Tag: Petit Trianon
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Apr 28 2015
Newsday: Taking A Ride Through Time: Drivers Retrace LI Motor Parkway
Newsday reporter Scott Eidler covered the "Sunday Drive" on the Motor Parkway from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma.
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Apr 23 2015
New Series: An Insider’s Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.
Bob DeStefani and his family lived at the Eastern Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma. In a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series, Bob provides an "insider's look" into the Petit Trianon and Motor Parkway adventures with his friends.
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Jan 26 2015
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: Roadside Signs in Lake Ronkonkoma in October 1930 (Updated: 1/28/2015)
Gary Hammond forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto of Long Island roadside signs.
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Mar 26 2014
Vanderbilia Postcard Series #4: The Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma
The fourth Vanderbilia postcard series features Pettit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma, located at the eastern terminus of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Jan 13 2014
Mystery Foto #50 Solved: The Petit Trianon Driveway at Lake Ronkonkoma
Our 50th Mystery Foto featured a crowded location on the Motor Parkway.
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Nov 04 2013
Mystery Foto #40 Solved:The Von Osterman Family House in Lake Ronkonkoma in 1910
Art Kleiner submitted this Mystery Foto of a 1910 Lake Ronkonkoma postcard. It promoted the Motor Parkway as "connecting with New York City by highway for the exclusive use of automobiles."
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Dec 14 2012
The 1914 Menu from Petit Trianon on the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, L.I.
When the Long Island Motor Parkway route was completed to Lake Ronkonkoma in 1911, officials decided to build a first-class dining facility and half-way stop for travelers. The 1914 menu provided a wide selection of food as expected by the high-clientele of the inn.
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Sep 27 2012
John Russell Pope’s Last Motor Parkway Commission in Garden City
William K. Vanderbilt Jr's favorite architect for the Motor Parkway was John Russell Pope, who designed the first six toll lodges and the Petit Trianon Inn. Pope's last Motor Parkway commission was to design a Garden City office building in 1912 to be built adjacent to the Garden City Lodge.
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Jul 07 2012
Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr’s Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success
In 1906, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. commissioned architect John Russell Pope to design a gate lodge for his Deepdale Estate located in Lake Success, New York. Fortunately, the gate lodge is still standing and provides the opportunity for this "Then & Now".
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Feb 10 2012
Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon
When the Petit Trianon Inn was built in 1911 at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. also commissioned an annex building for the staff. This is the Annex: Then & Now.
