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  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved:Roosevelt Raceway, Meadow Brook Polo Field & Roosevelt Field Updated 1/24/16
    Sep 21 2015

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved:Roosevelt Raceway, Meadow Brook Polo Field & Roosevelt Field Updated 1/24/16

    Lee Chambers challenged you to identify this amazing Long Island aerial.

  • Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone
    Oct 25 2014

    Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone

    In my quest to discover Motor Parkway images over the last 11 years, I have uncovered many great aerials of nearby Mitchel Field Air Force Base taken from 1924 to the the present.



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Oct 15 2026 I think it’s wonderful that the Audrain encourages younger people to show their cars. There need to be more young people…

Oct 14 2026 Thanks for the info. Lee!  Back in the 70s, I would drive on California Avenue on my way to Hofstra.

Oct 13 2026 That view from the top of the Mineola LIRR bridge is looking EAST.  The spur to the left went north into the parking lots and…

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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