Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Mineola

May 13 2013
Mystery Friday Photo Solved #15: William K. Vanderbilt Jr. on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

The Mystery Friday Foto has been solved: It was Willie K driving his 1903 Mercedes at Krug's Corner in Mineola during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Feb 20 2013
The 1946 VMCCA Jubliee Anniversary at the Mineola Fairgrounds

In June 1946, the Veteran Motor Car Club of America sponsored its 50th Anniversary Jubilee featuring a parade of 75 vintage cars and nine races at the Mineola Fairgrounds on Long Island.
Feb 09 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #30: Old Country Road Motor Parkway Bridge

The 30th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Old Country Motor Parkway Bridge on the Carle Place/Mineola border connecting to Garden City. This was classified by the Motor Parkway as a "highway" bridge since it went under Old Country…
Jan 28 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #7 Mineola Lodge

Going west to east, the sixth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Jericho Turnpike Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
Jan 19 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #29 Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge

The 29th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Long Island Railroad Bridge in Mineola.
Jan 16 2013
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #6 Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola

Going west to east, the sixth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Jericho Turnpike Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
Jan 08 2013
Mechanician Joe Marx in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Jack T: "I was going through some of my Dad's (age 87) pictures and found two photos of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. It appears my great-grandfather, Joe Marx, was a mechanic for the #7 car driven by William Luttgen. "
Jan 03 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Parkway Bridge in Mineola/Carle Place

The 28th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the parkway bridge over Westbury Avenue on the bordering of Mineola and Carle Place.
Dec 19 2012
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #27 Jericho Turnpike “Highway” Bridge in Mineola

The 27th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the highway bridge under Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.
Sep 04 2012
Then & Now in North Hempstead: The Historic Long Island Motor Parkway

In celebration of the first road built exclusively for the automobile, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I will present tonight a then and now review of the North Hempstead section of the historic Long Island Motor Parkway.