Tag: Williston Park
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Mystery Foto #35 Solved:Williston Park/East Williston/Albertson Section of the Motor Parkway in 1938
Master Mystery Foto detective Greg Oreiro has submitted this Mystery Foto aerial of a section of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Then & Now in North Hempstead: The Historic Long Island Motor Parkway
In celebration of the first road built exclusively for the automobile, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I will present tonight a then and now review of the North Hempstead section of the historic Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#22 Oyster Bay LIRR Bridge Williston Park & East Williston
One-third through documenting the 65 Long Island Motor Parkway bridges going west to east, the 22nd bridge is the Oyster Bay Long Island Rail Road bridge between Williston Park and East Williston.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#21 Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Williston Park
Our 21st bridge in the series documenting the 60 Long Island Motor Parkway bridges is the "parkway bridge" over Willis Avenue in Williston Park. Thanks to Bob and Ruth Valentine for providing the only known existing photo of the bridge.
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Demolition of the Williston Park/East Williston LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
In the early 1980s, Ron Ridolph photographed the Long Island Motor Parkway from Fresh Meadows to Lake Ronkonkoma. Among the events documented by Ron were the demolition of the Motor Parkway bridges over the Long Island Rail Road at Mineola and Williston Park/East Williston. Here are Ron's photos of…
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A “New” Motor Parkway Map & Nassau County Historical Sites
Steven W. comments: "Do you have a road map of the full route of the Motor Parkway with surrounding residential streets? This would be highly appreciated, as I would love to see it and bike through the trails of the demolished part in Nassau County".
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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…
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The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Willis Avenue in Willison Park
Tony B. of Mineola has requested views of the Willis Avenue area of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
The above 1930s image of the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge over Willis Avenue is the only known existing photo of this section. The photo is courtesy of Bob…
Never figured out why a gatehouse was erected in this area.