Photo courtesy of The Bryant Library Local History Collection.
Answers to the Mystery Foto questions:
Identify:
- The location and orientation of the photographer
Northeast corner of Glen Cove Anue and Northern Boulevard
- The approximate date of the photo
1934-1936
- The building in the background
Formerly the Bulls Head Hotel. The hotel was originally on the northeast corner and moved west for the service station.
- The significant event(s) that occurred in front of this location?
This location was on the courses for the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
Congrats to Donna Long, Alison, Red Pheasant Collective and Greg O. for identifying the Mystery Foto location.
More information can be found on the VanderbiltCupRaces.com website.
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From Red Pheasant Collective:
Bulls Head...the service station for the Vanderbilt Cup races...located at the north east corner of Glen Cove Road and Northern Blvd to be exact😉
Corner of Glen Cove Rd and Northern Blvd in Greenvale
Is that the intersection in Northern Blvd and Glen Cove Rd? Maybe? And thanks! These are awesome! Love the cars too!
Completely knowing this photo from another site vanderbiltcupraces.com the answer is the former Bull’s Head Hotel located on the northeast corner of Glen Cove Road and Northern Boulevard (North Hempstead Turnpike) in Greenvale.(formerly North Roslyn). The Bull’s Head Hotel was located on the 1905 Vanderbilt Race course and was the headquarters for the White steam race car in that year. In 1906, their auto shed was the HQ for the Pope-Toledo race cars. The photo is approximately 1934-1936. Cars in the photo behind officer Harry LaRue could be: 1930 Ford Model A Tudor, 1932 Plymouth (oval rear window), 1932 Chevrolet, 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe