Then and Now
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Mar 13 2017
Mystery Snowy Foto #10 Solved: The Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success Circa 1940 Update:3/14/17
Reflecting Friday's snow and tomorrow's Long Island blizzard forecast, here was a snowy Mystery Foto of a Motor Parkway lodge. (12 comments)
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Oct 29 2016
Update: The Continuing Amazing Restoration of the Historic Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge
Over 35 people participated in the amazing clean-up and restoration of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge, which was designated a Town of North Hempstead landmark in June 2015. (5 comments)
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Feb 07 2016
Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #2 1955 Mitchel Field and Salisbury Park Updated: 2/13
The second exclusive aerial from the Cradle of Aviation Museum collection documents Mitchel Field Air Force Base and Salisbury Park in East Meadow on January 28, 1955. Discover the hidden treasures revealed in the closeups. (2 comments)
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Dec 12 2015
Updated: Walter McCarthy Collection: Then & Now- The Long Island Automotive Museum
Eric Shaffer and Dan Kretzer recently visited the site of the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton and documented its current condition. I have combined their "Now" photos with "Then" photos from the Walter McCarthy Collection. (21 comments)
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Oct 06 2015
Chrysler’s Chrysler Then & Now: Pre-& Post-Restoration
Chrysler's Chrysler was restored from January 2013 to August 2014 by Automotive Restorations, Inc of Lebanon, New Jersey. This restoration has been documented with this "Then & Now" comparison. (5 comments)
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Feb 17 2015
For the First Time in 34 Years: Photos of the Clody Farmway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits
The most elusive Motor Parkway remnant has been the Clody Farmway Bridge located in the Melville Sand Pits...until today. (2 comments)
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Jan 05 2015
Mystery Foto 2015 #1: Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway in July 1937 (Updated with a Then & Now)
The first Mystery Foto of 2015 has never been published before or posted on the Internet. (24 comments)
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Nov 04 2014
Motor Parkway Trails #3: Bethpage Along the Central Railroad Right-Of Way
The third of the Motor Parkway Trail series for "exploring, biking and hiking" documents a 1.06 mile section of the road in Bethpage which parallels the right-of-way for the Central Railroad. (1 comments)
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Oct 25 2014
Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone
In my quest to discover Motor Parkway images over the last 11 years, I have uncovered many great aerials of nearby Mitchel Field Air Force Base taken from 1924 to the the present. (5 comments)
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Oct 21 2014
Mystery Foto #90 Solved (Updated 10/21/14): The 1902 ACA New York to Boston Reliability Run
At the dawn of the birth of the automobile, long distance reliability runs were held by automobile clubs to evaluate the comparative endurance of automobiles by manufacturer and engine type; gas, steam and electric. (6 comments)
