Tag: Video Of The Week
-
Video of the Week: The episode of Jay Leno’s Garage that really had an impact on my life
I watched this episode of Jay Leno's Garage for the first time in June 2016.
-
Video of the week: Gadgets Galore (1955) featuring Barney Oldfield and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This 10:33-minute film took a humorous look at the early days of automobiles and racing. Highlights include Barney Oldfield racing (4:44) and a brief clip of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race (5:00).
-
Video of the week: The Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club in Manhasset
As a follow-up to a recent Al Velocci comment linking William J. Levitt to the Vanderbilts, here is a YouTube and information on the Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club in Manhasset.
-
Video of the Week: Jay Leno & Donald Osborne driving the 1907 Vanderbilt Renault Racer to Marble House in Newport
In the final episode of the Audrain Mansion & Motorcars, Jay leno and Donald Osborne discuss the 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's Marble House.
-
Videos of the Week: Then & Now rides on Fifth Avenue New York (1937 & 2020)
Harold Mermel and Bill Dolan have forwarded an amazing 11-minute film of a ride up Fifth Avenue around 1937.
-
Film of the Week: Long Island’s Hidden History: Abandoned Railroad Tracks
In another episode of Long Island's Hidden History, Christian Barba Media looked at lost railroad tracks including the Central Line (starting at 4:50).
-
Film of the week: A trip through New York City (1911)
This amazing 8-minute film documented New York City at the end of the Vanderbilt Cup Races era (1904-1910).
-
Video of the Week: The D.B. Cooper of NASCAR
Racing Reference Stories posted this amazing story two years ago on YouTube.
-
Film of the Week: A Tour of Historic Lake Ronkonkoma
Lee Chambers has forwarded this 14-minute YouTube created in 2018 by the Town of Smithtown as part of their "Historic Smithtown" series.
-
Video of the Week: Long Island’s Hidden History: The Long Island Motor Parkway
As part of his Long Island Hidden History YouTube series, Christian Barba last month posted a 14-minute episode focusing on our favorite parkway.
Never figured out why a gatehouse was erected in this area.