Tag: Raymond Court
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Update: Restoration of a section of the Motor Parkway in Garden City
As a follow-up to last October's The Garden City News Report, I am pleased to announce that progress is being made to restore a section of the Motor Parkway near the new parking lot at Stewart Field.
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Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Motor Parkway Behind Stewart Field in Garden City
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto from the Cradle of Aviation Archives?
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Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot
VanderbiltCupRaces.com documented last month that the Village of Garden City buried a section of the Motor Parkway as part of their "preservation efforts". Your feedback is requested on the below proposal to restore concrete posts on the northern side of their new parking lot.
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The Garden City News: Historians concerned about Village construction over the Motor Parkway
Reporter Rikki Massand has provided an excellent update on the construction over the Motor Parkway north of Stewart Field in today's Garden City News. The article includes comments from Al Velocci (my favorite co-author), Cyril Smith, Bill Bellmer and me.
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Then & Now: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City
Three years ago, eight members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society documented the Garden City section of the road from Raymond Court to Clinton Road. Here is a Then (2017) & Now comparison with photos taken today.
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Construction Work Has Begun on the Garden City Stewart Field Parking Lot Adjacent to the Motor Parkway
Cyril Smith of Garden City reports that work has begun on the Stewart Field parking lot off Raymond Court. As seen above, the Motor Parkway's southern 3-foot concrete extensions have been uncovered and remain intact.
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Update: Garden City Board of Trustees Met and Agreed Not to Destroy the Long Island Motor Parkway Pavement & Concrete
The Garden City Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. The primary topic was the funding of public parking on the Motor Parkway right-of way behind Stewart Field. Rikki Massand has written an article on the meeting in The Garden…
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The Garden City News: Village lease to add parking at Stewart athletic fields
Cyril Smith has forwarded this week's article on the Village of Garden City's plans for the Motor Parkway section west of Raymond Court.
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Update #1: Village of Garden City Uncovers the Motor Parkway Near Raymond Court
Al Velocci reports that the Village of Garden City has begun work around the Long Island Motor Parkway right-of-way west of Raymond Court. They uncovered original concrete and the three-foot concrete extensions.
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Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #8 Garden City
In the eighth post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explored the Garden City section of the Motor Parkway.
The link above didn’t work. Here’s the map