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May 17 2013
Newsday’s Field of Wheels on Saturday & Upcoming Long Island Automotive Events(Updated: May 17,2013)
The rescheduled Newsday "Field of Wheels" Car Show will be held on Saturday, May 18th. Details and flyers on upcoming Long Island automotive events through May 2013 are provided below.
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May 16 2013
Mystery Foto Friday #16: What Year Was This Photo Taken?
It's Mystery Foto Friday time again. Only one simple question: What year was this photo taken?
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May 15 2013
2013 Long Island Cruises
Cruise season begins in May! Please recommend or revise any other Long Island cruises in the Comments section. (9 comments)
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May 14 2013
Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold on eBay for $2,300
The small Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups is one of the most collectible of Vanderbilia. A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup was sold on EBay last week for $2,300.
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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. (9 comments)
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May 11 2013
A Mother’s Day Tribute: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
In celebration of Mother's Day, this is a photo tribute to William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s mother Alva Vanderbilt Belmont.
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May 08 2013
Inspiration for the Mansions of “The Great Gatsby” & The Hempstead House Screening Gala
Literary scholars believe two inspirations for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby may have been William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s mother's Beacon Towers and John Scott Browning, Sr.'s Land's End, both located in Sands Point. (5 comments)
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May 07 2013
VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Record Viewership, Highlights and Blog Archives for April 2013
Highlights and a summary of posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during April 2013.
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May 07 2013
Mystery Friday Foto Solved #14: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
This 1949 aerial is looking north towards East Meadow (my childhood hometown) and Westbury. (6 comments)
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May 04 2013
School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success
Last month, I was contacted by four Great Neck South Middle School students requesting a film interview on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (6 comments)
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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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