The Long Island Motor Parkway (Vanderbilt Parkway) with the Manhatten skylike in the distance. It was built in 1908 as the first road in the US designed exclusively for cars. It stretched from Queens to Ronkonkoma. It was initially a toll road costing $2 and thus frequented by wealthy car enthusiasts eager to race their cars. The parkway was eventually closed in 1938 with some parts still being used today, repurposed as a scenic bike path.