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October 03, 2004

Vanderbilt's privately built road, the Long Island Motor ParkwayMotor Parkway

The 1908 race was also the first time that 10 miles of Vanderbilt's privately built
road, the Long Island Motor Parkway, was used as part of the racecourse.
Vanderbilt had conceived of this private 45-mile highway, running from Flushing,
Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, as a quick and easy route for plutocrats of the Gold
Coast era to get from New York City to their lavish Long Island estates.

And because the road was privately owned, Vanderbilt could skirt laws relating
to public road use. There was no posted speed limit, and the parkway's banked
curves encouraged high-speed driving.

Financing was provided by wealthy homeowners who sought to increase
their property values by touting access to a major roadway. Despite original
plans to keep the parkway private, it was soon opened to the public for a
$2 toll. The 11 handsome tollhouses served as year-round residences for
the toll collectors and their families. The only surviving tollhouse can be seen
at 230 Seventh Street in Garden City, where it now serves as Chamber of
Commerce offices.

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