Tag: Al Velocci
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Apr 28 2016
Presentation: The History of New York Registration, Licensing and License Plates
Another fun meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society was held on April 28, 2016. The meeting took take place at the auditorium at Bethpage Public Library. Over 60 Motor Parkway fans participated in the meeting.
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Feb 26 2016
Hold the Date 4/28/16: Presentation: New York Automotive Licenses, License Plates & Registration
A meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 beginning at 7:30 PM.
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Jan 20 2016
Anatomy of a 1910 Survey: Proposed Location of the Deer Park Lodge
My favorite co-author Al Velocci was fascinated by last week's post on the Deer Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge and especially the 1910 March survey.
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Dec 16 2014
Rare View of the Bethpage Lodge and Its Lodgekeepers
Gary Hammond has forwarded this photo of the Bethpage Lodge.
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May 27 2014
Was the “Bagatelle” Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?
Leroy Douglas: "I wish you would show photos of the Vanderbilt estate in Wheatley Heights, now known as Madonna Heights School for Girls."
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May 12 2014
Mystery Foto #67 Solved: The First East-West Transatlantic Flyers Arrive in NYC in a 1928 Chrysler
My favorite co-author Al Velocci forwarded this week's Mystery Foto from the Peter Kanze collection.
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Mar 04 2014
Mystery Foto #57 Solved: Sam Berliner III and Al Velocci in Battle Row in Old Bethpage
In 2006, Al Velocci, Sam Berliner III, Pat Masterson and I would explore unusual sections of the Long Island Motor Parkway including this week's Mystery Foto location.
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Feb 09 2014
Highlights:Presentation “Then & Now in the Willistons: The Motor Parkway & the Vanderbilt Cup Races”
In celebration of the first road built exclusively for automobiles, Howard Kroplick and Al Velocci presented a then and now review of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a special focus on East Williston and Williston Park.
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Oct 26 2013
Then & Now: The Bethpage Bikeway Section of the Motor Parkway in Old Bethpage
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed their extension of the 1/2 mile section of the Bethpage Bikeway in Bethpage State Park.
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Jan 28 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #8 Mineola Lodge
Going west to east, the seventh Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Mineola Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
