Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: 73rd Avenue Bridge

• 
  May 05 2018

  The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows Circa 1938

  My favorite co-author Al Velocci has recently discovered a 60" x 28" aerial of Fresh Meadows and Cunningham Park circa 1938. The aerial provides new insight into the Western Terminus of the Long Island Motor Parkway.

• 
  Jan 15 2018

  Updated:Mystery Foto #2 Solved:An Aerial of Fresh Meadows from the New York Life Archives Circa 1950

  This weekend's Mystery Foto provided a unique view of the Motor Parkway right-of-way in Queens.

• 
  Mar 27 2017

  Mystery Foto #12 Unsolved:Possible Options for this Long Island Motor Parkway Curve- Ca.1928 Update

  Last weekend's Mystery Foto is still a mystery!

• 
  May 14 2016

  My Motor Parkway Series #2- David Lamm: Introduction and Chapter One

  In the second of the "My Motor Parkway Story" series, David Lamm, assisted by his daughter Cassie Lamm, provides the introduction and chapter one of his "lifetime of exploration of his blacktop-paved love affair."

• 
  Oct 05 2015

  Mystery Foto #40 Solved: The 73rd Street Motor Parkway Bridge in 1927 Looking East

  Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this rare view of a Long Island Motor Parkway bridge.

• 
  Jan 12 2015

  Mystery Foto 2015 #2 Solved: Cunningham Park, the Motor Parkway and Union Turnpike in 1938

  This weekend's Mystery Foto was another spectacular aerial of the Motor Parkway from the New York City Parks Photo Archives.

• 
  May 27 2013

  Mystery Foto #17 Solved: A 1924 Aerial of the Future Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

  Frank Femenias submitted this 1924 aerial of Fresh Meadows where the Western Terminus will be located off Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard)

• 
  Apr 27 2013

  Motor Parkway Trails #1: Brooklyn-Queens Greenway

  Inspired by my presentation "Exploring, Biking and Hiking Along the Historic Motor Parkway" at the Adirondack Mountain Club in Dix Hills earlier this month, a new series is being introduced on VanderbiltCupRaces.com documenting the favorite Motor Parkway Trails.

• 
  May 17 2012

  From the NYC Municipal Archives: Images from the Motor Parkway and the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Last month the New York City Municipal Archives released a database of over 870,000 photos from their collection of 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. I found seven photos related to the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• 
  Jul 25 2011

  Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #2 73rd Avenue Bridge in Fresh Meadows, Queens

  A total of 60 Motor Parkway bridges were built from 1908 to 1926 ...a pioneering concept to eliminate grade crossings for an automobile road. There are four types of Motor Parkway bridges; over crossroads (parkway bridges), under crossroads (highway bridges), over railroad tracks (railroad bridge) and, as part of right-of-way…