Tag: Wantagh State Parkway
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Oct 28 2019
Mystery Foto #43 Solved : A 1955 View of the Motor Parkway in Levittown Looking West
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this previously unpublished 1955 photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Feb 20 2017
Mystery Foto #7 Solved: Motor Parkway Bridge Posts Near Wantagh State Parkway
Sammy & Dave Russo challenged Motor Parkway enthusiasts to identify this section of our favorite road.
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Aug 06 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 100 Planned Bridges Over & Under the Long Island Motor Parkway
Brian McCarthy has forwarded this question: How many Motor Parkway bridges were planned but never built?
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Feb 29 2016
Mystery Foto #9 Solved: Northern State Parkway and Wantagh State Parkway Under Construction
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured two Long Island parkways under construction and Roosevelt Raceway.
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Dec 13 2014
Robert Moses’ 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
From 1927 through 1933, Robert Moses, chairman of the Long Island State Park Commission, was actively promoting the need for improved parkways to connect New York City to Long Island state parks. This 36" x 28" planning map was prepared for a 1931 presentation to the Queensboro Chamber of Commerce.
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Dec 08 2014
Mystery Foto #97 Solved: Rare Wooden Long Island Motor Parkway Sign (1933-1938)
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a rare wooden parkway sign from the archives of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA).
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Jul 14 2014
Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952
This week's Mystery Foto was a vintage aerial of Long Island landmarks.
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Apr 01 2013
Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Levittown/Bethpage on May 27, 1947
Congratulations to Tim, Frank Scotty, Greg Tsistinas, Steve Lucas, Brian McCarthy, Frank Femenias, susansmoose, Gary Hammond, Art K., and Joe Oesterle for correctly identifying last Friday's Mystery Foto.
