Metro Detroit Metro Detroit Eight Mile Road forms the boundary between the city of Detroit, Michigan (and Wayne County) and Detroit's northern suburbs in Oakland and Macomb Counties. The road has long served as a cultural dividing line between the predominantly African-American city and its mostly white northern suburbs. ...more on Wikipedia about "8 Mile Road"
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (13 acres) is a greenhouse and botanical garden located three miles east of downtown on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It is open every day of the year; an admission fee is charged. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory"
The Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant was the first manufacturing plant ever built for the mass production of tanks in the United States. Established in 1940 under Chrysler, the Warren, Michigan-based plant was owned by the U.S. government until 1996. It was designed by architect Albert Kahn. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant"
The Detroit Boat Club, established in 1839, is the oldest sport rowing club in the United States. It was first created on the Detroit River during a time in which Detroit, Michigan was just starting to grow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detroit Boat Club"
The Detroit Zoo is located in suburban Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. The Detroit Zoological Institute is an agency of the City of Detroit despite not being physically located there. The Institute also runs the Belle Isle Aquarium and the Belle Isle Nature Zoo located on Belle Isle inside the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detroit Zoo"
Eastpointe (also referred to as EPT by some) is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 34,077. Eastpointe is considered a bedroom community of the Metro Detroit area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastpointe, Michigan"
is a major thoroughfare in the Metro Detroit area. This stretch of road extends from Ypsilanti, MI to M-39 in Allen Park, MI. This segment of highway used to be part of Michigan State Highway 17. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecorse Road"
The Farmington winery is a former wine factory located in Farmington, Michigan, USA. This factory has been defunct for many years. Now, the building is used as a popular haunted house during Halloween. This winery is now known as "The Haunted Winery". ...more on Wikipedia about "Farmington winery"
The Gibraltar Trade Center is a giant public market in the Metro Detroit region of the U.S. state of Michigan. There are two locations in this region; one in Taylor, MI (built in 1980), and one in Mount Clemens, MI (built in 1990). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gibraltar Trade Center"
Grosse Pointe is an urban area bordering the east side of the city of Detroit, in the U.S. state of Michigan, and situated along the western shores of Lake St. Clair. The twelve square mile area consists of four cities and one village, all included within the Metro Detroit area: ...more on Wikipedia about "Grosse Pointe"
Hamtramck is a city located in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,976. Hamtramck is surrounded by the city of Detroit on all sides, except for a small portion of the western border which touches the similarly surrounded city of Highland Park. Hamtramck is named for the soldier Jean Francois Hamtramck who was the first American commander of Fort Shelby, the fortification at Detroit. Hamtramck was originally settled by Eastern European immigrants, particularly Poles, who still make up a large proportion of the population. It is sometimes confused with Poletown, a traditional Polish neighborhood which lies mostly in the city of Detroit and includes a small part of Hamtramck. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hamtramck, Michigan"
* 8 Mile, Curtis Hanson. 2002. Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of movies set in Detroit"
Livonia is a city located in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,545. The city is a part of the Detroit metropolitan area, being about 22 miles northwest from downtown Detroit and 2 miles from the outer fringes of Detroit (Livonia and Detroit share Redford as a common border). According to the Chicago Tribune, Livonia has the greatest percentage of Caucasian residents of cities over 100,000 in the country, therefore leading them to label it the city with the highest percentage of Caucasians, even though it has above the state average for non-Caucasian residents. The 2000 U.S. Census puts the Caucasian population of Livonia above 95%. It also often ranks high in surveys ranking the best places to live in the United States. ** The schools are considered good, and a desirable feature to living there. There are three high schools which are all quite large - in order of student population, they are Churchill High School, Stevenson High School, and Franklin High School. The public school Webster Elementary School is home to the ACAT program, Alternative Classes for the Academically Talented. Frost Middle School homes the program MACAT, Michigan Alternate Classrooms for the Academically Talented. Churchill High School homes the program MSC, the Math Science and Computer Program. These programs hold a bright young group of people, who are academically talented and interested. The public school system also serves parts of Westland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Livonia, Michigan"
Macomb County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 788,149. The county seat is Mt. Clemens 6. Much of the county is part of the Metro Detroit region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Macomb County, Michigan"
Metro Detroit is the U.S. metropolitan area consisting of nine counties including the cities of Detroit, Flint (although it is often disputed whether Flint is included due to its distance from the city of Detroit), Ann Arbor, Pontiac, and other outlying cities, villages, and townships in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area has about 5,516,124 inhabitants and is the eighth largest metropolitan area in the United States (Note: this does not include population figures for Windsor, Ontario or other nearby Canadian cities, although these may be informally included in Metro Detroit by some sources. If Windsor is included, the population would climb to 6,100,000 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Metro Detroit"
Mound Road is a 27 mile (45 km) long principal arterial road in the Metro Detroit area. Its southern terminus is near the Forest Lawn Cemetery in the city of Detroit, and it's northern terminus is at 32 Mile Road near Romeo. Mound Rd. near River Bend Park on the Clinton River in Rochester Hills, MI is cut off for 1 mile (1.6 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mound Road (Detroit area)"
Papa Romano’s is a chain of pizza restaurants in Michigan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Papa Romano's"
Pizza Papalis is a small pizza restaurant franchise in Metro Detroit. Founded in 1986, there are now nine locations throughout Michigan, including one in Greektown in downtown Detroit. Pizza Papalis serves Chicago-style and thin crust pizza, as well as salads, soup, and desserts such as "deep-dish chocolate cookies." ...more on Wikipedia about "Pizza Papalis"
Selfridge Field is a joint United States military reserve and National Guard training facility near Mount Clemens, Michigan. The host organization is the Michigan Air National Guard, but a variety of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard reservists use the facility as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Selfridge Field"
Shield's is a pizza restaurant in metropolitan Detroit, USA. This place serves uniquely prepared pizza. Not to be confused with Pizza Papalis, this place has Detroit pizza. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shield's (restaurant)"
Somerset Collection is a upscale shopping mall located in Troy, Michigan, north of Detroit. The stores the mall features are Nordstrom, Marshall Field's, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and more than 150 other specialty shops. In addition, fine dining, family restaurants, and a cappuccino bar are available. Concierge staff will assist visitors with strollers, wheelchairs, special needs, gift certificates, and gift wrapping. ...more on Wikipedia about "Somerset Collection"
In Michigan, Telegraph Rd. is a major north-south thoroughfare; it is mostly divided. The total length is c. 70 miles. It is signed as US-24 in it's entirety (except for a brief portion between Dixie Highway [US24 splitoff] and Walton Ave.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Telegraph Road (Michigan)"
Van Dyke Expressway, or Van Dyke Freeway, is an 8.75 mile segment of controlled-access freeway in Michigan, unconnected to any other freeways in the state. This highway is designated as M-53. ...more on Wikipedia about "Van Dyke Expressway"
Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 138,247, making Warren the third most populous city in Michigan and Detroit's largest suburb. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warren, Michigan"
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