Tag: Louis W. Austin
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Aug 29 2026
Kleiner’s Korner: May 1926 Motor Parkway News
This month's news centered around the Vanderbilt's Idle Hour estate, the Motor Parkway being incorporated into a larger network of LI roads and items including an accident, a fire and a lawsuit brought by the owner of a gas station on the Motor Parkway.
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Mar 17 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: And now for something completely different: Part 2 (Motor Parkway 1911 - 1930)
The second installment of this series includes robberies on the Motor Parkway, fires started by Motor Parkway motorists, a proposed extension to Sag Harbor, a full day of pleasure on the Motor Parkway Parkway for $5 and more.
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Oct 30 2017
Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin’s Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway
Brian McCarthy challenged you to identify a unique photo of a Motor Parkway gas station.
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Jan 30 2016
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #15 & #16 The Brentwood Lodges at Commack Road
Going west to east, the 15th and 16th Motor Parkway toll collection structures were the confusingly named Brentwood Lodges at Commack Road. Confusing because the structure was located in Commack, not Brentwood, and did not have any lodging facilities for the gatekeeper.
