Tag: Roslyn
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Sep 04 2019
A Motor Parkway Director’s Second Horse Statue Returns to Roslyn High School
A second historic horse statue built for Clarence Mackay, an original director of the Motor Parkway and friend of Willie K., has been restored and being installed at Roslyn High School.
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Aug 05 2019
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Then & Now: A Roslyn Curve on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
I threw a curve at you for this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Apr 29 2019
Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn in the Early 1960s
Ian Zwerdling challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mar 20 2019
Hemmings Classic Car: Roslyn Motors Long Island’s exclusive dealer of coachbuilt 1920s Lincoln
Walt Gosden's 2018 Mystery Foto #7 challenge has inspired his feature article in the May 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car.
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Mar 12 2019
Mystery Foto #10 Solved: A Mack AC Truck on Bryant Avenue in Roslyn (Circa 1917-1918)
I challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jan 04 2019
Roslyn Grist Mill Mystery Automobiles
After 42 years of delays, the long-awaited restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill was begun on November 30, 2018. The Roslyn Landmark Society is looking for your assistance in estimating the year of these two Roslyn Grist Mill photos.
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Dec 03 2018
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: An Aerial of the Historic Village of Roslyn (Circa 1975-1977)
In celebration of the beginning of the restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill, the Roslyn Landmark Society has launched a daily photo series on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. The Society needs your assistance in dating this aerial of Tower Place in Roslyn (Photo #16 in the series).
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Jul 09 2018
Update#2:Mystery Foto #27 Solved : A 1935 Hudson Special Eight in Front of the Roslyn Mill Tea House
The town historian of North Hempstead (me) challenged you to identify the automobile in this vintage ad.
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Feb 19 2018
Updated 2/21/18: Mystery Foto #7 Solved: The Roslyn Motors Lincoln Dealership in 1926
Automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you to solve this very challenging Mystery Foto.
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Feb 03 2018
Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck’s Illustrated Wagner Envelopes
The great racing artist Peter Helck was a close friend of Louis Wagner, the winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, for 13 years from 1947 to 1960. This friendship was marked by a multitude of correspondence between Montlhery, France and Millerton, New York, including artwork from Helck and photos from Wagner.
