Tag: Kleiner's Kolumn
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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".
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Mar 18 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The Queensboro Bridge Connection to the Motor Parkway (Part 2)
Part 2 of this 2 part series will provide details of events planned by Arthur J. Pardington and Willie K's. Automobile Committee as part of the opening celebration of the Queensboro Bridge.
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Mar 07 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The Queensboro Bridge Connection to the Motor Parkway (Part 1)
The construction of the Queensboro Bridge (aka the Blackwell's Island Bridge, 59th Street Bridge and today named the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge)connecting Manhattan with Queens County offered numerous opportunities to expand NY's economy and provide additional leisure activities to millions of people.
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Feb 15 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Light-Hearted View of the Automobile
Throughout the years the automobile has played an important role in the development of the modern world. But on a lighter side . . .
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Feb 01 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Where In The World Is . . .
Beginning in July, 1906 "Automobile" magazine ran a series on prominent people in the automobile industry, starting with this group photo. Can you find any?
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Jan 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Willie K’s Cars and Related Items of Interest
Items of interest about Willie K. and some of his cars as reported by newspapers in the early 1900s.
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Jan 03 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: “Automobile” Magazine’s 1907 Motor Parkway News
As the Motor Parkway was coming to fruition, "Automobile" Magazine updated its readership with news of its progress.
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Dec 21 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Velocci Papers Part 2 - The 1929 Proposal to Retrofit the Motor Parkway
Part 2 of the Velocci Papers details the plan proposed by a group of Long Islanders to reuse the Motor Parkway instead of building the Northern State Parkway.
