Tag: Stymus Farm
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Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved; The Central Ave Bridge Being Built
Did you identify the Central Ave. Bridge being built?
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Updated: Clinton Robertson Photo Album: Central Park Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage
In the second of the new series of photos from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's recently discovered construction album, the construction of the largest Motor Parkway bridge located In Central Park (Bethpage) is featured.
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Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Building the Long Island Motor Parkway Through the Stymus Farm in Bethpage
This Mystery Foto is one of my favorite images of the construction of the Motor Parkway.
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Mystery Foto #94 Solved: The Stymus Farmway Underpass of the Motor Parkway’s Longest Bridge
Al Velocci and Hector Gavilla challenged you to solve these mysteries associated with the Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage).
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
The 47th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #46: Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Bethpage
The 46th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage).
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From the Noel Gish Collection: Postcards of the Vanderbilt Cup Races & Long Island Motor Parkway
Noel Gish has a collection of Long Island postcards which he used to help teach Long Island history to his classes at Hauppauge High School. Noel, now President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded some of his favorite Vanderbilt Cup Races and Long…
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The Bethpage Challenge Part IV: A Few More Gems From Deadman’s Curve
Over the last three days, the location of the second Bethpage Deadman's Curve was documented as being north of Central Avenue on the Stymus property. A closer look at the photos and documents reveals a few more new and old gems:
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The Bethpage Challenge Part III: The Second Deadman’s Curve
After exploring aerials, maps, surveys and construction photos of the Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge over the last two days, Part III of "The Bethpage Challenge" will provide evidence of the location of the "Dead Man's Curve" shown in this postcard.
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The Bethpage Challenge Part II: Building the Central Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Part II of "The Bethpage Challenge: Documenting the Second Deadman's Curve" features photos of the construction of the Central Avenue/LIRR Bridge located in Bethpage (then Central Park). Because this bridge was the largest on the Motor Parkway and was used for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, it was well-documented…
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…