Tag: Great Neck Lodge
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Mar 24 2026
Kleiner’s Korner: A Look Back at a Motor Parkway Toll Keeper and His Wife
Here is a look at gatekeepers Samuel Sadler and his wife - both long time employees of the Motor Parkway!
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Feb 15 2025
Kleiner’s Korner: January & February 1925 Activities Relating to the Motor Parkway
100 Years Ago on our Favorite Roadway.
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Sep 24 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway
Did you identify the Great Neck Lodge by the Motor Parkway?
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Jan 20 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: Another Murder on the Motor Parkway!
As a follow-up to a recent Greg O. post, here's another murder mystery on the Motor Parkway that appears to remain unsolved.
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Jun 24 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 3 - Motorcycle Races on the Motor Parkway
In addition to the Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Motor Parkway was used as a race venue by local motorcycling enthusiasts. Various clubs found the roadway to be an excellent choice as its length and not having grade crossings made it a suitable route. Documentation is from various issues of "Bicycle World and Motorcycle Review" between 1909 and 1911.
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Apr 20 2020
Mystery Foto #16 Solved: The Lakeville Road Entrance to the Great Neck Lodge in 1914
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve one of my all-time favorite Mystery Fotos.
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Apr 01 2020
Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success
David Stephan has forwarded links to interactive high-resolution aerials of the July 1924 Fairchild Survey of New York City. The aerials were conducted for the City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment and are available on the New York Public Library website. Here are scans of the 1924 aerials of the Motor Parkway in Queens and Lake Success.
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Feb 15 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Advertising Part I
The growth of the Motor Parkway encouraged Long Island businesses to use it to generate business and to aid in providing directions to customers.
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Apr 02 2019
Sam and Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #1 The Start in Lake Success
Our favorite Motor Parkway father and son team Dave and Sammy Russo journeyed once again on their bikes last Saturday exploring our favorite parkway from Lake Success to Melville. In the first of our new series, Sammy and Dave begin their successful journey in Lake Success.
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Dec 25 2017
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Former Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success in 1981
Ron Ridolf challenged you to identify this residence.
