Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Newbridge Road

Apr 17 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge Under Construction in 1908

Al Velocci challenged you with this weekend's photo.
Jun 27 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: The 1909 Alco Black Beast on the “Meadowbrook” Motor Parkway Bridge (Newbridge Avenue) in East Meadow in 1910

Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Mar 05 2022
Greg O’s Garage: An actual strip of the Motor Parkway sold

In 1947, a small strip of the Motor Parkway was sold to William Levitt and Sons.
Jul 20 2020
Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of “Salisbury Park” in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Author Richard Panchyck challenged you once again to solve a Mystery Foto.
May 27 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway and the Bellmore Bank Robbery

On April 4, 1924, a daring burglary (and murder) occurred in broad daylight in Bellmore, Long Island in which The Motor Parkway played a key role. The story made headlines for the next 10 years as evidence was found, mobsters were tracked down and captured and re-trials were held.
Feb 12 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documentation of the Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Nassau County (#28-#42)

Part II of the Nassau County Motor Parkway bridges takes us from the Westbury Avenue Bridge to the Wantagh Avenue Bridge.
Jan 27 2020
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A Never Before Published Photo from the Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge

I am pleased to announce that in cooperation with Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has obtained 139 scans of the only known copy of the 1908 Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Scrapbook from the Garden City Archives. Many of these photos have never been published including this weekend's…
Nov 18 2019
Mystery Foto #46 Solved:A View of the Motor Parkway looking West from the Officials’ Stand/Press Box

Did you identify another section of the Motor Parkway that was used for the Vanderbilt Cup Races?
Nov 12 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Revisiting the Transformation of the Motor Parkway into Salisbury Park Drive

Several comments to last month's Mystery Foto #43 (identification of the Motor Parkway west of Newbridge Road in Levittown) pertained to Salisbury Park Drive. Additional documents provided by the Nassau County Department of Public Works (NCDPW) uncover improvements to the Motor Parkway in this location and its incorporation into the…
Nov 04 2019
Mystery Foto #44 Solved: One-Acre Property Purchased by the Motor Parkway for a Borrow Pit

Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Survey.