Tag: Malverne Treasure Chest
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Aug 22 2019
Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge
Over 300 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are still being categorized, repaired and scanned. This July 8, 1908 Motor Parkway survey documented the "proposed entrance to parkway on property of William A. Finger at Junction of Manetto Hill
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Aug 13 2019
Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of “Toll Box” and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
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 April 1914 Motor Parkway survey documented the then Western Terminus at Rocky Hill Road, Queens (Springfield Boulevard).
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Aug 07 2019
Malverne Treasure #4: Survey of the Meadowbrook Lodge in Westbury (January 1938)
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 January 1938 Motor Parkway survey documented the Meadowbrook Lodge, four months before the road and the lodge were closed.
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Feb 16 2019
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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Dec 06 2017
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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Jul 28 2017
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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Jul 25 2017
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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Apr 22 2017
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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Apr 18 2017
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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Apr 15 2017
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.
