Vanderbilt Motor Parkway collection, 1906-1981.

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Vanderbilt Motor Parkway collection, 1906-1981.

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Clippings, journals, and newspapers, 1966-1981; instructions for parkway users, 1930; photocopies of photographs, 1910-1972; correspondence, 1972; Vanderbilt Motor Parkway scrapbook for 1972 exhibit and lecture series contains photocopies of photographs, advertisements, road maps, awards, and clippings, 1906-1972; and public relations award for Vanderbilt Motor Parkway programs, 1972.

.3 cubic ft. (1 scrapbook, 2 file folders)

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Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Dix Hills, N.Y.)

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The Vanderbilt Parkway was financed by William Kissam Vanderbilt, millionaire car enthusiast, in the beginning of the 20th century. The first limited access toll road which opened in 1908, it was the precursor of all the parkways and expressways on Long Island. From the description of Vanderbilt Motor Parkway collection, 1906-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532489 ...