Tag: Queens
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Then & Now- The Western Terminus to the 73rd Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Dee and Greg Oreiro last April decided to duplicate the 1970 Queens walking tour of J.J. Conroy as posted on Sam Berliner's Motor Parkway site. Fifty years after Conroy's tour, Dee and Greg explored the the Western Terminus.
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Update: Greg O’s Discovery: Then & Now- The Hidden Section Of the Motor Parkway in Cunningham Park, Queens
Dee and Greg Oreiro last April decided to duplicate the 1970 Queens walking tour of J.J. Conroy. Fifty years after Conroy's tour, Dee and Greg rediscovered a hidden section of the Motor Parkway.
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Virtual Walking Tour This Saturday: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Queens
The Queens Historical Society is conducting a real-time virtual tour of the Queens section of the the Motor Parkway.
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Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success
David Stephan has forwarded links to interactive high-resolution aerials of the July 1924 Fairchild Survey of New York City. The aerials were conducted for the City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment and are available on the New York Public Library website. Here are scans of the 1924…
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Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens
This is the first of a new series documenting the newly renamed 1910 Motor Parkway Survey "Bookmap". It highlights the first page of the 22-page canvas document: Map C showing the Western Terminus from Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard) to Queens Road (Hollis Hills Terrace).
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1910 Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap
In 2009 I purchased 572 original Motor Parkway surveys and maps from the firm of Barrett, Bonacci and Van Weele. One of the treasures of this purchase was a 1910 "Bookmap" documenting the right-of way, the original property owners, and the corresponding survey plan #s.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documentation of the 12 Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens
Previous posts have featured the many bridges constructed over and under The Long Island Motor Parkway, however none have included all the bridges in one place.This first post provides profiles of the 12 bridges built in Queens.
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Sam Berliner III: A 1970 Walking Tour of the Motor Parkway in Queens
Sam Berliner III continues to restore his amazing Motor Parkway website. A highlight of his restored LIMP History Page is a set of Queens Motor Parkway photos taken by J.J. Conroy of Sea Cliff around1970.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn:Update-Historical Markers for the Long Island Motor Parkway & Vanderbilt Cup Races
One way to keep the memories of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races alive is to memorialize their existence with historical markers throughout Long Island.
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QNS.com: Get your ‘Motor’ running: Northeast Queens celebrates historic parkway trail
Robert Miller and I were proud to join Dr. Joby Jacob last Friday for a Motor Parkway East press conference. Jenna Bagcal reported on the event for QNS.com.
Never figured out why a gatehouse was erected in this area.