Tag: Levittown
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Mar 21 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1910 Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap
In 2009 I purchased 572 original Motor Parkway surveys and maps from the firm of Barrett, Bonacci and Van Weele. One of the treasures of this purchase was a 1910 "Bookmap" documenting the right-of way, the original property owners, and the corresponding survey plan #s.
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Feb 29 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Long Island Motor Parkway and Levittown
Long before there was a Levittown, the Motor Parkway ran straight through this part of the Hempstead Plains. However, unlike many other parts of the roadway after its close, this section remained almost untouched by developers.
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Dec 05 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)
Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring.
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Nov 18 2019
Mystery Foto #46 Solved:A View of the Motor Parkway looking West from the Officials’ Stand/Press Box
Did you identify another section of the Motor Parkway that was used for the Vanderbilt Cup Races?
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Nov 13 2019
Garden City Archives: The “Snake Turn” of the 1908-1910 Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
As a follow-up to Mystery Foto #45, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I visited Garden City historian Bill Bellmer and reviewed the one-of-a kind 1908 Motor Parkway Construction Book. Below is documentation of the "Snake Turn" of the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race courses.
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Nov 12 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Revisiting the Transformation of the Motor Parkway into Salisbury Park Drive
Several comments to last month's Mystery Foto #43 (identification of the Motor Parkway west of Newbridge Road in Levittown) pertained to Salisbury Park Drive. Additional documents provided by the Nassau County Department of Public Works (NCDPW) uncover improvements to the Motor Parkway in this location and its incorporation into the county highway system.
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Nov 04 2019
Mystery Foto #44 Solved: One-Acre Property Purchased by the Motor Parkway for a Borrow Pit
Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Survey.
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Nov 02 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn:Update-Historical Markers for the Long Island Motor Parkway & Vanderbilt Cup Races
One way to keep the memories of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races alive is to memorialize their existence with historical markers throughout Long Island.
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Oct 28 2019
Mystery Foto #43 Solved : A 1955 View of the Motor Parkway in Levittown Looking West
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this previously unpublished 1955 photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Oct 07 2019
Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Columnist Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
