Tag: Meadow Brook Lodge
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Jul 23 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #34: The Merrick Avenue Bridge in Westbury/East Meadow
The 34th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the parkway bridge over Merrick Avenue connecting Westbury and East Meadow.
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Jun 10 2013
Mystery Foto #19 Solved: Aerial of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Site of Lindbergh’s Takeoff
This aerial was taken during the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at the "new" Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury.
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Jun 04 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #10 Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury
Going west to east, the ninth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Meadow Brook Lodge located west of Merrick Avenue in Westbury.
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Dec 17 2012
Location of Mystery Motor Parkway Aerial Revealed
The location for last week's mystery aerial is the Hempstead Plains looking north in East Meadow, now Eisenhower Park.
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Dec 26 2011
Spectacular Aerials of Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway (1924-1938)
There is nothing like a good vintage aerial to document roads, buildings and bridges. These are several of my favorite aerials taken over Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway from 1924 to 1938:
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Sep 10 2011
Cradle of Aviation Archives: Amazing 1937 Aerials of Roosevelt Raceway
In April 2010, the Cradle of Aviation Museum received a gift of the photographic archives of a man long-associated with Long Island aviation. Among the hundreds of photos in the collection was one box of 265 negatives and glass plates related to Long Island automobile racing. The images were taken by photographer John Drennan of Mineola from 1935 to 1965. These photos are available through VanderbiltCupRaces.com with permission of the Cradle of Aviation. Check out the collection's amazing…
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Jul 30 2011
Then and Now: The Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury
Syd and Ellen (members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society): "Howard, can you please post photos of the Meadow Brook Lodge and help us determine where it was once located?"
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May 18 2010
Then & Now: Potential Nassau Historical Markers on the Motor Parkway Trail
Nassau County is currently developing a master plan for a continuous multi-use Motor Parkway Trail. Part of the plan calls for the placement of markers "at the location of historical remnants and will serve as a way to educate the public on the history of the corridor as the original Long Island Motor Parkway..". These are my recommendations for 21 historic markers:
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Dec 18 2009
16 Photos of Motor Parkway Lodges, Gates, Kiosks and Entrances/Exits
As a follow-up to my 10/10/08 toll lodge post, here are photos of 14 of the 20 toll collection structures and 2 entrances/exits of the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: December 21, 2009):
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Mar 29 2009
Then & Now: Entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge from Merrick Avenue in Westbury
One of my favorite photos in the book The Long Island Motor Parkway is this 1910 image of the entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge.
