Tag: Garden City
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Garden City Life: “Village Drives Effort to Preserve Long Island Motor Parkway”
This article by Melissa Argueta appeared in the July 1, 2011 issue of Garden City Life. Photo Credit: The Long Island Motor Parkway as seen in 1908 from the Carman Avenue Bridge in East Meadow. Photo courtesy of Garden City Archives. Photo from the Howard Kroplick Collection.
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Village of Garden City to Study Preservation of a Section of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Thanks to the efforts of Garden City resident and Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society member Cyril Smith, the Village of Garden City has taken action to study the preservation of a section of the Motor Parkway near Clinton Road. Reports from Garden City Life and Garden City Patch:
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The Garages of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Shannon McDonald (Author of the book The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form): "Were there any garages associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races?"
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The Garden City Hotel in 1913
In the 1900s, the largest and grandest hotel on Long Island was the Garden City Hotel. Located in the center of the 1904 course, the hotel served as headquarters for the Vanderbilt Cup Race Commission for all six races from 1904 to 1910.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011!
Happy holidays and a healthy and joyful 2011 !
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Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway-Garden City
Links to posts related to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City (Updated: July 1, 2011):
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Part II: Then & Now: The Motor Parkway “Mayan Ruins” of Garden City
Yesterday the "Mayan Ruins" in Garden City were documented as abutments of an unfinished Motor Parkway bridge built as part of the 1907 agreement with the Garden City Company. Today, a "Then and Now" treatment of the long-forgotten bridge dating is provided from 1928 to 2010.
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Part I: The Motor Parkway “Mayan Ruins” in Garden City
Art writes: "I recently came across what might have been remnants of a bridge that ran over the Motor Parkway in Garden City. Through a friend's suggestion who lives on Pell Terrace, I was able to visit and take some photos but I wonder if you have any information. as…
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The Motor Parkway in Garden City: The Russell Road Backyards
Less than one mile of the 44-mile Long Island Motor Parkway was located in the Village of Garden City. However, within this small area were many fascinating sites; a Motor Parkway tunnel, one unfinished bridge, the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge, the Motor Parkway Office and the Garden City Lodge.
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A “New” Motor Parkway Map & Nassau County Historical Sites
Steven W. comments: "Do you have a road map of the full route of the Motor Parkway with surrounding residential streets? This would be highly appreciated, as I would love to see it and bike through the trails of the demolished part in Nassau County".
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