Tag: Grandstands
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Jun 27 2016
Mystery Foto #26 Solved: A Unique View of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand
This weekend's Mystery Friday Foto was an image of a Vanderbilt Cup Race grandstand.
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Jun 21 2016
Translation: December 1906 Les Sports Modernes: The Vanderbilt Cup in America
Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has forwarded an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Race from a December 1906 French magazine Les Sportes Modernes. Sam Berliner III has provided its English translation.
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Mar 27 2016
Searching for the Site of the Long Island Aviation Country Club & the Grandstands Updated 5/3/16
Richard Sloan is working on a submission to the Town of Hempstead to place a historical marker for the Long Island Aviation Country Club in Levittown.
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Nov 30 2015
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Duchess of Marlborough Leaving the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand
Here was a real challenging Mystery Foto for the holiday weekend.
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Nov 11 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VII: Westbury to Levittown
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 seventh post of this series, Sammy and Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway from Westbury to Levittown.
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Apr 20 2015
Mystery Foto #16 Solved Again: Ralph Beardsley’s Simplex Practicing for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Chuck Rudy Jr. challenged you to identify this photo which he recently obtained.
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Jul 26 2014
Treasures Uncovered as Construction Begins at Levittown’s Historic Grandstand Location
In a special Kleiner's Korner report, Levittown resident and Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society member Art Kleiner documents that construction has begun unveiling new Motor Parkway artifacts.
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May 31 2014
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
On Friday, October 7, 1904, the day before the first Vanderbilt Cup Race, 60 superintendents and engineers of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (A.L.A.M.) gathered for a 65-mile "meet" covering Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester. On the next day, many of the participants ventured to Long Island to see the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. One A.L.A.M. member documented the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race..
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Dec 24 2010
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011!
Happy holidays and a healthy and joyful 2011 !
