Tag: Roosevelt Field
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Dec 05 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)
Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring.
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Jan 28 2019
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: Looking North on Merrick Avenue and Stewart Avenue in 1944
Bill Bellmer, village historian of Garden City, challenged you to solve this weekend's wonderful carless Mystery Foto.
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Oct 20 2018
Femenias Findings: A New Interactive Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Inspired by Wayne Consolla's online Motor Parkway map, our master mapper Frank Femenias has created a new interactive online map of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Jul 16 2018
Update #3: Mystery Foto #28 Solved: A 1931 Aerial of the Motor Parkway in Garden City and Mineola
Author Richard Panchyk challenged you to identify this spectacular Long Island aerial.
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Jun 27 2018
Cradle of Aviation Archives: Hangars and Aircraft of Roosevelt Field Along Clinton Avenue
W. M. has forwarded a request for photos of the Roosevelt Field hangars along Clinton Road. The Cradle of Aviation Archives have provided these images that include: the hangars, several Motor Parkway aerials and Willie K's Sikorsky S-43 amphibian.
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Jun 11 2018
Mystery Foto #23 Solved: A Caproni CA-5 Taking Off at Hazelhurst Field in September 1918
Richard Panchyk, author of Hidden History of Long Island, challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Flying Foto.
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Jun 09 2018
Updated: Cradle of Aviation Archives: Willie K’s Sikorsky S-43 Seaplane at Roosevelt Field
The Cradle of Aviation has provided these additional photos of William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Sikorsky S-43 at Roosevelt Field in 1936.
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May 07 2018
Mystery Foto#18 Solved:A 1951 View of the LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge from the New York State Archives
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jan 24 2018
Mitchel Field Aerials Part I: 1923-1928
Hoping to find new views of the Motor Parkway, in 2003 I began collecting military aerials of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field. In the first of a new series, below are the best aerials of Mitchel Field from 1923 to 1928.
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Sep 18 2017
Mystery Foto #37 Solved: An Amazing Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway In Garden City
It was time for another amazing Mystery Foto.
