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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 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.
8 Mile Road— M-102 (8 Mile Road/Base Line Road)—northern border of Detroit and Wayne County; widely considered the socioeconomic dividing line between the city and its northern suburbs. Divided highway, designated M-102 from Vernier to Grand River. Runs west to Whitmore Lake. Nationally known as the namesake of the 2002 film 8 Mile.
Several counties in the state of Michigan use a Mile Road System to name different roads and streets. The most commonly known system is that of Detroit, including 8 Mile Road, the dividing line between Detroit and its northern suburbs as well as Wayne County and Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties.
M-102 (8 Mile Road) is the Oakland-Wayne county line and forms Oak Park's entire southernmost border with the city of Detroit. M-10 (John C. Lodge Freeway) is a major thoroughfare near the city. Demographics
Palmer Woods is located on the west side of Detroit. It is bordered by 7 Mile Road, M-102 (8 Mile Road), M-1 (Woodward Avenue), and the Sherwood Forest neighborhood. Lots are large, with ample room for trees, play equipment, and a good expanse of grass.
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 ...
Between 7 and 8 Mile roads, Livernois is called the "Avenue of Fashion". [3] This section of Livernois was a major retail destination in Detroit up till the 1950s when new suburban malls pulled away shoppers.