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Tag: Curtiss Engineering Company

Nov 11 2020
Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

Here is one of the most unique maps ever posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com- a 1918 Long Island map from the Curtiss Engineering Corporation as a guide for pilots to identify airfields and emergency landing areas.
Oct 19 2020
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1929 Curtiss B-2 Condor Bomber Flyover Over Roosevelt Field, Merrick Avenue and the Motor Parkway

Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer challenged you to identify this weekend's amazing Mystery Foto.
Mar 09 2019
The 1917 Curtiss Autoplane-An Aerial Limousine Built in Garden City

Cyril Smith has forwarded these photos of the Curtiss Autoplane built and tested in Garden City courtesy of the Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York. The Curtiss Autoplane was one of the first attempts to combine an automobile with an airplane.
Dec 11 2018
The Salvation Army Hotel Being Moved Down Clinton Road in Garden City in 1928

Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer has forwarded this 1928 aerial showing the same area as last Friday's Mystery Foto from the viewpoint looking north.
Aug 13 2018
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Curtiss Engineering Corporation Garden City Complex Circa 1925

Author Richard Panchyk challenged you once again with another classic aerial.
Aug 14 2017
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: A 1950 Image of the Motor Parkway Looking West to the LILCO Gas Tank

Art Kleiner, Paula S. and her son Jeff challenged you again to identify this 1950 image of our favorite parkway.
May 08 2016
Mystery Fotos #19 Amost Solved : Eight Amazing 1928 Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives

The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to identify these seven Mystery Foto aerials taken by a survey team from Curtiss Company circa 1928. Seven of the eight locations were identified.
Feb 23 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #9 Garden City Lodge

Going west to east, the eighth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Garden City Lodge located off Clinton Road in Garden City.
Feb 18 2013
Mystery Friday Photo #2 Solved: Clinton Road, Curtiss Field and the Curtiss Engineering Corporation

Last Friday's mystery photo has been solved. The aerial is looking north towards Curtiss Engineering Corporation and Curtiss Field in Garden City and East Garden City in 1927.