Broadway
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Rochester's Historic East Avenue District
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Taconic Pathways through Beekman, Union Vale, LaGrange, Washington, and Stanford
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Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%experience that offered breathtaking views, many of which were previously reserved for circling hawks or the fortunate locals who knew the back trails to the heights; today, the parkway has become a route for commuting residents. Before the parkway was built, Beekman, Union Vale, LaGrange, Washington, and Stanford were dotted with farms and hamlets; with the
parkway came the rise of suburban living and an accelerated decline of the family farm.

The Long Island Motor Parkway
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Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%The Long Island Motor Parkway was constructed at a pivotal time in American history, and it often considered a precursor to the modern highway system.
A forerunner of the modern highway system, the Long Island Motor Parkway was constructed during the advent of the automobile and at a pivotal time in American history. Following a spectator death during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the concept for a privately owned speedway on Long Island was developed by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his business associates. It would be the first highway built exclusively for the automobile. Vanderbilt's dream was to build a safe, smooth, police-free road without speed limits where he could conduct his beloved automobile races without spectators running onto the course. Features such as the use of reinforced concrete, bridges to eliminate grade crossings, banked curves, guardrails, and landscaping were all pioneered for the parkway. Reflecting its poor profitability and the availability of free state-built public parkways, the historic 48-mile Long Island Motor Parkway closed on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938.
