Vanderbilt Cup Races

Wow, you can’t miss the drive thru path around the property in 1938.  I guess he drummed up enough customers there. I always have a hard time getting around the Stony Brook website.

From Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?

At first glance it sure looks like we’re above today’s Rte. 110 looking LI west over Spagnoli (Bethpage-Sweet Hollow) Road, with the surviving farmway bridge in OBVR at lower right and the so-called second (northern) Deadman’s Curve at upper left.  Sam, III

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

Funny, I immediately thought of the Bird Estate but didn’t remember the garage as being THAT big!  I, too, was at the auction, and then rode down to Massapequa in a visiting 1931 Chrysler Imperial 8 CG sedan, formerly from Osborne Road in Garden City near the LIMP, which I’d almost bought previously - long story there on my site - trouble was I lived in Mineola then and had a devil of a time getting home!  That Franklin circular grille matches 1906 cars and the 1907 Model D.  Did anyone notice that ALL the cars are fitted with those vertical shocks (or whatever) up front?  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings "Farnesworth" Garage in Locust Valley

Looks a lot like Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, left to right across bottom, with the LIMP
snaking in a curve right bottom across to upper left, with Bethpage toll lodge and Round Swamp Road bridge at bottom right. Claremont Road bridge at upper left. Photo about 1927.
Used for 1910 Cup race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

That third close-up photo had me confused. It’s not in the actual “mystery photo” but shows a section of of the LIMP slightly east of where the mystery photo leaves off in the lower right corner. I think the Claremont Road and/or Foster farmway bridge(s) are in that close-up.
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From Howard Kroplick

Steve, I updated the blog photo with the unedited version.

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

Don’t be shocked people, I got it this time. I had a lot of time today, with this rainy day. Here goes. It’s a few of the Botto Farmway in Bethpage, now the Bethpage State Park. The aerial was taken in 1935. This section of LIMP was used in 1908 and 1910. As for the landmarks, I’ll get back to that

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

This 1935 photo is looking west in the vicinity of the northern section of today’s Bethpage State Park. The LIMP goes across the center of thephoto from left to right curving down to the lower right corner, with the bridge over Round Swamp Road. Also in the photo is the Bethpage Lodge and the Botto farmway bridge. 1908 was the only year that the Vanderbilt Cup Race (along with all the other sweepstakes races) used this section of the LIMP.

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

Wild guess: where the parkway went through Melville, and across first Maxess Road and then Ruland Road, east of Route 110?

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

Round Swamp.  1930ish.  Part of 1908 Course.  Bridge over Round Swamp Rd.  Bethpage Toll Lodge.  Botto Bridge.

From Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

I attended the auction at this estate in 1962 when I was 12 years old with my dad, who turned me into a gearhead with his purchase of a ‘59 jag mark I 3.4 salon.

I begged him to bid on the Type 57 Bugatti, which was missing a wheel. “you will never find a wheel like that” my father said. I BEGGED him to no avail; I watched as the car sold for a hi-bid of $750.00.

I recently found a newspaper clipping of the auction stuck in a similar vintage copy of Floyd Clymer’s book entitled the Fabulous Model “T”.

I wonder where that car is today?

From Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings "Farnesworth" Garage in Locust Valley

Here is a link that has additional photos and text about the estate - http://halfpuddinghalfsauce.blogspot.com/2013/09/farnsworth-long-island-home-of-c-k-g.html

From The 1962 "Car Auction of the Century" at the Farnesworth Garage

Now I know where it is, reading the comments. It’s around where the Planting Fields Arboretum is, right? Howard- I just noticed it now, your submit is mystery #73

From Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings "Farnesworth" Garage in Locust Valley

Thanks again Frank. That’s almost like what Al told me, but you explained it a little bit more.

From Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)

Thanks for the interesting presentation—I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I was living in Nassau County not very far away at that time but at my young age then I hadn’t developed enough interest in historic cars to think of going to observe the auction.

From The 1962 "Car Auction of the Century" at the Farnesworth Garage

I’m just wondering who this person is. What happen Howard? you’re usually good on things like this. Mystery#70. if anyone is interested

From Mystery Foto #70 Still A Mystery: Is this Dario Resta?

Ted, the actual Motor Pkwy Right Of Way is very close to the constructed bike/hike trail, just across the street. It seems the LIMP right of way is almost always protected from future builders. The actual Right Of Way is on the over extended front lawns of the houses on the north side of Salisbury Drive. I believe that extra space to the street is the LIMP ROW.

From Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)

Fun and interesting when two interests intermingle. I’ve read quite a bit about Farnesworth on Zach’s Old Long Island Blog site for a few years now, but didn’t make this connection!

More info/pics on Farnesworth;
http://www.oldlongisland.com/search/label/Farnsworth

From Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings "Farnesworth" Garage in Locust Valley

I couldn’t even take a guess. All that I know is that it had to be were there’s a lot of property and there’s a lot in Nassau County.

From Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings "Farnesworth" Garage in Locust Valley

It keeps getting more and more exciting - I can’t wait to see her in action - likely first on a new video, eventually in person!

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XI: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Two Months

Thanks for the thanks Frank. I found out that where the grass seeds weren’t planted. because of cement or concrete being there, isn’t part of the motor parkway from Al. at the meeting last week

From Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)