Tag: Garden City
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Smiles and Thumbs Up at the 61st Annual Easter Vintage Car Parade in Garden City
It was another memorable Easter Vintage Car Parade in Garden City last Sunday. Check out the Alco Black Beast smiles and thumbs-ups.
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William A. Bellmer Article: “The Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City”
For the January 2016 newsletter of the Garden City Eastern Property Owners Association, village historian William A. Bellmer wrote this article on the Motor Parkway.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #1 1956 Mitchel Field
Joel Friedman, archive and docent volunteer for the Cradle of Aviation Museum, has forwarded several spectacular aerials of Mitchel Field. With the permission of Joshua Stoff, curator of the museum, VanderbiltCupRaces.com will be posting a series of aerials from the museum's archives.
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Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A 1942 Composite Aerial of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field-Updated 1/26/16
As requested by popular demand, here was the first Mystery Aerial of 2016.
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Mystery Foto #45 Solved:The Missing Long Island Motor Parkway Historical Marker on Old Country Road
Art Kleiner challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VI: Garden City
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 sixth post of this series, Sammy and Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Thomas J. Zinzi- The First Long Island Motor Parkway Police Officer
Sixteen years after it opened, the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. determined that motorcycle patrols were needed to improve the safety of the road. The first Motor Parkway police officer hired in 1924 was Thomas Zinzi, previously assistant Parkway repair foreman and the husband of Josephine Zinzi, the Massapequa Lodge…
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Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Garden City Hotel Being Demolished in 1973
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a very sad moment for a historic Long Island building courtesy of the Garden City Archives.
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Mystery Foto #15 Revealed: Emanuel Cedrino & His Wife Preparing for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a unique Vanderbilt Cup Race team.
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Smiles & Thumbs Ups for the Black Beast at the 60th Annual Easter Vintage Car Parade in Garden City
It was a wonderful Easter parade in Garden City last Sunday as the Alco Black Beast once again generated smiles and thumbs ups.
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…