Tag: Bethpage
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Jan 05 2016
New Arcadia Images of America Book: Bethpage by John Logerfo
Lifelong Bethpage resident John Logerfo has authored a new Arcadia book celebrating the village of Bethpage.Chapter Four documents the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races including 16 images from my collection.
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Dec 30 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VIX: On to Bethpage State Park Updated 1/14/16
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the ninth post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration after leaving Deadman's Curve in Bethpage and headed to Bethpage State Park.
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Nov 21 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VIII: On to Deadman’s Curve
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the eighth post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration from Levittown to Deadman's Curve in Bethpage.
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Jun 12 2015
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
On May 27, 2015, I accompanied Arthur Mauriello, grandson of Thomas Zinzi and Josephine Zinzi, to the site of the Massapequa Lodge, formerly in Plainedge now located in Bethpage. Our adventure and Motor Parkway discoveries are documented in this post.
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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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Nov 18 2014
Mystery Foto #94 Solved: The Stymus Farmway Underpass of the Motor Parkway’s Longest Bridge
Al Velocci and Hector Gavilla challenged you to solve these mysteries associated with the Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage).
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Nov 04 2014
Motor Parkway Trails #3: Bethpage Along the Central Railroad Right-Of Way
The third of the Motor Parkway Trail series for "exploring, biking and hiking" documents a 1.06 mile section of the road in Bethpage which parallels the right-of-way for the Central Railroad.
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Oct 01 2014
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #12 Bethpage Lodge Updated 3/13/2017
Going west to east, the 11th Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Bethpage Lodge located in Bethpage (now Old Bethpage).
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Aug 09 2014
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Then & Now- The First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant
On June 24, 2014, information and photos were posted on the Halfway House Tea Room, possibly the first parkway fast food restaurant in the United States.
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Aug 04 2014
Mystery Foto #79 Solved: Bethpage State Parkway Under Construction In 1935
August has arrived, so it was time to focus on this week's Long Island aerial taken on August 11, 1935.
