Tag: Fresh Meadows
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Feb 09 2015
Mystery Foto #6 Solved:The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road Circa 1917-1924
Bill Bellmer has forwarded this amazing Mystery Foto from the collection of historian Vince Seyfried.
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Jan 24 2015
The Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range near the Motor Parkway Western Terminus
After further examining our Mystery Foto #2, Mitch Kaften discovered another Queens landmark- the Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range.
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Jan 12 2015
Mystery Foto 2015 #2 Solved: Cunningham Park, the Motor Parkway and Union Turnpike in 1938
This weekend's Mystery Foto was another spectacular aerial of the Motor Parkway from the New York City Parks Photo Archives.
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Sep 27 2014
The Golf Courses Along the Long Island Motor Parkway
Golf writer Phil Carlucci for the website GolfonLongIsland has requested photos of the golf course that were adjacent to the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Apr 15 2014
Mystery Foto #63 Solved: The Abandoned Motor Parkway and North Hempstead Turnpike in Fresh Meadows
Sam Berliner III, the convenor of the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel, forwarded this week's Mystery Foto of Fresh Meadows.
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May 27 2013
Mystery Foto #17 Solved: A 1924 Aerial of the Future Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows
Frank Femenias submitted this 1924 aerial of Fresh Meadows where the Western Terminus will be located off Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard)
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Nov 21 2012
The Amazing Fairchild Aerials of Long Island
Sherman Mills Fairchild (1896-1971) was an inventor, entreprenueur and a pioneer in aerial surveys and the aviation industry.
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Sep 19 2012
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #1 Nassau Boulevard Lodge In Fresh Meadows, Queens
This is the first of a new series documenting the toll collection structures of the Long Island Motor Parkway. Going west to east, the first planned toll lodge was the Nassau Boulevard Lodge at the Western Terminus located at Nassau Boulevard (later renamed Horace Harding Boulevard) in Fresh Meadows.
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Sep 08 2012
Fresh Meadows Motor Parkway Blueprint: #1 The Western Terminus and North Hempstead Turnpike Bridge
A rare October 1924 blueprint survey of the Long Island Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows, Queens has been discovered and will be presented in an exclusive series in VanderbiltCupRaces.com. First up, the Western Terminus and North Hempstead Turnpike Motor Parkway Bridge.
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Jul 18 2012
CSI Report: Two Women and A Motor Parkway Sign
As a follow-up to last Wednesday's post concerning a 1931 Motor Parkway photo provided by Bill Schwartzberg, the CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) Team has been dispatched to analyze the submitted evidence.
