Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Old Country Road

Aug 29 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: Bert Dingley taking the Hicksville Turn in a Pope-Hartford at the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

The Walter McCarthy archives again challenged you with another unpublished race photo.
Sep 08 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Construction Details of the Old Country Road Highway Bridge

From the Motor Parkway collection of maps and surveys come these 1908 construction plans of the Old Country Road highway bridge which is classified this way due to the parkway running under the bridge.
Mar 31 2021
Family Photos of Henry Schmidt’s Meadowbrook Hotel in Westbury

As a follow-up to the 2020 Mystery Foto #7 of the Meadowbrook Hotel, the owner's great-grandson Michael White has forwarded two photos from the Schmidt/White family album. The photos are from the collection of Thomas Schmidt, another great-grandson.
Jan 11 2021
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: A 1956 aerial of the new opened Roosevelt Field and almost completed Meadowbrook Parkway

The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Feb 17 2020
Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)

The Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this Mystery Foto of a section of the planned original section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course.
Nov 02 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn:Update-Historical Markers for the Long Island Motor Parkway & Vanderbilt Cup Races

One way to keep the memories of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races alive is to memorialize their existence with historical markers throughout Long Island.
May 15 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #7 Mineola & Carle Place

Our favorite Motor Parkway father and son team Dave and Sammy Russo journeyed once again on their bikes to explore our favorite parkway from Lake Success to Melville. In the seventh post of the series, Sammy and Dave explored the Mineola/Carle Place section of the Motor Parkway.
Jan 16 2019
Updated: Then & Now: Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge

Frank Femenias observes that a 1909 photo on the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge by surveyor Clinton Robertson was taken at the exact location of a 1983 photo by Ron Ridolph.
Mar 06 2017
Mystery Foto #9 Solved: An Aerial Looking East Over Roosevelt Field. Circa 1952

The Cradle of Aviation Museum challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Aug 23 2016
John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: Action in Hicksville During the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

In the second post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album, Gladys Roosevelt, the daughter of John E. Roosevelt and the second cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt, captured accidents and breakdowns that occurred at her viewing location at Old Country Road in Hicksville.