Quote Originally Posted by 48091 View Post
On a side note, what a funny name for a street, "John R". Not "John R." with a period, but without. Who is John R? Did he know that such a major road would forever been named for him?

For those of you not familiar with it, John R. starts at Woodward, and is broken up several times as it goes all the way through Detroit, Highland Park, Detroit again, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Troy, Rochester Hills, where it finally ends on the Rochester\Rochester Hills border.

If anyone knows where the name came from, I'd appreciate an explanation. Thanks!
John R. Williams was the first mayor of Detroit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Williams