Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Petit Trianon Annex

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  Sep 24 2018

  Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1938 Aerial of Ronkonkoma and the Long Island Motor Parkway

  Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this 1938 aerial courtesy of the University of Stony Brook.

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  Apr 24 2017

  Mystery Foto #16 Solved:1930 Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway at Lake Ronkonkoma-Updated 9/18

  This weekend's Mystery Foto documented an early aerial of a large section of the Motor Parkway.

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  Feb 01 2017

  Femenias’ Findings:Finding Petit Trianon, the Annex & the Petit Trianon’s Lake Stairway Updated 3/12

  As a follow-up to Sam and Dave's Excellent "Lost" Motor Parkway Adventure to the Eastern Terminus, expert mapper Frank Femenias has used his overlay skills to help us find the Petit Trianon, the Petit Trianon Annex and the Petit Trianon Stairway to Lake Ronkonkoma.

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  Apr 23 2015

  New Series: An Insider’s Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.

  Bob DeStefani and his family lived at the Eastern Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma. In a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series, Bob provides an "insider's look" into the Petit Trianon and Motor Parkway adventures with his friends.

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  Nov 04 2013

  Mystery Foto #40 Solved:The Von Osterman Family House in Lake Ronkonkoma in 1910

  Art Kleiner submitted this Mystery Foto of a 1910 Lake Ronkonkoma postcard. It promoted the Motor Parkway as "connecting with New York City by highway for the exclusive use of automobiles."

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  Feb 10 2012

  Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon

  When the Petit Trianon Inn was built in 1911 at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. also commissioned an annex building for the staff. This is the Annex: Then & Now.

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  Nov 10 2010

  From the Ron Ridolph Collection: The Annex to the Petit Trianon Inn

  Harry: "Do you have any photos of the Annex to the Petit Trianon? My grandparents owned the building when it was the Park Lake Rest Home"