Tag: Roslyn Road
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Sep 27 2025
Kleiner’s Korner: August, 1925 - 100 Years Ago on The Motor Parkway
More accidents, crimes, items for sale and even football in this month's edition.
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Feb 11 2017
Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure V: The Motor Parkway East of Roslyn Road
In the fourth post of the "Lost" series, Dave Russo and his 11-year old son Sammy explore the Motor Parkway wilderness hidden east of Roslyn Road in East Williston.
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Sep 01 2016
Kleiner’s Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
In early August, Art Kleiner of Kleiner's Korner fame led a tour of the Motor Parkway from Lake Success to Bethpage with three friends. Here is proof that exploring the Motor Parkway is indeed a lot of fun and a real bonding experience.
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Dec 13 2012
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #6 Roslyn Lodge in East Williston
Going west to east, the fifth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Roslyn Lodge located off Roslyn Road in East Williston.
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Sep 06 2012
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#23 Roslyn Road Parkway Bridge in East Williston
The 23rd bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the parkway bridge over Roslyn Road in East Williston. Thanks to the Motor Parkway legend Sam Berliner III for providing this ground image of the bridge.
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May 18 2010
Then & Now: Potential Nassau Historical Markers on the Motor Parkway Trail
Nassau County is currently developing a master plan for a continuous multi-use Motor Parkway Trail. Part of the plan calls for the placement of markers "at the location of historical remnants and will serve as a way to educate the public on the history of the corridor as the original Long Island Motor Parkway..". These are my recommendations for 21 historic markers:
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Mar 26 2009
Then & Now: The Roslyn Lodge and the Motor Parkway Bridge over Roslyn Road
Residents of Roslyn, East Hills, East Williston and Albertson are often very surprised to find out that an automobile bridge existed over Roslyn Road from 1909 to 1939 and that remnants of the bridge exist today. In this 1928 photo, courtesy of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge over Roslyn Road can be seen in the distance. The Roslyn Lodge, one of the original six lodges designed by John Russell Pope, can be seen to the right.
