Tag: Ladenburg Estate
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Jan 24 2018
Mitchel Field Aerials Part I: 1923-1928
Hoping to find new views of the Motor Parkway, in 2003 I began collecting military aerials of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field. In the first of a new series, below are the best aerials of Mitchel Field from 1923 to 1928.
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Sep 11 2017
Mystery Foto #36 Solved: On the Long Island Motor Parkway Right-Of-Way in East Meadow
Frank Femenias challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto of a former section of the Motor Parkway.
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Nov 11 2016
Images of America Book: East Meadow by Scott Ackers
Scott Eckers, author of Images of America: East Meadow, will have a book-signing on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front Street. I am pleased to have contributed nine images to Scott's outstanding book on my childhood village.
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Apr 05 2016
The 1944 Proposal for “A Nassau County Park at Salisbury” in East Meadow
Gary Hammond has forwarded a copy of a rare historic document "A Nassau County Park at Salisbury" proposed by Nassau County Executive J. Russel Sprague in 1944. The aerial and map in the document provide insight into the Motor Parkway and East Meadow.
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Feb 29 2016
Mystery Foto #9 Solved: Northern State Parkway and Wantagh State Parkway Under Construction
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured two Long Island parkways under construction and Roosevelt Raceway.
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Jan 25 2016
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A 1942 Composite Aerial of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field-Updated 1/26/16
As requested by popular demand, here was the first Mystery Aerial of 2016.
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Aug 25 2015
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The Long Island Motor Parkway in East Meadow Looking East From Merrick Ave.
Frank Femenias challenged you again with this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Aug 07 2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #35: The “Meadowbrook” Bridge in East Meadow
The 35th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the "Meadowbrook" parkway bridge over Newbridge Avenue (Bellmore Road) in East Meadow.
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Apr 18 2011
Then & Now: The “Meadowbrook” Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow
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:
