Tag: Jericho Turnpike
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The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #7 Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola
Going west to east, the sixth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Jericho Turnpike Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #27 Jericho Turnpike “Highway” Bridge in Mineola
The 27th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the highway bridge under Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
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Starting Lineup: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Eighteen racers participated in the first Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 8, 1904. Photos of 17 of the 18 entrants at the Westbury starting line on Jericho Turnpike are shown here for the first time. The #10 Fiat arrived late at the starting line and began with a running…
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Then & Now: The Jericho Turnpike Motor Parkway Bridge and the Mineola Lodge
Sara Danz comments: "I remember seeing a photo of the excavation of the LIMP UNDER Jericho Turnpike just south of this. Has anyone ever seen this photo? I haven't been able to find it again."
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Meeting the Granddaughter of a Vanderbilt Cup Race Photographer
Today I had a fascinating meeting with Catherine Pickering, granddaughter of William Pickering. As one of the first Long Island photographers, William Pickering shot scenes of the the Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1905 to 1910. Pickering would then sell these photos as postcards in his East Broadway Roslyn…
Loved reading this article! Especially enjoyed the photos and histories of the Fiat and the Bearcat.