Memory Lane

My thanks to the editors for creating a great newsletter, I look forward to reading it each month. This is a little before our time, but interesting Hicksville history...

Regards, Ann Grunewald , '59


1909 AMERICA'S PREMIER AUTOMOBILE RACE (Vanderbilt Cup), RUN ON THE LONG ISLAND COURSE.

  • A view of the course during the race, showing a stretch of road between Westbury and Hicksville
  • H.H. Harding, in the Apperson (Jack Rabbit), passing W. Brown, who had lost a rear wheel at the Westbury turn
  • Race 3Harry F. Grant in the winning ALCO machine, taking the turn at Hicksville. His average speed for the race was 62.9 miles an hour. Some of the attendees were Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Reginald Vanderbilt, Richarg McGrann, Harry Payne Whitney and August Belmont.

  • 199th Street and 64th Avenue
  • Race 6Part of the repaved section somewhere in Queens
  • Race 7More paved road
  • Race 8Old Court House Road Overpass Manhasset Hills
  • Race 10Toll House Seventh St in Garden City
    Now home of Chamber of Commerce
  • Race 9New Hyde Park Roadbed
  • Race 11The Grandstand Stretch, Levittown courtesy of Vince Fitzgerald
  • Race 12The prize...
    plus there was some money involved
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