Tag: Commonwealth Boulevard
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Documentation of the 1942 Demolition of a Queens Motor Parkway Bridge
This remarkable photo documented the demolition of the Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge on July 24, 1942.
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Kleiner’s Korner: NYC Approval for Three Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens
The Lakeville Holding and Development Company received approval to build three bridges in Queens in July of 1911 from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of The City of New York.
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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…
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documentation of the 12 Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens
Previous posts have featured the many bridges constructed over and under The Long Island Motor Parkway, however none have included all the bridges in one place.This first post provides profiles of the 12 bridges built in Queens.
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Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Planning for the Extension of Union Turnpike in Queens (Circa 1931/1932)
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a great aerial used to plan a major road.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives
As a follow-up to last weekend's Mystery Foto, below are additional Motor Parkway photos from the New York City Municipal Archives.
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Favorite Website: NYCityMap - New York City’s Online Map and Aerial Portal
Tom Padilla has forwarded a link to NYCityMap, which provides a wealth of information on all properties within New York City. The amazing map type feature on the website offers New York City and the Long Island Motor Parkway aerials from 1924 to 2012.
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Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A Spectacular 1940 Aerial of the Rocky Hill Lodge & the Gatekeeper’s House
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this amazing Mystery Foto aerial that he discovered on the Internet.
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Mystery Foto #5 Solved: Creedmore Hospital and Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in 1941
This aerial was taken in October 1941, over 3 years after the Motor Parkway was closed. Can you identify the location and Motor Parkway landmarks?
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #10 Commonwealth Boulevard Bridge in Queens
When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in 1926, a total of 65 bridges were built by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his associates over and under the parkway. Going west to east, the tenth bridge from the Western Terminus at Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard)…
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…