Quote Originally Posted by 313WX View Post
As far as the bolded, yes.

8 Mile didn't become developed/urbanized land until the post WWII era.

It was the original Hall Road.
Plus, 8 Mile is similar to many other commercial thoroughfares in the tri-county area with similar widths and medians [[such as Fort Street and Telegraph Road), though it does feature the famous power line in it's median.