Tag: Suffolk County
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Kleiner’s Kolumn:Documentation of the Eight Motor Parkway Bridges in Suffolk County (#53 to #60)
Finishing up the Motor Parkway Bridge Series here are the eight bridges in Suffolk County beginning with the Clody Farmway bridge (#53) and ending with the Deer Park Avenue Bridge (#60).
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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.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway
In 1938, The Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. deeded the roadway to Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties to use as they each saw fit. Recently obtained documents from the Suffolk County Dept. of Public Works (SCDPW) detail the agreement between William K.Vanderbilt, Jr. as President of the Corporation and the…
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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.
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Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Visits a Hidden Parkway Section in Dix Hills
Last Sunday, Carmine and Arlene graciously invited the Long Island Motor Preservation Society to view their 275-foot section of the Motor Parkway in their Dix Hills backyard. Here are highlights, including a video by John McAuliffe.
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Then & Now: A Hidden Section of the Motor Parkway in Western Suffolk
A rarely seen section of the Motor Parkway in western Suffolk County has been rediscovered. Check out the Then & Now:
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Suffolk County Airmap 1930 Aerial Survey #1: Ronkonkoma
In 1928 Suffolk County commissioned an aerial photography company to create a comprehensive record of their roads, terrain and properties. Two years later, the Airmap company photographed the entire county including our favorite historic road; the Long Island Motor Parkway. Courtesy of the Suffolk County Department of Planning, the first…
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Favorite Website: Suffolk Historic Newspapers
In researching an upcoming cable series on the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway, Bob Klement, Local Access Coordinator for Cablevision, found this wonderful website- Suffolk County Historic Newspapers. Since over 1,000 articles on the Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Long Island Motor Parkway…
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A “New” Motor Parkway Map & Suffolk County Historical Sites
Steven W. comments: "Do you have a road map of the full route of the Motor Parkway with surrounding residential streets? This would be highly appreciated, as I would love to see it and bike through the trails of the demolished part in Nassau County".
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Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Suffolk County
Links to posts on the Long Island Motor Parkway in Suffolk County (Updated: February 1, 2012):
https://halfpuddinghalfsauce.blogspot.com/2012/07/south-gate-lodge-at-deepdale.html