Then and Now
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Jan 16 2019
Updated: Then & Now: Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
Frank Femenias observes that a 1909 photo on the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge by surveyor Clinton Robertson was taken at the exact location of a 1983 photo by Ron Ridolph. (17 comments)
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Jan 12 2019
Then & Now: The First Long Island Offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc.
According to my favorite co-author Al Velocci, the first Long Island offices for the Motor Parkway was the Denton Building on the northwest corner of Old Country Road and Mineola Boulevard in Mineola. (7 comments)
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Jan 07 2019
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Locust Grove Section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
I challenged you to solve the first Mystery Foto of 2019. (14 comments)
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Jan 03 2018
Updated 1/7/17: Then & Now: The Very Elusive Clody Farmway Bridge in Melville
The sole remaining standing Motor Parkway bridge in Suffolk County is the elusive Clody Farmway Bridge in Melville. (20 comments)
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Dec 16 2017
Favorite Website: MyNassauProperty.com- 1926 and 1950 Aerials of Nassau County
The MyNassauProperty.com is a valuable resource on every residence in Nassau County. Last October, Brian McCarthy discovered that 1926 and 1950 aerials are embedded into the website. (3 comments)
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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. (6 comments)
