Tag: Malverne Treasure Chest
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Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album: The Surveyors of the Long Island Motor Parkway
In the ninth of the photo series from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's newly discovered Motor Parkway construction album, photos of Clinton Robertson and his fellow surveyors are featured.
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Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road
Over 200 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are being categorized, repaired and scanned. This 1924 Motor Parkway survey documented the Rocky Hill Road Bridge, the two entrances and the Rocky Hill Lodge.
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Malverne Treasure #2: A Proposed Footbridge and Subway in Albertson/Williston Park
Another gem from the Malverne Treasure Chest discovered by Roy Knoernschild documented plans for a crossing over or under the Motor Parkway due to the construction of the Park Avenue School in Williston Park.
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Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
Over 150 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement are being categorized, repaired and scanned. During this process, another gem was discovered-a signed 1911 letter from William K. Vanderbilt Jr. sent to an assistant engineer for the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Treasure Chest of Surveys and Maps Draws Large Crowd to the Parkway Preservation Society Meeting
Almost 100 people came out to view the recently discovered surveys and maps and a wonderful presentation of "Hidden History of Long Island" by author Richard Panchyk at the April 20th meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society.
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LI Herald Cover Article: Historic Long Island Maps Found in Malverne Basement
Reporter Rossana Weitekamp has written a cover article for the LI Herald on the recently discovered Motor Parkway surveys and maps. Some of these "treasures" will be displayed at Thursday's Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society beginning at 7:00 PM at the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York.
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Newsday LI Life Cover Article: “Treasure box’ sheds light on history of Motor Parkway
Reporter John Hanc has written a special cover article for this Sunday's LI Life section of Newsday.
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Survey/Mapping Expert Examines the Recently Discovered Motor Parkway Treasure
Dan Jedlicka, Vice-President, Director of Survey and Mapping for L.K. McLean Associates, visited the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage today to examine the Motor Parkway surveys and maps recently discovered in Malverne by contractor Roy Knoernschild.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Motor Parkway Treasure Chest Found in Malverne
A treasure chest of over 100 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints and drawings has been discovered in the basement of a commercial building in Malverne, Long Island. The chest belonged to engineer Arthur Archibald who surveyed the Motor Parkway from 1906 to 1938.