there is always next year. Thank you for being the person you are. If you are free on September 26th stop by the show Our Lady of Hope in Carle Place is hosting. God Bless

From The 2026 Amelia Concours Eight Flags Road Tour

Meadowbrook lodge west of Merrick Av in Westbury looking SW
Built in 1908, Demolished 1960s
Otto McCamish and family, was the last lodge keeper and occupants of the lodge - per Greg O’s amazing discovery while communicating online with a McCamish descendant

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/vanderbiltcupraces.com_exclusive_a_new_treasure_of_motor_parkway_photos_1_m

From Mystery Friday Foto #11 Solved: The Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge Under Construction

One of six original Motor Pkwy toll lodges, each designed slightly different. Two possibilities are the Great Neck lodge and Meadowbrook lodge, but the Great Neck lodge’s landscape is different while viewing in the opposite direction. The Meadowbrook lodge’s landscape seems a better match to the old Hempstead Plains. 
Roslyn porte-cochere doesn’t match.
Garden City porte-cochere doesn’t match. 
Massapequa chimney location doesn’t match. 
Bethpage chimney location doesn’t match.

A wonderful mystery I thoroughly enjoyed!

Below top;: Great Neck lodge
Below bottom: Meadowbrook lodge

From Mystery Friday Foto #11 Solved: The Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge Under Construction

Thanks for the comments.  JaRita - I might have some additional information on the proposed track.  Look in my upcoming post for February, 1926.

From Kleiner's Korner: January, 1926 Motor Parkway News Items