New-York tribune., 1920-07-25
You Can Drive
200 Miles OnCOOd
Long Island Roads

An attractive run of 200 miles,
through the most charming sections of
Long Island; from New York, through
Brooklyn, along the Great South Bay
and the ocean, to Good Ground; and
returning along Great Peconc Bay
and Long Island Sound, through Port
Jefferson, Oyster Bay and Roslyn; a
trip that passes magnificent estates,
parks, country clubs, woods, fields and
seashore; over hard smooth roads, and
which will prove generally invigorat-
ing and refreshing, has been prepared
by the Bureau of Tours of the Auto
mobile Club of America.
The route picked out both down and
back covers roads that give the best
running conditions at the present time.
Leaving Manhattan by the Queens
boro or Fifty-ninth Street bridge the
motorist follows the Queens Boulevard
through Elmhurst and Forest Hills, on
past the Maple Grove Cemetery. A
little beyond the cemetery one leaves
the trolley line and makes a left turn
into Hillside Avenue, which is followed
through Jamaica, past the Peace Monu-
ment, turn right into the Queens Road,
cross the trolley tracks, make left
turn then right one, following the
trolley tracks across the railroad and
continue along Hampstead Avenue, fol
lowing the trolley tracks into Hemp
stead. After crossing the railroad fol
low the trolley tracks until they bear
right. Leave the track and after cross
ing Main Street continue on the Beth
page Turnpike. Cross railroad track,
then bear right into Farmingdale Road,
which is followed into Babylon.
From there the South Country Road
is followed, through Brightwaters, Bay
shore, Islip, East Islip, Oakdale, Say
vile (where there is wireless sta
I tion), and Bayport to Patchogue-5S
miles from New York
After leaving Patchogue one bears
right, then under railroad, on
through East Patchogue, Bellport,
Brookhaven, Moriches, Center Moriches
and East Moriches. In this section
there is posted detour which must
be followed. From Eastport one con-
tinues on through Westhampton,
Quogue, East Quogue and Good Ground.
Here the return trip starts with a
swing back along the north shore.
Outside Good Ground at the lumber
yard, turn right and run through
Flanders to Riverhead, from where the
Middle Country Road is followed
short way. Then make a right turn
and run through Wading River and
Shoreham, where the Tesla wireless
station is located. Then continue
through Miller Place, Mount Sinai,
Port jefferson and East Setauket,
where one passes a large sign reading
"To New York Then on through
Stonybrook, Smithtown Branch, Smith
town and Commack.
Beyond Commack at the yellow house
turn right and run into East Northport,
pass the cemetery, turn left and cross
the railroad tracks and continue on
through Centerport into Huntington,
where there is some road work going
on that will necessitate detour.
Bear right, through Cold Spring Har-
Dor, then left at the fire station, then
right on North Hampstead Turnpike,
past the cemetery. Then make the
right turn for Oyster Bay and follow
the West Shore Drive across the
bridge to Bayville
If one elects to follow the north
shore closely from Bayville the run is
on through Matnicock to Locust
Valley Glen Cove, Sea Cliff and
Roslyn.
Then the North Hampstead Turnpike
is followed through Roslyn, just out
side of which town care should be taken
due to the turns in the road. After
Roslyn comes Manhasset, Little Neck.
Douglaston, Bayside and Flushing
From there Jackson Avenue is fol-
lowed to the Greensboro or Fifty-ninth
Street Rridge.