Tag: Bethpage
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Sep 10 2022
Greg O’s Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered
A piece of The Motor Parkway has been recently rediscovered in the backyard of a private home.
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Aug 01 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: The Plainview Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage) in 1910
The Walter McCarthy Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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May 30 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: The Powell Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage under construction circa July/August 1908
Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jan 17 2022
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: The Bethpage State Parkway under construction in 1934-1935
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery aerial?
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Mar 24 2021
Dave Russo re-explores a Bethpage section of the Motor Parkway
Dave Russo went back to one of his favorite Motor Parkway sections in Bethpage. Dave Russo: I had a free minute last week, decided to investigate a particular spot I had in mind in Bethpage just south of where we all met up that one day, just north of Sportime, just west of Route 135. I attached a little map of exactly where I was. You can see it definitely appears to have lots of LIMP fragments. Enjoy, Howard Kroplick
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Jan 25 2021
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A 1940 aerial of the Bethpage, the Grumman Airport and the Motor Parkway
Art Kleiner challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jan 20 2021
1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #5: East Williston, Mineola, Bethpage & Old Bethpage
From 1958 to 1967, an unidentified couple(s) documented tours of the Motor Parkway with over 70 photos taken from the Western Terminus in Queens to the Eastern Terminus (Lake Ronkonkoma). In the fifth of the series, these five photos feature our favorite parkway from East Williston to Old Bethpage taken around 1962.
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Jul 25 2020
Documenting the Location of the Bethpage Lodge
Johnny Karate is looking for documentation on the location of the Bethpage Lodge.
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Mar 21 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1910 Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap
In 2009 I purchased 572 original Motor Parkway surveys and maps from the firm of Barrett, Bonacci and Van Weele. One of the treasures of this purchase was a 1910 "Bookmap" documenting the right-of way, the original property owners, and the corresponding survey plan #s.
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Mar 16 2020
Mystery Foto #11B Solved: The Garden City Archives: Scouting the Ground-Breaking Ceremony Location
The Garden City Archives challenged you to a brand new Mystery Foto.
