Tag: Kleiner's Kolumn
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Sep 16 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: “NY Daily News” Maps of the Motor Parkway (1929-1937)
As part of its coverage of the development of the metro-NY area in the early 20th century, the "NY Daily News" often included maps in its stories. Included in these were maps of our favorite roadway, the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Aug 09 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 2 - (Very) Quiet Viewing Locations on the Motor Parkway
Here's Part 2 of my series of cemeteries planned or located near the Motor Parkway. These are all in Suffolk County.
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Aug 02 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: (Very) Quiet Viewing Spots Along the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 1)
In each of the counties in which the Motor Parkway passed nearby cemeteries existed or were planned to be built but weren't.
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Jun 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway Kiosk That Doubled as a Realty Office
The original Brentwood Lodge (actually a ticket kiosk) was used by a local realtor to promote its new housing development, "Brentwood-in-the-Pines".
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Jun 03 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A 1902 Interview with Willie K.
The early 1900s saw different opinions of automobiles and road racing. Here is 24-year old Willie K's. as told from an interview he gave "Automobile Topics" in 1902.
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May 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Vanderbilt Cup Race In Brooklyn
Six years following the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race several newspapers reported the race would be brought back to Long Island (yes, Brooklyn is technically part of Long Island) after having been run in Savannah, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Santa Monica.
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May 10 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 2)
The next exploration in my return to Long Island is a much photographed section of the Motor Parkway in Suffolk County - off of Maxess Road in Melville.
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Apr 19 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 1)
A visit back to Long Island this month (April, 2023) provided me the opportunity to visit some of my favorite Motor Parkway locations.
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Apr 08 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Constructing Three Motor Parkway Extensions
Three extensions to the Motor Parkway were detailed in the May and June, 1910 editions of "The Motor World" and "Good Roads" Magazines. Construction and material used were documented.
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Mar 28 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Arthur R. Pardington’s Queensboro Bridge Celebration Match Race
As part of the Queensboro Bridge opening celebration, Arthur R. Pardington proposed racing what he believed to be the first automobile made in America, the "Skedaddle" against the steam propelled "Devil Car".
