Tag: Theda Bara
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Dec 10 2025
Update: 12/11/2025: A 17—year old Parkway Inn Lake Ronkonkoma sign mystery likely solved
Back in 2008, a mystery photo was posted but never solved. Seventeen years later, it just may be solved.
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May 26 2017
Was Theda Bara’s Film Debut Shot in Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma?
Silent film star and stage actress Theda Bara (1885-1955) made her film debut at the age of 29 in The Stain in 1914 as an extra. The film was shot in New Jersey and at Petit Trianon, located at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma.
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Feb 13 2017
Mystery Foto #6 Solved: Theda Bara’s Film Debut in “The Stain” Filmed at Petit Trianon
Gary Hammond challenged you to find a direct link between American silent film star and stage actress Theda Bara (1885-1955) and the Long Island Motor Parkway.
