There was also an assortment of maps, including the pièce de résistance, a detailed 11-foot-long map of Long Island from 1908, the year the parkway was open. It was, Kroplick said, “a treasure ...

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Vanderbilt Parkway, also known as the Long Island Motor Parkway, ... Read on to learn about the evolution of this historic road. 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Photo via Library of Congress.

Bicyclists and hikers eager to tour a stretch of the turn-of-the-century Long Island Motor Parkway will gain an important link in Nassau County, thanks to $1.8 million in federal funding.

The Vanderbilt's old Motor Parkway will be preserved as a new paved trail for hikers and bikes. William K. Vanderbilt built Long Island's Motor Parkway in 1908 -- the first motor parkway of its kind ...

In 1906, when automobiling was a sport requiring goggles and a linen duster, William Kissam Vanderbilt II and some rich cronies who wanted to motor to their Long Island homes at 40 m.p.h. without ...

In 1906, the rich and famous flocked to the Long Island Gold Coast, including a man obsessed with a new invention at the time, the automobile. William K. Vanderbilt the Second decided to launch ...