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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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That’s less than 1/2 mile from me. Sadly, some have taken to vandalizing it with graffiti within the last year.
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
Bruce Adams:
I guess it’s the Farm Way Bridge abutment off Maxx’s Road in Melville built 1910.
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
Not that anyone will care, except maybe Maureen and Hugh, but I just posted the Cub Cadet (and more) at that same link for comparison. Also, can’t help but wonder if that Autocar truck wasn’t WWII surplus. Sam, III
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
Sammy is “chillin’” on top of the Ezekiel Smith farmway bridge (1910), just 150’ east of Maxess Rd. in Melville. I believe it’s the north abutment with direct sunlight.
I remember those walls were pretty high when visiting a few years ago. How’d he get up there?! Great stuff guys.
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
Two automotive ityems. !. - that ag. tractor is a full Farmall Cub, NOT a Cadet; the latter was a small garden tractor. At that same time or so, I was getting to drive my first internal combustion vehicle, a Cub, and I promptly put the hitch through the back wall of our garage! I am still a big-time Cub fan, <http://sbiii.com/tractors.html#ihfrmcub, and have a small model next to me now. The 1952 truck-tractor pic appears to be of an Autocar, a very heavy vehicle indeed. Sam, III
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
Sam - Neat! Ron
From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The Aircraft of the Long Island Aviation Country Club Part I
they are on the bridge that the LIMP ran under,near Duryea/Maxess. The bridge connected 2 parts of a farm together, based on my LIMP education. I have the pics of the bridge date in my room, but offhand its 1909 I believe (although it could be 1908 lol)
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
{R. Troy - missed your question!} Several DC-2s survive and the Dutch have one flying. Ercoupes abound in many guises! ERCO, the original builder, was founded in 1930 by Henry Berliner, son of famed telephone, gramophone, and helicopter inventor Emile Berliner (no relation of mine). A Spartan Executive (although a 12W) survives in Tulsa. Air & Space has a Sikorsky JRS-1 (Navy S-43) and Howard Hughes’ S-43 survives in Florida, both being restored, and there is one restored in Arizona. One Skyfarer survives in Iowa. Sam, III
From Cradle of Aviation Archives: The Aircraft of the Long Island Aviation Country Club Part I
Great post. Very interesting. Thank you Maureen for sharing this info and the great photos. I had no idea the information regarding this lodge was such a mystery. Two questions:
1) How did you get in touch with Maureen?
2) Where EXACTLY was the lodge moved to? There is a reason I’m asking but in this post it says it was moved south of the ROW. This might be a job for our cartographer extraordinaire Frank. A few years a ago I came across a large pile of debris that could be remains of a structure that is just south of the LIMP, east of RTE 110 so I’m wondering if this might be remnants of the lodge or an outbuilding perhaps?
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Howard Kroplick
1) Maureen contacted me after finding this website.
2). In 1938 this section of the Motor Parkway was given to Suffolk County. The building was moved south of Motor Parkway at least 50 feet from the middle of the road.
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
Maxess Road in Melville.
Ezekiel Smith farmway bridge (1910) going over the Parkway.
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
That sure looks like Sammy relaxing on top of the abutment for the Ezekiel Smith farmway bridge, built in 1910 and now near Maxess Road in Melville.
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
Thanks for the presentation—never seen that before.
Ken
From Updated VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Rare 1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool
Wonderful presentation-thanks!
Ken Harris
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
The old photos showing Melville lodge is a reminder of our family farm off Vanderbilt Pkwy in Hauppauge post WWll.
Growing up on a farm ,close to the land is an experience that sets values that lasts a lifetime.
I also trailed the old Motor Pkwy routes and the remains ot a much older road paralleling and somtitime crossing over Motor Pkwy.
Some of old Bridge Rd. Still exists in Hauppauge.
Bridge Rd was once a stage coach and wagon trail and at that time was.still visible in the woods alongside.the pkwy. My brother Joe and I would follow the old road ,sometimes just two parallel depressions in the leaves with trees growing between.
Occasionally on the sides of the path you would find large stones tossed aside by passing travelers.
“The good old days”, I can still smell the soil and fresh air.
Thank you for the memories. Phil.
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
on Maxxes Road
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
Rutland Road Bridge, Melville NY Built in 1910
From Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
Totally amazing! Thanks for sharing this with us Howard.
Walt
From Updated VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Rare 1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool
Very nice rare picture of the back of the Huntington Lodge.You don’t see many picture of the back of Lodges. Heard from people, They moved the Lodge, its nice to see from the picture,they moved it off the Motorpky R.O.W and saved it for a while.So They were right. Keep up the great work.
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
Hi Howard: S E N S A T I O N A L !!!! My hats off to you, Al and Ms. Standish !!!
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
Yikes!!! The Huntington Lodge has finally been revealed! Very much thanks to Maureen for submitting her early photographs and of the lodge in Melville. This has been an impossible search up to now. The basement/foundation is very similar to that of the Lake Ronkonkoma Lodge. What incredible news that rarely comes around. I truly thought I would never see what this lodge actually looked like. Things were looking pretty dim for a while. Great stuff!! Thank you again Maureen.
From Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
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