Long Island History Trivia

[Richit]

Originally Posted by DOC
A: Harness racing on a dirt track

Incorrect... You need to go back further.... I asked the kind and surface for a reason...

It had car races before it became a horsetrack.

Wiki..


The Roosevelt Raceway motor sports race track was a Vanderbilt Cup / GP venue on New York's Long Island for the United States Grand Prix in 1936 and 1937. The original raceway was twisty and bumpy, making it not quite suited to the big-bore big-BHP racecars of the day. The 1937 layout was faster, had less corners and longer straights. Despite these adaptations, no more GP motor car races were held there afterwards.
The Westbury, New York track was left semi-abandoned for a while, located next to the Roosevelt Field airfield, then disappeared and made way for a horse racing track that served as the pioneer in its sport from its 1940 opening until it closed in 1988.

Not sure of the surface..

New Q: Similar to last Q, what was Hampton Bays known as previously?

Answer: Good Ground

[Richit]

What is the oldest Rail Road station building on long Island?

[DOC]

Interestingly cool......did not know!


LET'S NOT FORGET THE LAST QUESTION I ASKED OR THERE WILL BE MORE ?'S THAN A'S!!

[The Commish]

Originally Posted by DOC
A: Harness racing on a dirt track



It had car races before it became a horsetrack.

Wiki..


The Roosevelt Raceway motor sports race track was a Vanderbilt Cup / GP venue on New York's Long Island for the United States Grand Prix in 1936 and 1937. The original raceway was twisty and bumpy, making it not quite suited to the big-bore big-BHP racecars of the day. The 1937 layout was faster, had less corners and longer straights. Despite these adaptations, no more GP motor car races were held there afterwards.
The Westbury, New York track was left semi-abandoned for a while, located next to the Roosevelt Field airfield, then disappeared and made way for a horse racing track that served as the pioneer in its sport from its 1940 opening until it closed in 1988.

Not sure of the surface..

New Q: Similar to last Q, what was Hampton Bays known as previously?

Answer: Good Ground

It was a Board track, the track surface was wood... Board tracks fell out of use very quickly, especially with motorcycles because of obvious reasons...

[Sparky]

What is the oldest Rail Road station building on long Island?

I belive it would be the hewlett LIRR Trainstation ticket building built in 1870.

What train company built the Hewlett train station and ticket building.

[Richit]

Interestingly cool......did not know!


LET'S NOT FORGET THE LAST QUESTION I ASKED OR THERE WILL BE MORE ?'S THAN A'S!!

I did...Good ground.

[Curly]

I belive it would be the hewlett LIRR Trainstation ticket building built in 1870.

What train company built the Hewlett train station and ticket building.

South Side Railroad

What is the current name of the town once called "Fireplace"?

[lubby]

Brookhaven
New Q: when was the nassau colesium built?

[DOC]

nassau coleseium.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! GOOD ONE!

[lubby]

well answer the question....