Tag: Al Velocci
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Updated: My Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate Collection (3/15/2024)
Among the most sought-after pieces of Vanderbilia are the porcelain Motor Parkway license plates. From 1912 to 1937, an estimated 7,400 Long Island Motor Parkway license plates were manufactured including 6,700 regular plates and 700 golf club plates.
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A 1908 Aeromap of Lake Ronkonkoma, the Motor Parkway Inn and an Automobile Parkway under construction
At the October 2023 meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, Al Velocci presented a 1908 "aeromap" of Lake Ronkonkoma. Here are up-close scans of Al's unique map.
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Mystery Friday Foto #33: Solved; The Northern State Parkway Under Construction in 1932
Al Velocci challenged you with this weekend's mystery aerial.
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The 1930’s decline of the Motor Parkway
The early 1930's were the beginning of the end for the Motor Parkway.
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Kleiner’s Korner: The Velocci Papers Part 2 - The 1929 Proposal to Retrofit the Motor Parkway
Part 2 of the Velocci Papers details the plan proposed by a group of Long Islanders to reuse the Motor Parkway instead of building the Northern State Parkway.
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Kleiner’s Korner: The Velocci Papers Part 1 - The Motor Parkway “National Advertising Mart”
Thanks to Al Velocci various documents pertaining to the Motor Parkway have become public. I term these the "Velocci Papers" with the first installment named "The National Advertising Mart".
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A large collection of Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates rediscovered
A collection of seven Motor Parkway license plates was recently rediscovered last month on Long Island. This is believed to be one of the largest number of Motor Parkway license plates found in one collection in over 50 years.
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Mystery Friday Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Mitchell at the “Proposed Entrance to the Motor Parkway at Hicksville”
My favorite co-author Al Velocci needed your help to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: An amazing 1951 aerial over Roosevelt Field and Mitchel Field
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this holiday Mystery Foto.
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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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