Tag: Western Terminus
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Murder on the Motor Parkway!
On August 5, 1933, a body was found near the western terminus of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows.
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Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A 1950’s aerial view of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows
Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery aerial.
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1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens
From 1958 to 1967, an unidentified couple documented their tour of the Motor Parkway with over 70 photos taken from the Western Terminus in Queens to the Eastern Terminus (Lake Ronkonkoma). In the first of a new series, these ten photos feature our favorite parkway in Queens taken around 1958.
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The Motor Parkway Billboard on Horace Harding Boulevard in 1934
Following up on the great detective work from David Stephan, Al Velocci and Art Kleiner, the Motor Parkway billboard on the north side of Horace Harding Boulevard as seen in 1934 is presented here.
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Updated: Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Historic 1938 Ground-Level View of the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows
Did you solve this weekend's historic Mystery Foto?
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Then & Now- The Western Terminus to the 73rd Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Dee and Greg Oreiro last April decided to duplicate the 1970 Queens walking tour of J.J. Conroy as posted on Sam Berliner's Motor Parkway site. Fifty years after Conroy's tour, Dee and Greg explored the the Western Terminus.
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Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap C: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens
This is the first of a new series documenting the newly renamed 1910 Motor Parkway Survey "Bookmap". It highlights the first page of the 22-page canvas document: Map C showing the Western Terminus from Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard) to Queens Road (Hollis Hills Terrace).
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Mystery Friday #14 Solved:The Motor Parkway Sign at the Western Terminus at Fresh Meadows
This weekend's Mystery Foto was likely the largest sign on our favorite parkway.
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Femenias Findings: A New Interactive Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Inspired by Wayne Consolla's online Motor Parkway map, our master mapper Frank Femenias has created a new interactive online map of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Favorite Website: NYCityMap - New York City’s Online Map and Aerial Portal
Tom Padilla has forwarded a link to NYCityMap, which provides a wealth of information on all properties within New York City. The amazing map type feature on the website offers New York City and the Long Island Motor Parkway aerials from 1924 to 2012.
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