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  • Update: The Hunt for the “Godfather” Train Painting is Over
    May 18 2019

    Update: The Hunt for the “Godfather” Train Painting is Over

    Two weeks ago, a search began for a lost "Peter Helck" train painting that was seen in the famous "Five Families" scene in the Godfather film. Jerry Jordak and Greg Anderson have solved this mystery.

  • Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone
    Oct 25 2014

    Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone

    In my quest to discover Motor Parkway images over the last 11 years, I have uncovered many great aerials of nearby Mitchel Field Air Force Base taken from 1924 to the the present.



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Apr 13 2026 I was fortunate enough to attend Howard’s tribute to Clark back in 2014.  I remember seeing that diorama there.  A…

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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