Tag: Lake Success
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Jun 10 2009
Great Neck and Lake Success’ Role in the Vanderbilt Cup Races & the Motor Parkway
The Great Neck Historical Society will be hosting a presentation tonight "Great Neck and Lake Success- Their Role in the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway" at 7:30 PM in the Community Room at the Great Neck Library.
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Feb 18 2009
The Toll Kiosks of the Motor Parkway
Bruce, according to my research, eight of the 20 Long Island Motor Parkway toll collection structures were kiosks, booths or shanties. As discussed last week, it is my opinion that the above kiosk at Nassau Boulevard (as seen on July 9, 1938) was originally built by the Motor Parkway. As shown below, the Nassau Boulevard Toll Lodge (kiosk) was similar (although smaller) than kiosks in Lake Success, Mineola and Brentwood.
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Oct 08 2008
The 20 Toll Collection Structures of the Long Island Motor Parkway-Updated 3/17/2018
One of the myths of the Long Island Motor Parkway’s history was that there were 12 lodges designed by prominent architect John Russell Pope and built to collect tolls and provide housing for the toll-takers and their families. The answer to the question of the number of toll lodges on the Motor Parkway is not as easy as you may think.
