Garden City in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

L I Motor Parkway Toll Lodge

Photographed by Christopher Kirch, June 19, 2022

1. L I Motor Parkway Toll Lodge Marker

Inscription. This building was once one of ten Toll Lodges on the William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s : Long Island Motor Parkway, which existed from 1908 until 1938 and ran from Queens, through eastern Garden City, to Lake Ronkonkoma. The Garden City Lodge was located near Clinton Road until 1989. It was then moved by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce to its present location and serves as its office.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 40° 43.524′ N, 73° 37.958′ W. Marker is in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from 7th Street east of Franklin Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 230 7th St, Garden City NY 11530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John A. Hahn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hanpsted Plaines (approx. 0.3 miles away); Garden City 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Garden City World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alexander Turney Stewart (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garden City.

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1. Long Island Motor Parkway (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 7, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Vanderbilt Cup Races. (Submitted on June 26, 2022, by Christopher Kirch of Massapequa, New York.)
3. Historic Markers in Garden City.

This lodge was built in 1911, and was originally located near Clinton Road, at the entrance to the Parkway at the end of what is now called Vanderbilt Court. It and five others were designed in French Provincial style by John Russell Pope, subsequently famous for his designs of buildings such as the Jefferson Memorial and the National Archives in Washington, DC.

(Submitted on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Christopher Kirch, June 19, 2022

2. L I Motor Parkway Toll Lodge Marker

Photographed by Christopher Kirch, June 19, 2022

3. L I Motor Parkway Toll Lodge Marker

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

4. L I Motor Parkway Toll Lodge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Christopher Kirch of Massapequa, New York. This page has been viewed 1,131 times since then and 136 times this year. Last updated on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Christopher Kirch of Massapequa, New York. 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Christopher Kirch of Massapequa, New York. 4. submitted on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.