Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Massapequa Lodge

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  Mar 23 2013

  Then & Now: Massapequa Road During the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The intersection of Massapequa-Hicksville Road and the Long Island Motor Parkway was a favorite location for watching for watching the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

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  Jul 19 2012

  The Three Benz in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  A total of three and possibly four Benz participated in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race driven by George Robertson, Eddie Hearne, Franz Heim and David Bruce-Brown.

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  Oct 22 2011

  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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  Aug 02 2010

  Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Toll Lodges

  Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: October 31, 2011):

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  Dec 18 2009

  16 Photos of Motor Parkway Lodges, Gates, Kiosks and Entrances/Exits

  As a follow-up to my 10/10/08 toll lodge post, here are photos of 14 of the 20 toll collection structures and 2 entrances/exits of the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: December 21, 2009):

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  Jun 30 2009

  Then & Now: The Massapequa Lodge

  Continuing our "Then and Now" series, this photo captured Old 16, the eventual winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, climbing the Long Island Motor Prarkway bridge over Massapequa-Hicksville Road. To the right is the Massapqua Lodge, one of the three John Russell Pope-designed toll lodges opened…

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  Apr 14 2009

  Historic Motor Parkway Sites in Bethpage

  Kevin, you grew up in a section of Bethpage with many significant Motor Parkway sites.

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  Oct 08 2008

  The 20 Toll Collection Structures of the Long Island Motor Parkway-Updated April 5, 2011

  One of the myths of the Long Island Motor Parkway’s history was that there were 12 lodges designed by prominent architect John Russell Pope and built to collect tolls and provide housing for the toll-takers and their families. The answer to the question of the number of toll lodges on…





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