Tag: Dix Hills
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Nov 20 2018
Updated: Femenias Findings- Exploring the Rustic Bagatelle Section of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Frank Femenias and Brian McCarthy recently explored the "rustic" Bagatelle section of the Motor Parkway Wheatley Heights and Dix Hills (Half Hollow Hills) . This area is rarely visited due to heavy brush and an abundance of poison ivy.
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Apr 18 2018
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VIII: Wheatley Heights & Dix Hills (Half Hollows Hills)
In the eighth post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his then 11-year old son Sammy explored the Motor Parkway around the location of Conklin Road (Wheatley Heights) and Bagatelle Road (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills).
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Dec 13 2016
The Second 2016 Kleiner Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway
On November 27, 2016, Art Kleiner, of Kleiner's Korner fame, led his second tour of the Motor Parkway with his friends. This time the tour focused on western Nassau County and eastern Suffolk County. A great time was had by all!
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Jan 13 2016
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #60: Deer Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge (Dix Hills)
The 60th and final bridge documented in the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge series is the "parkway bridge" over Deer Park Road (now Deer Park Avenue) in Commack.
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May 25 2015
Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Motor Parkway at Deer Park Avenue, Dix Hills in 1928
Yikes, was it Friday already? Time for another Mystery Friday Foto!
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Jul 22 2014
Historical Markers for the Long Island Motor Parkway & the Vanderbilt Cup Races (Updated: 11/15/17)
Over the last 50 years, organizations have honored the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races with historical markers. Currently, there are 13 markers still standing on Long Island in 17 different locations.
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May 27 2014
Was the “Bagatelle” Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?
Leroy Douglas: "I wish you would show photos of the Vanderbilt estate in Wheatley Heights, now known as Madonna Heights School for Girls."
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Mar 26 2013
Special Upcoming Presentation: “Exploring, Biking and Hiking Along the Historic Motor Parkway”
I hope you will be able to join me for a presentation next Tuesday (April 2, 2013) at a meeting of the Long Island Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club.
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Aug 23 2012
CSI Report: Anatomy of a Rare Motor Parkway Dix Hills Photo
This photo is a rare, previously unpublished, undated image of the Motor Parkway in Suffolk County. The CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) team has documented this photo with an estimated 95% certainty and issued this report.
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Apr 14 2012
Newsday: “Motor Parkway:The road to yesterday”
Report John Hanc has documented the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society's visit to the Dix Hills section of the Motor Parkway:
