Tag: Ron Ridolph
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Jan 19 2011
From the Ridolph Collection: The Motor Parkway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits
As posted last November, only eight of the 60 bridges built from 1908 to 1926 for the Long Island Motor Parkway are still intact (five in Queens, two in Nassau County and one in Suffolk County). My hesitation is that the lone surviving intact Suffolk County Motor Parkway bridge is located in very private property in Melville and has not been seen by the public in over 15 years. But, let's start at the beginning before crossing that bridge.
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Nov 11 2010
From the Ron Ridolph Collection- Then & Now: Motor Parkway Lodges
When Ron Ridolph walked the Long Island Motor Parkway in the 1970s and 1980s he documented four toll lodges that were still standing...or was it five? Here are my "Then" photos as compared to Ron's "Now" photos circa 1970 to 1981.
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Nov 10 2010
From the Ron Ridolph Collection: The Annex to the Petit Trianon Inn
Harry: "Do you have any photos of the Annex to the Petit Trianon? My grandparents owned the building when it was the Park Lake Rest Home"
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Oct 27 2010
Demolition of the Williston Park/East Williston LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
In the early 1980s, Ron Ridolph photographed the Long Island Motor Parkway from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. Among the events documented by Ron were the demolition of the Motor Parkway bridges over the Long Island Rail Road at Mineola and Williston Park/East Williston. Here are Ron's photos of the Williston Park/East Williston LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge before and after the demolition.
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Oct 16 2010
From the Ron Ridolph Collection: Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Ron Ridolph has been exploring and enjoying the Motor Parkway for more than 70 years. In 1981, Ron walked the length of the road from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. His resulting 532 photographs documented the Motor Parkway as it existed 29 years ago.
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Oct 01 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Ron Ridolph Collection
