Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Old Bethpage, Village Restoration, Motor Parkway Bridge,

Mar 21 2023
Current Views of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge

Frank Femenias has forwarded these two images of one of our favorite Motor Parkway bridges located in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
Jan 20 2021
1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #5: East Williston, Mineola, Bethpage & Old Bethpage

From 1958 to 1967, an unidentified couple(s) documented tours of the Motor Parkway with over 70 photos taken from the Western Terminus in Queens to the Eastern Terminus (Lake Ronkonkoma). In the fifth of the series, these five photos feature our favorite parkway from East Williston to Old Bethpage taken…
Sep 14 2020
Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Motor Parkway Remnants at Half Hollow Road, Dix Hills in 2008

My Favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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.
Sep 21 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #12 Bethpage #3

In the 12th post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explore the section of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park and the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
Oct 24 2017
Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” IV: Old Bethpage

In the fourth post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his 11-year old son Sammy explored the Battle Row section of the Motor Parkway and the Old Bethpage Bridge. .
Sep 04 2017
Updated: Mystery Foto #35 Solved: A 1950 Aerial of the Motor Parkway in Old Bethpage & Melville

This weekend's Mystery Foto confirmed that this two-mile section of the Motor Parkway was very much intact in 1950.
Aug 30 2017
Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races Featured in New Book on Plainview-Old Bethpage

A chapter of the new Arcadia book "Plainview-Old Bethpage" by Thomas Carr features our favorite parkway and road races. Below are 12 photos and their accompanying captions.
Jun 29 2017
Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this Motor Parkway bridge Mystery Foto.
Jun 22 2016
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” XI: Old Bethpage Bridge

On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the 11th post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.