Courses
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Nov 30 2011
Archives: Courses and Crowds
Links to related posts on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 1, 2011):
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Nov 16 2011
Preserving the Maine Maid Inn and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Yesterday I was pleased to speak at the Town of Oyster Bay Town Board Meeting supporting the landmark designation for the historic Maine Maid Inn in Jericho. Highlights of the meeting were published in FarmingdalePatch and Newsday: (3 comments)
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Apr 18 2011
Then & Now: The Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow/Westbury
One of the first bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway was captured in a 1939 aerial view in last Sunday's post. Here's a Then & Now of the curved "Meadowbrook Bridge" in East Meadow built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race:
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Apr 12 2011
The Garages of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Shannon McDonald (Author of the book The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form): "Were there any garages associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races?"
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Feb 10 2010
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Pits: An American Innovation
One innovation of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the first use of service racing pits in an American automobile race.
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I believe Mr Vanderbilt is standing directly behind the gentleman with both arms raised. The atlas prints are always informative. …