Tag: Massapequa Turn
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Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A 1940 aerial of the Bethpage, the Grumman Airport and the Motor Parkway
Art Kleiner challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a significant turn on a Vanderbilt Cup Race course.
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Mystery Foto #43 Solved:#7 Chalmers at the Hicksville Road Turn During the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto is a classic scene during a Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Updated: Mystery Postcard Foto #24 Solved: The Massapequa-Hicksville Road Bridge Under Construction
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged die-hard Motor Parkway fans to solve this difficult Mystery Postcard. Full disclosure: Both Al and I do not have a definitive answer.
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Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A View of #54 Lancia Crashing at the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Turn in 1910
Chuck Rudy, Jr. challenged you to identify this panoramic view of an accident from a Long Island Motor Parkway bridge.
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John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn
The fourth post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races taken at the Masspaequa-Hicksville Turn in Plainedge.
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Mystery Foto #8 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Approaching the LIRR Crossing in Queens
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a rarely photographed location for the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Then & Now: The Massapequa Turn for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
One of the most exciting locations to watch the first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the turn from Massapequa-Hicksville Road onto the new Bethpage-Hempstead Turnpike in present day Plainedge. Here's the "Then & Now."
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Then & Now: Massapequa Road During the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
The intersection of Massapequa-Hicksville Road and the Long Island Motor Parkway was a favorite location for watching for watching the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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A View of the Vanderbilt Cup Races From the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Motor Parkway Bridge
One of the most exciting spots to view the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races was from the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge over the Massapequa-Hicksville Road.
Brian McCarthy - Quite possible the same couple exploring/documenting the LIMP have reached the Jericho Tpke bridge in…