Tag: East Hills
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Earth Day Weekend was celebrated with the clean-up of the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge
In celebration of 2022 Earth Day Weekend, a group of members of the Roslyn Landmark Society, Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and residents of East Hills and Roslyn cleaned up debris and planted pansies around the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge in East Hills.
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Greg O’s Garage: The Great Wall of East Hills and Long Island Motor Parkway director Clarence Mackay
A recently re-discovered driveway remnant of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill has finally been documented
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Kleiner’s Korner Vote Request: The Ongoing Debate Over the Highest Hill on Long Island
Two Long Island hills have battled to be the highest elevation since the late 1800s. Harbor Hill in Roslyn and Jayne's Hill in West Hills have been documented as the two highest elevations on Long Island but which wins the debate as the highest?
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Greg O’s Garage: A 1906 Nassau County Map
An early, unique map of Nassau County
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The Roslyn Country Home of a 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Spectator- Clarence Mackay
As a friend of William k. Vanderbilt, Jr. and a member of high society, Clarence Mackay had a premium seat to watch the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. With the assistance of master mapper Frank Femenias, the Roslyn (now East Hills) location of Mackay's long demolished Harbor Hill estate is explored…
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North Hempstead History: Newsday “Gatekeepers of History”
Village plans to use a $193,000 donation to help restore historic structure on 600-acre country estate of the late Clarence Mackay.
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Newsday: East Hills to celebrate 85th anniversary with day-long party
Newsday has published an article today on the 85th Anniversary Celebration of the Village of East Hills on Saturday. I will have an exhibit of 38 historic photos of East Hills on display tomorrow at Village Hall.
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Vanderbilt Cup Racers on Glen Cove Road & Old Westbury Road & Special Exhibit “Images of East Hills”
My initial interest in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the discovery that Glen Cove Road near my home in East Hills was part of the courses for both the 1905 and 1906 races. Below are some photos of the Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers on Glen Cove Road and Old Westbury…
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Mystery Fotos #19 Amost Solved : Eight Amazing 1928 Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives
The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to identify these seven Mystery Foto aerials taken by a survey team from Curtiss Company circa 1928. Seven of the eight locations were identified.
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Vanderbilia Postcard Series #3. The Brooklyn Eagle Mineola Fair Post Cards of the 1906 Course
The third in the VanderbiltCupRaces.com postcard series was produced by the Brooklyn Eagle as souvenirs for the 1906 Mineola Fair. The postcards featured photos of the course for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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