Motor Parkway Preservation
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May 04 2012
LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development
The LevittownPatch reported on the potential housing development on the location of the grandstand and press box for the 1908 to 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (9 comments)
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Jul 12 2011
Garden City Life: “Village Drives Effort to Preserve Long Island Motor Parkway”
This article by Melissa Argueta appeared in the July 1, 2011 issue of Garden City Life. Photo Credit: The Long Island Motor Parkway as seen in 1908 from the Carman Avenue Bridge in East Meadow. Photo courtesy of Garden City Archives. Photo from the Howard Kroplick Collection.
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Jun 30 2011
Archives: Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge
Links to related posts on the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge (Updated: December 31, 2011):
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Jun 25 2011
Village of Garden City to Study Preservation of a Section of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Thanks to the efforts of Garden City resident and Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society member Cyril Smith, the Village of Garden City has taken action to study the preservation of a section of the Motor Parkway near Clinton Road. Reports from Garden City Life and Garden City Patch:
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Jun 13 2011
The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
Over the last five years, there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to photograph the reportedly last intact Motor Parkway Bridge located in the Melville Sand Pits. Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation member Chris Giffuni sadly reports that this bridge was in destroyed sometime during the last ten years.
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Jun 08 2011
Nassau County Website: “Vision Plan for Motor Parkway Trail”
Nassau County Department of Public Works has launched a website detailing the vision plan for the Motor Parkway Trail:
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Jun 03 2011
County Executive Edward Mangano Announces Historic Preservation Effort- The Motor Parkway Trail
County Executive Edward Mangano announced on Friday the master plan to establish the Motor Parkway Trail. Among the participants were the Alco Black Beast and 12 vintage cars from the Ford Model A Club. Highlights from the media are as follows:
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May 18 2011
Second Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society
Despite the never-ending rainstorm, a total of 22 people last night attended the second meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society at the Bonwit Inn in Commack. Among the topics discussed were:
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Sep 23 2010
The Motor Parkway in Garden City: The Russell Road Backyards
Less than one mile of the 44-mile Long Island Motor Parkway was located in the Village of Garden City. However, within this small area were many fascinating sites; a Motor Parkway tunnel, one unfinished bridge, the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge, the Motor Parkway Office and the Garden City Lodge.
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May 18 2010
Then & Now: Potential Nassau Historical Markers on the Motor Parkway Trail
Nassau County is currently developing a master plan for a continuous multi-use Motor Parkway Trail. Part of the plan calls for the placement of markers "at the location of historical remnants and will serve as a way to educate the public on the history of the corridor as… (2 comments)
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