Tag: Garden City
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #32: Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City
The 32nd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the two pillar Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City.
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1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes Racer #53 Abbott Detroit Found In Sweden
Derek W. (Ottawa, Ontario): "I came across your wonderful site while looking for photos of my father- in- law's 1910 Abbott Detroit that was driven by Mortimer Roberts in the 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes. The car is currently in Sweden. Do you have any photos of the car? "
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #31: The “Mayan Ruins” Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City
The 31st bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the amazing "Mayan Ruins" Bridge in Garden City. A favorite of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, I believe it is unique as the only Motor Parkway bridge in which construction…
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The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #9 Garden City Lodge
Going west to east, the eighth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Garden City Lodge located off Clinton Road in Garden City.
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Mystery Friday Photo #2 Solved: Clinton Road, Curtiss Field and the Curtiss Engineering Corporation
Last Friday's mystery photo has been solved. The aerial is looking north towards Curtiss Engineering Corporation and Curtiss Field in Garden City and East Garden City in 1927.
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Updated: Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #30: Old Country Road Motor Parkway Bridge
The 30th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Old Country Motor Parkway Bridge on the Carle Place/Mineola border connecting to Garden City. This was classified by the Motor Parkway as a "highway" bridge since it went under Old Country…
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Special Presentation Tonight in Old Bethpage:“The history and preservation of the Garden City Lodge”
John Ellis Kordes, Village Historian for Garden City, will make a special presentation on "The history and preservation of the Garden City Lodge".
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John Russell Pope’s Last Motor Parkway Commission in Garden City
William K. Vanderbilt Jr's favorite architect for the Motor Parkway was John Russell Pope, who designed the first six toll lodges and the Petit Trianon Inn. Pope's last Motor Parkway commission was to design a Garden City office building in 1912 to be built adjacent to the Garden City Lodge.
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Winter Holiday Scenes of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
Enjoy these photos taken on December 24, 2009 of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses.
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The 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 9, 1954
The Vanderbilt Cup Races have been celebrated by vintage car clubs and historical organizations for over 75 years. The grandest and most memorable celebration was held on Long Island on October 9, 1954, marking the 50th anniversary of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Loved reading this article! Especially enjoyed the photos and histories of the Fiat and the Bearcat.