Tag: Levittown
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Apr 16 2016
From the Garden City Archives: Building the Bridges of the Long Island Motor Parkway
The building of the Motor Parkway was well documented by photographers throughout the summer of 1908. The best compilation of these construction photos was found in a scrapbook Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Apr 11 2016
Mystery Foto #15 Solved: Motor Parkway Parking Space Adjacent to Long Island Aviation Country Club
Frank Femenias found this rare Mystery Foto of the Long Island Aviation Country Club located in Hicksville (now Levittown).
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Mar 27 2016
Searching for the Site of the Long Island Aviation Country Club & the Grandstands Updated 5/3/16
Richard Sloan is working on a submission to the Town of Hempstead to place a historical marker for the Long Island Aviation Country Club in Levittown.
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Mar 07 2016
Mystery Fotos #10 Solved: Road Testing the Motor Parkway During the Summer of 1908
The Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this series of unique photos of three automobiles on a road test prior to the Motor Parkway's opening.
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Feb 15 2016
Mystery Foto #7 Solved: New Bridge Hotel on Newbridge Road- A Favorite Viewing Site for the Races
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a very busy viewing site for the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Nov 11 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VII: Westbury to Levittown
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the seventh post of this series, Sammy and Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway from Westbury to Levittown.
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Aug 05 2015
More Photos of the Long Island Aviation Country Club by Alfred Eisenstaedt
As a follow-up to last weekend's Mystery Foto, here are additional photos of the Long Island Aviation Club and its members taken by the renown Life photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt.
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Aug 03 2015
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937
Last weekend's Mystery Foto featured an airfield which was located near the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Apr 20 2015
Mystery Foto #16 Solved Again: Ralph Beardsley’s Simplex Practicing for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Chuck Rudy Jr. challenged you to identify this photo which he recently obtained.
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Jan 10 2015
The Spectacular 1936 Long Island Motor Parkway Flyover
In June 1936, two airplanes from the aerial survey company Braman & Johnson conducted a flyover over Long Island. The result was this amazing photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Hempstead Plains.
