Tag: Roosevelt Raceway
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Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of “Salisbury Park” in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW
Author Richard Panchyck challenged you once again to solve a Mystery Foto.
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Update Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Lindbergh Taking Off from Roosevelt Field on May 20, 1927
Did you solve this holiday weekend's Mystery Foto?
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Mystery Foto #15 Solved: An Aerial of Roosevelt Raceway and Westbury Circa 1937-1939
Preservation Long Island challenged you to identify this aerial from their archives.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: Part I-Mapping the Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field & Mitchel Gardens
Recently received documents from the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works (NCDPW) highlight the Motor Parkway and Mitchel Field in Garden City.
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Popular Mechanics (February 1938): George Robertson “Making of A Race Driver”
In a featured cover story in the February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics (page 178), George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, wrote " The Rough Road to Glory". The article described what Robertson believed it takes to become a race driver while highlighting several of his…
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Film of the Week: An Amateur Color Film of 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
I just found this amateur color film of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury from the AACA Library & Research Center.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)
Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring.
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Memories of Roosevelt Raceway (1936-1988)
For 20 years from 1936 to 1956, the original Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury was the host for various types of racing including: two Vanderbilt Cup Races, midget car racing and harness horse racing. Here is its history and the various configurations of the raceway.
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Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: The End of the 1960 Cornelius Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented the conclusion of a race.
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Update: Mystery Foto #16 Solved: A 1936 Braman-Johnson Survey Flyover Over the Hempstead Plains
Preservation Long Island reached into their archives to challenge you with this weekend's Mystery Fotos.
Deep and rich automotive details here. This whole series could easily be a part of the increasingly popular luxury auto…