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The Detroit Eight Mile Wall, also referred to as Detroit's Wailing Wall, Berlin Wall or The Birwood Wall, is a one-foot-thick (0.30 m), six-foot-high (1.8 m) separation wall that stretches about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) in length. 1 foot (0.30 m) is buried in the ground and the remaining 5 feet (1.5 m) is visible to the community.
M-102 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs along the northern boundary of Detroit following 8 Mile Road.The highway follows the Michigan Baseline, a part of the land survey of the state, and the roadway is also called Base Line Road in places.
The Free Press steered away from the 8-Mile angle but made it clear Young had ordered criminals to leave Detroit. Mayor Coleman Young enters his office for the first time on Jan. 3, 1974 at the ...
Despite these attempts to save what was left of the neighborhood's historic character, by the 1980s Brush Park had gradually fallen into a state of "nearly total abandonment and disintegration," [5] gaining a poor reputation as one of Detroit's most derelict areas. Abandoned buildings became targets for vandals and arsonists: as a result ...
The area that became Highland Park began as a small farming community, on a large ridge at what is now Woodward Avenue and Highland, six miles (9.7 km) north of Detroit. In 1818, prominent Detroit judge Augustus B. Woodward bought the ridge, and platted the village of Woodwardville in 1825. The development of the village failed.
After 40 years, the former stadium of the Detroit Lions will be torn down this spring, according to The Detroit News. Haunting photos show how run-down the abandoned Detroit Lions stadium has ...
The 60-foot-tall structure, which stands taller than most four-story buildings, sits on a parcel enclosed by a half-mile expanse of 6-foot-tall wrought-iron fencing completely enclosing its perimeter.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...