Tag: Garden City
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Nov 23 2020
Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto from the Cradle of Aviation Archives?
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Oct 19 2020
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1929 Curtiss B-2 Condor Bomber Flyover Over Roosevelt Field, Merrick Avenue and the Motor Parkway
Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer challenged you to identify this weekend's amazing Mystery Foto.
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Oct 17 2020
Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot
VanderbiltCupRaces.com documented last month that the Village of Garden City buried a section of the Motor Parkway as part of their "preservation efforts". Your feedback is requested on the below proposal to restore concrete posts on the northern side of their new parking lot.
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Aug 21 2020
The Garden City News: Historians concerned about Village construction over the Motor Parkway
Reporter Rikki Massand has provided an excellent update on the construction over the Motor Parkway north of Stewart Field in today's Garden City News. The article includes comments from Al Velocci (my favorite co-author), Cyril Smith, Bill Bellmer and me.
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Jul 29 2020
Construction Work Has Begun on the Garden City Stewart Field Parking Lot Adjacent to the Motor Parkway
Cyril Smith of Garden City reports that work has begun on the Stewart Field parking lot off Raymond Court. As seen above, the Motor Parkway's southern 3-foot concrete extensions have been uncovered and remain intact.
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Jun 01 2020
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: South Street On the Motor Parkway Right-Of-Way in East Garden City
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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May 15 2020
Update: Garden City Board of Trustees Met and Agreed Not to Destroy the Long Island Motor Parkway Pavement & Concrete
The Garden City Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. The primary topic was the funding of public parking on the Motor Parkway right-of way behind Stewart Field. Rikki Massand has written an article on the meeting in The Garden City News.
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Apr 28 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Maps - Part IV
Part IV in the map series includes maps primarily published in the touring guides of the Automobile Club of America (ACA). The ACA's publications were first named The Club Journal (approx. 1919+) and later Motor Travel (approx. 1916+).
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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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Dec 27 2019
The Garden City News: Village lease to add parking at Stewart athletic fields
Cyril Smith has forwarded this week's article on the Village of Garden City's plans for the Motor Parkway section west of Raymond Court.
