Then & Now: The Santa Monica Course for the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Both the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on the beautiful Santa Monica, California road course bordering on the Pacific Ocean. Check out the changes over the last 98 years.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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Hi Howard,
About the pictures:
- This one http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/images/blog/1_HU012961.jpg show the crash of the Mercer (#4) of Eddie Pullen.
- And this one http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/images/blog/Scanned_Photo-126_edited.jpg is not from Santa Monica. It’s Milwaukee in 1912: #27 Stutz-Wisconsin of Anderson - #22 Mercedes “Grey Ghost” of DePalma ( http://www.etoilespassion.com/histoires/mercedes-grey-ghost.html ) - #26 Mercedes of Wishart.
Hi Jean-Yves:
Great catch…again. Post has been revised. Thanks!
Hi Howard,
I was wondering if these pictures are public domain? I would like to use some pictures for my high school’s marching band field show, based on the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup, and Chaplin’s “Mabel at the Wheel”.
Would your society be interested in helping sponsor our show? It can’t hurt to ask, and it would give our program a lot more gravitas if it was being supported by your organization! 😊
Best,
Kevin McKeown
Director of Bands, Santa Monica High School
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From Howard Kroplick:
I will check the source of the photos and get back to you. There really is no society for the Vanderbilt Cup Races….but you don’t get anything unless you ask.