Maps
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Feb 04 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Part 2- Mapping the Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field & Mitchel Gardens
This post continues with my examination of Mitchel Field documents provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works and pertains to post-WWII development of the area. (16 comments)
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Jan 21 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The 1941 Suffolk County Map of The Motor Parkway
As a follow-up to my Jan. 11 post pertaining to the acquisition of the Motor Parkway by the County of Suffolk, I'm pleased to present the map prepared in 1941 detailing the 77 parcels included in the transaction. (1 comments)
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Dec 14 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part III)
Part III of the map series provides a further look at the Motor Parkway as depicted on various types of maps. (14 comments)
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Dec 05 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)
Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring. (19 comments)
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Nov 26 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part I)
As a follow up to the November 20, 2019 post showing the Motor Parkway on a 1927 map, here a number of other maps I've collected and/or saved from various newspapers including the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Life and The New York Times. (17 comments)
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Oct 20 2018
Femenias Findings: A New Interactive Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Inspired by Wayne Consolla's online Motor Parkway map, our master mapper Frank Femenias has created a new interactive online map of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (9 comments)
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Jul 14 2018
Favorite Website: NYCityMap - New York City’s Online Map and Aerial Portal
Tom Padilla has forwarded a link to NYCityMap, which provides a wealth of information on all properties within New York City. The amazing map type feature on the website offers New York City and the Long Island Motor Parkway aerials from 1924 to 2012. (0 comments)
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Aug 21 2017
Mystery Foto #33 Solved: The World’s Largest Map of Long Island Located at Mepham High School
Last weekend's Mystery Foto was one of my all-time favorites- an 16-foot x 80-foot 1937 map. (19 comments)
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Jun 24 2017
The Proposed 1916 National Military Highway on Long Island
Established by Charles Henry Davis in 1912, the leading advocate for the development of national highways and "good roads everywhere" was the National Highways Association. With war raging in Europe, in 1916 the National Highway Association of Long Island proposed this 90-mile national military highway from Jamaica, Queens to Montauk. (1 comments)
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May 30 2017
The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed
Reflecting the impact of the Depression and the ever expanding Northern and Southern State Parkways, the Motor Parkway officially closed on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938. However, Mitch Kahn found this cover article in the July 2, 1938 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle indicating the Nassau County section of… (5 comments)
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