Monday, October 14, 2024

The Mile Roads

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On the outskirts of Detroit and in the suburbs, the land is covered by a gridiron network of concrete roads conveniently spaced one ...
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Friday, June 30, 2023

How Farmington & Farmington Hills Got Their Shapes

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Blue = Farmington Hills; lavender = Farmington. On July 1, 2023, Farmington Hills celebrates the 50th anniversary of its incorporation as a...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Detroit Borders VI: Highland Park

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Facing west on Highland Park's south border with Detroit at Woodward Avenue. This article is the sixth in a series exploring the...
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Saturday, January 28, 2023

The Origin of the Water Affordability Crisis in Highland Park

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( Virtual Motor City ) The City of Highland Park once operated its own independent municipal water supply, from June 1915 through Decembe...
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Saturday, January 21, 2023

Highland Park IV: The Davison, Detroit's First Freeway

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( Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library ) This is the fourth installment in an ongoing series covering the develop...
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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Highland Park Part III: Ford Gave, and Ford Hath Taken Away

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( The Henry Ford ) This is Part Three in a series covering the historical development of the City of Highland Park. Part One documents t...
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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Highland Park Part II: The Road to Cityhood

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Facing east down Manchester Avenue in 1911, as a Ford factory addition rises in the foreground. ( Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Publ...
Friday, February 4, 2022

Highland Park Part I: Before Ford

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This blog post started off as another entry in the "Detroit Borders" series, with this installment examining the city's border...
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