Tag: Kleiner's Kolumn
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Dec 29 2021
UPDATE - Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race in Literature and Entertainment (Part 2)
This series explores how authors of literary works used the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race to enhance their work.
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Dec 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner - Trains, Trolleys, Buses and Bicycles on the Motor Parkway
A previous Kleiner's Korner noted that at several times during the Motor Parkway's history, alternative uses for it were proposed. Newspaper articles provided further detail but as we know these uses never materialized (albeit one).
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Dec 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: How The Entertainment Business Brought The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races to the Public (Part 1)
Previous posts have detailed the various movies and live theater productions that included scenes from The Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here is additional documentation providing a glimpse of how the film industry used our favorite roadway and race to engage the public.
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Dec 07 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 4 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - “DANGER”
The "New York World" portrayed the dangers of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race course through illustrations based on actual mishaps that occurred during practice runs and the American Elimination Trial on Sept. 22.
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Nov 30 2021
Greg O’s Garage and Kleiner’s Korner look at Jericho Turnpike Then & Now
Another peek into the history of Jericho Turnpike at the Start/Finish line of the 1904 & 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Nov 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 3 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - Louis Wagner
Artist Robert Edgren and "The NY World" many times portrayed the drivers of the 1906 race in a humorous manner - here is their portrayal of winning driver Louis Wagner.
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Nov 09 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Three Accidents Involving Motor Parkway Celebrities
As the automobile industry brought more people to the roadways, an increase in accidents was inevitable. Originally this post was to detail some of the accidents that occurred on the Motor Parkway but there were just too many of which to report.
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Nov 05 2021
Update:Kleiner’s Korner - An Interesting Long Island Map from 1929 & the KKK in Queens
Update at the end of the original post. "Time" magazine published this map on September 16, 1929 showing major locations on Long Island including the Motor Parkway. However, the purpose given for building the Parkway was incorrrect.
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Oct 19 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 6 (Motor Parkway - 1930+)
Additional items of interest pertaining to our favorite highway!
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Oct 13 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations
Additional illustrations portray the last Vanderbilt Cup Race held on public roads on Long Island.
