Tag: Round Swamp Road
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May 10 2017
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” III: Bethpage State Park to Round Swamp Road, Bethpage
In the third of the series, Sammy and Dave documented their excellent Motor Parkway hike from Bethpage State Park to Round Swamp Road in Bethpage.
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Dec 19 2016
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: A Rare Vintage Color Photo of the Bethpage Lodge Circa 1962/1963
Gary Hammond challenged you to identify this toll collection structure for the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Jun 13 2016
Mystery Foto #24 Solved: A Rare View of the Massapequa Lodge on the Motor Parkway
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a first-ever published view of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Mar 09 2016
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” X: Battle Row Campground
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 tenth post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration after leaving Bethpage State Park, crossed Round Swamp Road and on to the Battle Row
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Sep 17 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #50: The Round Swamp Road Bridge in Old Bethpage
The 50th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Round Swamp Road Bridge in Old Bethpage. This "parkway" bridge was located just east of the Bethpage Lodge.
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Jul 07 2014
Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage
In celebration of Independence Day, this week's Mystery Foto was a classic aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Apr 27 2011
Then & Now: Central Park (Bethpage)
It was a great turnout last night at the Bethpage Public Library. A total of 73 people attended the presentation "The Motor Parkway, Vanderbilt Cup Races and Central Park" hosted by the library and the Central Park Historical Association. Here are five "Then & Now" images from the presentation.
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May 18 2010
Then & Now: Potential Nassau Historical Markers on the Motor Parkway Trail
Nassau County is currently developing a master plan for a continuous multi-use Motor Parkway Trail. Part of the plan calls for the placement of markers "at the location of historical remnants and will serve as a way to educate the public on the history of the corridor as the original
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Dec 04 2009
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rare View of a Vanderbilt Cup Race in Bethpage
As a follow-up to our recent discussion of the public roads of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, I recently acquired a copy of this rare photo of a Vanderbilt Cup Race...which came with no captions or notes. I have seen thousands of photos of my favorite races, but never from
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Nov 22 2009
The Public Roads of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
J, you are correct, the 1908 course ended at the then western terminus of the Motor Parkway near the Bethpage Lodge at Round Swamp Road. The drivers made a left turn and went about 200 feet on Round Swamp Road before turning on to Manetto Hill Road (now called Old Bethpage Road).
