Tag: Kleiner's Kolumn
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Mar 06 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on The Motor Parkway Part 1- January-March 1924
What really was happening on our favorite roadway 100 years ago? Read on . . .
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Feb 21 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: A 1909 Motor Parkway Construction Update
Readers of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle received an update on the progress of constructing The Motor Parkway in August, 1909.
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Jan 30 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: A Tale of Intrigue Involving The Motor Parkway
Previous posts have detailed how literature and the entertainment world have incorporated The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races into story lines. Here is one more example by a widely read author of today.
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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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Jan 10 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: The Great Automobile Parkway (aka The Motor Parkway)
Similar as to how the Motor Parkway was used in Al Velocci's 1908 Ronkonkoma map (featured here last week) the Parkway was used a year earlier in advertisements promoting the development of Wyandanch and Deer Park.
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Jan 03 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway’s Contribution to Military War Games
The Long Island Motor Parkway, being the main thoroughfare on LI in the early 20th century, was used by military planners in several training exercises leading up to and during times of conflict.
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Dec 09 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: An Automobile Show on the Course of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Taking advantage of the crowds expected at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, "Automobile Topics" planned to sponsor an automobile show featuring new models of automobiles for the public to view.
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Oct 31 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous News Concerning Vanderbilt Cup Race Drivers and Cars
Here are some miscellaneous news items reported about Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers and autos.
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Oct 04 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Maps of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Maps were created for businesses that often times included or referenced the Motor Parkway.
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Sep 20 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Assorted Maps of the Motor Parkway
Following up on my previous post concerning maps showing the Motor Parkway produced by the NY Daily News here are numerous others by various publications.
