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  2. Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District, also known as Merchant's Row, is a mixed-use retail, commercial, and residential district in downtown Detroit, Michigan, located between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park Historic District at 1201 through 1449 Woodward Avenue (two blocks between State Street to Clifford Street) and 1400 through 1456 Woodward Avenue (one block between Grand ...

  3. Economy of Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Middle-earth is J. R. R. Tolkien's treatment of economics in his fantasy world of Middle-earth.Scholars such as Steven Kelly have commented on the clash of economic patterns embodied in Tolkien's writings, giving as instances the broadly 19th century agrarian but capitalistic economy of the Shire, set against the older world of feudal Gondor.

  4. Cornrows - Wikipedia

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    The name cornrows refers to the layout of crops in corn and sugar cane fields in the Americas and Caribbean, [1] [6] where enslaved Africans were displaced during the Atlantic slave trade. [7] According to Black folklore, cornrows were often used to communicate on the Underground Railroad and by Benkos Biohó during his time as a slave in ...

  5. Welcome to Middle-earth. Here's Your Guide to the LOTR ... - AOL

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    None are earth-shattering, but for the Tolkien completionist, they’re a welcome journey back into Middle-earth, and an opportunity to consider familiar events from a fresh perspective. $137.97 ...

  6. Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District - Wikipedia

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    By 1929, the district was still a flourishing commercial areal, housing a grocer, jeweler, movie house, candy store, bank, interior decorator, and furniture store. [2] However, by 1940, the Great Depression had taken its toll, and there were an increased number of vacancies. A project in the mid-1930s to widen Michigan Avenue had also resulted ...

  7. John K. King Books - Wikipedia

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    The store was established in Dearborn, Michigan by John K. King in 1965. [10] In 1971 it was moved to the Michigan Theatre in downtown Detroit. [10] In 1983 King purchased the abandoned Advance Glove factory, which has since housed the store's collections.

  8. Detroit buildings were headed for demolition. Then a savior ...

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    The Book Cadillac hotel, 1114 Washington Blvd., opened in 1924 and reigned for decades as one of Detroit's most renowned hotels, hosting celebrities, sports stars and politicians including John F ...

  9. Stone workshops — used by craftsmen in the Middle Ages ...

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    They date to the 11th century, according to officials, during the early Middle Ages in France. ... Some of the hearths were very large and built from stone, while others may have been rejects from ...