Mystery Friday Foto #44 Solved: A Lake Success Aerial
Did you identify this aerial of Lake Success?
Identify;
- Location and photographer orientation
Looking Northeast over Lake Success
- The Motor Parkway and other roads
See Frank Femenias Findings below.
- All Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt structures
From bottom right; Marcus Ave Bridge, Willie K's Hunting/Guest Lodge, His Deepdale estate, Lakeville Rd Bridge, Great Neck Toll Lodge, Smith Farmway Bridge, New Hyde Park Rd Parkway Bridge, and the Old Courthouse Road Bridge.
- Golf Courses
Glen Oaks Country Club in the foreground, Links Golf Club background.
- Approximate year and rationale
No Northern State Parkway yet. 1927-1929 (some sources have the photo captioned 1927, others say 1929)
Comments (6)
Congrats to Steve Lucas, Roy Warner, George Philippides, A, Bob Barauskas, and Frank Femenias for identifying the Lake Success aerial. Kudos to Frank for his excellent documentation.
Greg O.
Close ups
Femenias Findings
Comments
The photographer was over Lake Success looking approximately northeast. The LIMP enters the photo on the right about 2/3 of the way down from the top, then curves to the right through the upper center emerging from the tree line with the Links Golf Club adjoining the left side of the right-of-way. Other roads include Marcus Avenue, Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park Road, Shelter Rock Road, and I. U. Willetts Road/Old Westbury Road/Powerhouse Road. Other structures include bridges over Marcus Avenue, Lakeville Road, NHP Road, Smith Farmway Bridge, the Deepdale Estate, and the Great Neck Lodge. In addition to The Links, there is the Glen Oaks Country Club in the foreground. I’m guessing the date around 1929 since the LIMP Queens extension appears complete yet there is no evidence of construction starting on the Northern State Parkway.
It looks like where the Motor Parkway north/northeast bound crossed over the original NStatePkwy and then made a sharp right turn to head east. So, to the left would have been the Vanderbilt Lake Success Estate. But the golf course - not the one further east, which I think still exists on the north service rd of the LIE, might have been the Lake Success Country Club. However, the Lake Success Golf Club that I remember from driving past it on the LIE for more than 40+ yrs was, and still is, further north and between the NSP and the LIE. So, I don’t know what golf course is shown at the bottom of the aerial photo.
Looking northeast over Lake success.
Motor parkway running north along east edge if north shore tower golf course
Crosses marcus ave bridge, then lakeville road and banks east
Other club in distance is Deepdale
Willie k Deepdale mansion is upper left
Date? 1920s? Northern state parkway , built in 1930snot there
Aeriel photo depicted the area of Motor Parkway which crosses the Northern State Parkway at Lakeville Rd. See bridge over NSP, Vanderbilt Home, lodge off Lakeville.
Glenn Oaks Golf & Country Club
Photograph is North and East
Motor Parkway right to left in upper part of photo
Lakeville Roadcuts thru the Motor Parkway.
Vanderbilt Farmway Bridge
Great Neck Lodge
Glen Oaks golf & Country Club
Photo is from 1929
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Possibly by Airmade Companyp
Lake Success, Manhasset Hills, North Hills all in one fantastic foto, looking NE, before 1936, NY25D- Little Neck Rd present (future LIE). Photos below