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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Tom Walsh - excellent observation. I.U. Willets Rd traveled north from the Smith farmway bridge. Attached is a map showing proximity of the two. That abandoned HS road is very interesting.
From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#15 The Smith Farmway Bridge in Lake Success(Update: 4/1/20)
Great site. Regarding the Smith Farmway Bridge on the Great Neck South school grounds: are you certain it was not about 450 feet further east? On the LIE South Service Road, immediately after the easternmost driveway to the school, but before the One Hollow Lane office building, there has long been an abandoned paved road. With a battered gate marked “No Trespassing N.Y. State” it heads south past a couple of ponds and appears to intersect with LIMP towards the east end of the school’s football field. I have long speculated that this is a remnant of I.U. Willets Road which was long cut off by the Parkway and New Hyde Park Road. But now maybe it was the Smith Farmway. Can you cast some light on this phantom road?
From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#15 The Smith Farmway Bridge in Lake Success(Update: 4/1/20)
Willie Vanderbilts Deepdale estate in Lake Success/ Great Neck.
Looking south east. You can see the LIMP and Marcus Avenue bridge
Picture taken in 1920- 1940s?
Yes, part of it is still standing and is a private residence.
From Mystery Friday Foto #24 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Deepdale Estate
What a wonderful piece-of-history that was Saved from the years of the Parkway.
Too bad it doesn’t have greater use within the Village of Garden City, other than a few “temporary exhibits”.
From Historical Exhibits Featured at the Garden City Toll Lodge on Friday and Saturday
We are looking east over Willie K. Vanderbilt’s “Deepdale” estate in Lake Success. There is a LIMP bridge over Marcus Avenue in the upper right area of the photo. The photo was taken in 1927 and the building is still standing today as a private residence. Also, just to the left of the bridge, is the historic Schumacher House which was moved a short distance east on Marcus Avnue to Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park in 1952. I believe parts of that house date to around 1690 and is also known as the Cornell - Van Nostrand House.
From Mystery Friday Foto #24 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Deepdale Estate
This Westbury Show has been a winning experience for years. I first attended it with my TVR in the early 80s and even once won a runner up ribbon with my 62 T Bird. Love this coverage showing it is truly a classy and classic event. Congrats to Howard on the win!
From InstaGRAM Report: The 1930 Duesenberg and the 60th Annual AACA Car Show at Old Westbury Gardens
Love posts that refute my live form The Vanderbilt Motor Parkway.
From Kleiner's Korner: A Hodgepodge of News About the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Thank you, Howard, for keeping and making our history look good and proud! Ann
From Historical Exhibits Featured at the Garden City Toll Lodge on Friday and Saturday
I’m pretty sure that this pic has been used before. Backside of WKV, Jr’s Deepdale estate in Lake Success. Looking southeast toward New Hyde Park. I think it was built in the late 1890s (1898?) and the wings were removed in the 1930’s. I date this to 1910s??
The Motor Parkway passes virtually through the front yard.
From Mystery Friday Foto #24 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Deepdale Estate
William Vanderbilt’s Deepdale estate. Looking Northeast. Motor Pkwy. and Marcus Ave bridge are at the mid right corner of photo. Late 1920’s.
From Mystery Friday Foto #24 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Deepdale Estate
The Mike Murray Memorial Award - for those of you who do not know who Mike was , he was from Brooklyn and owned a green 1929 Cadillac phaeton he purchased new! in 1929 . A genuinely kind man, greatly enthusiastic about his car but all cars pre-WWII. He and I would on occasion meet and follow each other up to car show in Westchester off long Island. Mike and his car were a fixture for most all car shows here in the Metro NY area for decades. His car was eventually bought by Tiny Gould and then resold when Mike was very old and no longer drove.
From InstaGRAM Report: The 1930 Duesenberg and the 60th Annual AACA Car Show at Old Westbury Gardens
It was a very nice exhibit! Recommend to anyone wanting to see the interior of one of the historic toll houses!
From Historical Exhibits Featured at the Garden City Toll Lodge on Friday and Saturday
David Moore, please post a photo of the framed drawing. Because of the tag sale’s location, it’s possible the drawing was once hung inside the Petit Trianon. That would be very interesting to see!
From New Series: An Insider's Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.
I owned my first home there on the Petite Trianon property , Southdrive built in the 1920s.
I was always fascinated with the history of the property. Moved out to Remsenburg years ago and attended a tag sale at the end of my dead end street and found a framed drawing of Vanderbilts lake ronkonkoma Petite Trianon. I was absolutely shocked, even most Ronkonkoma residents aren’t familiar with the history. Of course I purchased the drawing and to this day hangs on my wall.
From New Series: An Insider's Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.
The Estate, location w/orientation and owner:
Looking generally south we see the Deepdale Estate Mansion
and home of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
Any Motor Parkway structures
Marcus Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Year of the photo and is it still standing today?
According to the Vanderbilt Cup Races Blog the mage is from 1927
Kudos: Any other historic structures in the photo
Near the bridge is the Schumacher House (Cornell-Van-Nostrand
House), now a Town of North Hempstead landmark moved to
New Hyde Park.
SEE: https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article_2011/an_amazing_aerial_of_deepdale_mansion_and_the_marcus_avenue_mmotor_parkway_
From Mystery Friday Foto #24 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Deepdale Estate
From Art Kleiner - see my update dated June 10, 2026.
From UPDATE Kleiner's Korner: Real Estate Transactions Near the Motor Parkway in March, 1926
From Art Kleiner - Frank, yes, very little remains of any farms in that part of Long Island. Here are some aerials depicting the changes - the first is from 1963 with the farms intact, then 1974 and lastly 1980. I realized that the Soper farms is either the actual area or very close to where I worked in the mid-1980s, the Huntington Quadrangle. And the area was near Newsday, now an Amazon distribution facility and a facility of the Estee Lauder company.
From UPDATE Kleiner's Korner: Real Estate Transactions Near the Motor Parkway in March, 1926
Looks like a fun day! Congrats to Howard and the Duesy. Great photos!
From InstaGRAM Report: The 1930 Duesenberg and the 60th Annual AACA Car Show at Old Westbury Gardens
Sadly, any remnants of Soper’s cultivating farm is long gone ; (
From UPDATE Kleiner's Korner: Real Estate Transactions Near the Motor Parkway in March, 1926
Howard, no. 32 was actually a 1959 Porsche 718 RSK. I took a photo of the storyboard in case it’s useful. Cheers.
From Highlights From the 2026 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance
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