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Apr 02 2020
Important Coronavirus (COVID-19) Links for Long Islanders (Updated: 12:55 pm Thursday, 4/2/2020)
Links to information concerning the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with a focus on Long Island. This page will be updated throughout the day. (1 comments)
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Apr 01 2020
Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success
David Stephan has forwarded links to interactive high-resolution aerials of the July 1924 Fairchild Survey of New York City. The aerials were conducted for the City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment and are available on the New York Public Library website. Here are scans of the 1924 aerials of (1 comments)
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Apr 01 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part III
Part III of this series focuses on automobile manufacturers that promoted their products in association with The Long Island Motor Parkway or the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The parkway and the races provided a proving ground for their auto's performance and reliability. (1 comments)
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Mar 30 2020
Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Willie K’s Seaplane at Port Washington Marine Base in 1938 & Howard Hughes
Jennifer Robinson challenged you to solve these Mystery Fotos from the Beutenmuller Family Collection. (22 comments)
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Mar 29 2020
All Long Island Events in April Have Been Postponed (Updated: March 30, 2020)
All car shows on Long Island are on-hold due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (12 comments)
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Mar 28 2020
Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens
This is the first of a new series documenting the newly renamed 1910 Motor Parkway Survey "Bookmap". It highlights the first page of the 22-page canvas document: Map C showing the Western Terminus from Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard) to Queens Road (Hollis Hills Terrace). (23 comments)
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Mar 25 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part II
Part 2 in this series features sporting events held in close proximity to the Motor Parkway. (9 comments)
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Mar 24 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in the 1929 Graphic Regional Plan of NY and its Environs
Various uses of the The Long Island Motor Parkway were included in the 1929 NY/NJ/CT Regional Planning Committee's 400+ page report which recommended plans to spur development and limit congestion throughout the region through 1965. (0 comments)
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Mar 23 2020
Mystery Foto #12 Solved: A View Along the 10-Mile Curve in Dix Hills & the “View” Postcard Series
To promote the restaurant/inn Petit Trianon and the Motor Parkway in 1912, Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. hired a photographer to develop the "View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway" series. These postcards were sold at Petit Trianon. My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to identify this postcard. (11 comments)
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Mar 21 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1910 Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap
In 2009 I purchased 572 original Motor Parkway surveys and maps from the firm of Barrett, Bonacci and Van Weele. One of the treasures of this purchase was a 1910 "Bookmap" documenting the right-of way, the original property owners, and the corresponding survey plan #s. (2 comments)
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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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