Detroit's Oldest Cabin Lies Hidden in a Neighborhood

[EastsideAl]

Upon closer examination, it appears that what is marked Plymouth Road is in fact modern day West Chicago. Is it mismarked? Did they change? Judging by the railroad tracks at Fullerton and the fact that the southern boarder of Greenfield Twp appears to be Tireman, something appears odd.....

You are correct. The "new" Plymouth Road was built in the early '20s as part of the automotive friendly widening, rebuilding, rerouting, and rationalizing of Detroit and Wayne County roads [[same time as Outer Drive was built, and Vernor Hwy. was linked up across the city). The old Plymouth Rd. [[W. Chicago) was cut off by the Rouge River, and travelers had to jog north on what's now Evergreen to get to the the road that crossed the Rouge and actually went to Plymouth [[on the alignment of today's Plymouth Rd.). The new, wide Plymouth Rd. linked Grand River directly to this more northerly road, and was cut through the then brand-new Rouge Park.

[Meddle]

Wonder if the dude sitting on the porch knows what he lives next to?

[Honky Tonk]

Wonder if the dude sitting on the porch knows what he lives next to?

Even back then, people were into aluminum siding, imagine that.

[Left_For_Texas]

This is fascinating. I love this lost history stuff.

[Danny]

Little House in the Ghetto! That would be a great TV serious.

[Honky Tonk]

Little House in the Ghetto! That would be a great TV serious.

Nice!.....