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Tag: Meadow Brook Lodge

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  Dec 17 2012

  Location of Mystery Motor Parkway Aerial Revealed

  The location for last week's mystery aerial is the Hempstead Plains looking north in East Meadow, now Eisenhower Park.

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  Dec 26 2011

  Spectacular Aerials of Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway (1924-1938)

  There is nothing like a good vintage aerial to document roads, buildings and bridges. These are several of my favorite aerials taken over Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway from 1924 to 1938:

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  Sep 10 2011

  From the Cradle of Aviation Museum Collection- Amazing 1937 Aerials of Roosevelt Raceway

  In April 2010, the Cradle of Aviation Museum received a gift of the photographic archives of a man long-associated with Long Island aviation. Among the hundreds of photos in the collection was one box of 265 negatives and glass plates related to Long Island automobile racing. The images were taken…

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  Jul 30 2011

  Then and Now: The Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury

  Syd and Ellen (members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society): "Howard, can you please post photos of the Meadow Brook Lodge and help us determine where it was once located?"

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  Dec 18 2009

  16 Photos of Motor Parkway Lodges, Gates, Kiosks and Entrances/Exits

  As a follow-up to my 10/10/08 toll lodge post, here are photos of 14 of the 20 toll collection structures and 2 entrances/exits of the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: December 21, 2009):

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  Mar 28 2009

  Entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge from Merrick Avenue

  One of my favorite photos in the book The Long Island Motor Parkway is this 1910 image of the entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge.

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  Oct 08 2008

  The 20 Toll Collection Structures of the Long Island Motor Parkway-Updated April 5, 2011

  One of the myths of the Long Island Motor Parkway’s history was that there were 12 lodges designed by prominent architect John Russell Pope and built to collect tolls and provide housing for the toll-takers and their families. The answer to the question of the number of toll lodges on…





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