Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Then & Now- Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

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  Jul 30 2013

  Then & Now: Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

  This brief film shows the dramatic changes on Long Island over the last 100 years comparing sections of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904-1910) to recent views.

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  Jun 05 2013

  Clean Up the Historic Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage on Saturday, June 22, 2013

  Come join the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Bethpage community for a "Clean Up the Historic Deadman's Curve" Day at 9:00 AM Saturday, June 22, 2013.

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  Mar 23 2013

  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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  Jan 29 2013

  Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn

  One of the six exciting turns in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the intersection of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike.

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  Aug 28 2012

  Then & Now: Racing on Roslyn Roads

  As part of the lecture series sponsored by the Roslyn Landmark Society, tonight I will be presenting an overview of the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a focus on racing in the Roslyn area.

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  Aug 20 2012

  Then & Now: The Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Part II

  The closest the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses of Long Island Island ever came to Suffolk County was the Woodbury Turn at the intersection of Woodbury Road and Jericho Turnpike.

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  Aug 18 2012

  Then & Now: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The north-east corner of the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was the East Norwich Turn located at the intersection of Jericho-Oyster Bay Road and North Hempstead Turnpike (25A). Here is a "Then & Now" analysis.

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  Aug 11 2012

  Then & Now: Maple Cottage- The Locomobile Headquarters for the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Racing teams for the Vanderbilt Cup Races typically had local headquarters to store and work on their racers and also provide lodging. In 1905 and 1906, the Locomobile team from nearby Bridgeport, Connecticut set up their headquarters at Maple Cottage, a farmhouse and inn located in Lakeville (now Lake Success).

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  Apr 04 2012

  Then & Now: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course Through Hicksville

  Richard Althaus, President, Hicksville Gregory Museum: "I am interested to know if you have any info especially photos in regards to Hicksville in your collection. Mainly the 1904 race, where they had to traverse the railroad in Hicksville, not far from the station. Any info you have would be appreciated."

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  Jan 31 2012

  Then & Now: Krug’s Corner in Mineola

  Krug's Hotel, on the north-west corner of Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in Mineola, was a favorite viewing site for the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This Then & Now look found a rarity- A building on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course that is still standing!





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