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Tag: Camp Mills

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  Nov 22 2022

  Greg O’s Garage: Newly Discovered 1919 Blueprints of Camp Mills in Garden City

  Long Island contractor Roy Knoernschild has once again generously donated more survey maps. This time, Roy discovered a 1919 Completion Atlas of Camp Mills in Garden City. The Atlas was given today to Bill Bellmer, the village historian of Garden City, for the Garden City Archives.

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  May 05 2021

  Cradle of Aviation Archives: An amazing 1936 aerial of the Motor Parkway, Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway

  Through the joint efforts of the Cradle of Aviation and VanderbiltCupRaces.com, treasures of Long Island history continue to be uncovered including this 1936 aerial.

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  Dec 21 2018

  Update #2: In Search of the Mystery Camp Mills “New York” Road

  Lee Chambers, who grew up in Mitchel Field, has been determined to document a mysterious Camp Mills road that ran east to west and disappeared when Mitchel Field was reconfigured in 1927 to 1932. Bill Bellmer's recent aerials and documents have help Lee solve the mystery.

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  Dec 10 2018

  Mystery Foto #49 Solved:Hazelhurst Field, Garden City Lodge,Curtiss Engineering & Camp Mills in 1918

  Author Richard Panchyk challenged you again to identify another amazing previously unpublished Mystery Foto.

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  Sep 08 2018

  Update #1: Time to Wail: The Western Wall of the Mayan Ruins is Gone

  Over the last year, several people have sadly reported the legal destruction of the western wall of the "Mayan Ruins" in Garden City as a result of the building of two new homes in this Garden City area.

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  Jul 31 2018

  Femenias Findings: Exploring the Link Between Camp Mills and the “Mayan Ruins” Motor Parkway Bridge

  Frank Femenias believes there may be a link between the short-life of the Camp Mills (1918-1919) and the reason the nearby "Mayan Ruins"Motor Parkway Bridge was never completed. Did Frank convince you with these amazing overlays?

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  Jul 18 2018

  Update #3: Mystery Foto #28 Reveals Another Piece of Long Island History in Garden City

  Mystery Foto #28 has uncovered a piece of Long Island history. Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer notes "the aerial shows the Camp Mills Base Hospital remains, one of my local specialties. The image you posted is better than any other that I have."

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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.