Tag: Petit Trianon


  • Dec 14 2012

    The 1914 Menu from Petit Trianon on the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, L.I.

    When the Long Island Motor Parkway route was completed to Lake Ronkonkoma in 1911, officials decided to build a first-class dining facility and half-way stop for travelers. The 1914 menu provided a wide selection of food as expected by the high-clientele of the inn.

  • Sep 27 2012

    John Russell Pope’s Last Motor Parkway Commission in Garden City

    William K. Vanderbilt Jr's favorite architect for the Motor Parkway was John Russell Pope, who designed the first six toll lodges and the Petit Trianon Inn. Pope's last Motor Parkway commission was to design a Garden City office building in 1912 to be built adjacent to the Garden City Lodge.

  • Jul 07 2012

    Then & Now: William K. Vanderbilt Jr’s Deepdale Gate Lodge in Lake Success

    In 1906, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. commissioned architect John Russell Pope to design a gate lodge for his Deepdale Estate located in Lake Success, New York. Fortunately, the gate lodge is still standing and provides the opportunity for this "Then & Now".

  • Feb 10 2012

    Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon

    When the Petit Trianon Inn was built in 1911 at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. also commissioned an annex building for the staff. This is the Annex: Then & Now.

  • Nov 10 2010

    From the Ron Ridolph Collection: The Annex to the Petit Trianon Inn

    Harry: "Do you have any photos of the Annex to the Petit Trianon? My grandparents owned the building when it was the Park Lake Rest Home"

  • Jan 21 2010

    Then &  Now: Petit Trianon

    As described yesterday, in 1911 the Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. built the Petit Trianon Inn as an attraction to the eastern terminus in Lake Ronkonkoma. Today, the Petit Trianon receives the "Then and Now" treatment with images from 1911 to 2008.

  • Jan 20 2010

    The Motor Parkway’s Petit Trianon at Lake Ronkonkoma

    When the Long Island Motor Parkway route was completed to Lake Ronkonkoma in 1911, officials decided to build a first-class dining facility and half-way stop for travelers.William K. Vanderbilt Jr. once again commissioned architect John Russell Pope to design the Parkway Inn later renamed Petit Trianon.These two rare photos…



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