Tag: Carle Place
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Oct 16 2018
Exclusive: Surveyor Clinton Robertson’s Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Photo Album
While working as a surveyor on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1908 and 1909, Clinton A. Robertson (above) documented the Motor Parkway construction and his fellow workers with his trusty camera.
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May 07 2018
Mystery Foto#18 Solved:A 1951 View of the LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge from the New York State Archives
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Feb 29 2016
Mystery Foto #9 Solved: Northern State Parkway and Wantagh State Parkway Under Construction
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured two Long Island parkways under construction and Roosevelt Raceway.
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Feb 10 2016
Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #3 The Earliest Known Aerial of the Motor Parkway
The third exclusive aerial from the Cradle of Aviation Museum collection documents Hazelhurst Field #1 (later Roosevelt Field) in 1919. It is likely the earliest aerial known to date of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Feb 04 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #1 1956 Mitchel Field
Joel Friedman, archive and docent volunteer for the Cradle of Aviation Museum, has forwarded several spectacular aerials of Mitchel Field. With the permission of Joshua Stoff, curator of the museum, VanderbiltCupRaces.com will be posting a series of aerials from the museum's archives.
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Jan 25 2016
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A 1942 Composite Aerial of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field-Updated 1/26/16
As requested by popular demand, here was the first Mystery Aerial of 2016.
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Nov 09 2015
Mystery Foto #45 Solved:The Missing Long Island Motor Parkway Historical Marker on Old Country Road
Art Kleiner challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Oct 14 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” V: East Williston to Mineola
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 fifth post of this series, Sammy and Dave exploring the Long Island Motor Parkway from East Williston to Mineola.
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Jul 01 2013
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: 1938 Aerial of East Williston, Mineola & Carle Place
Greg, one of our champion solvers, submitted last Friday's Mystery Foto.
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Feb 09 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #30: Old Country Road Motor Parkway Bridge
The 30th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Old Country Motor Parkway Bridge on the Carle Place/Mineola border connecting to Garden City. This was classified by the Motor Parkway as a "highway" bridge since it went under Old Country
