What? Little factories and warehouses? Yeah, those line Main and Washington. The reason Royal Oak and Ferndale has been losing population is because these were baby boomer suburbs. Their schools filled in the 50s to the 70s. But now, baby boomers have moved out to 100 Mile and Van Dyke and left their parents here, only to come back on Friday and Saturday nights. However, those children of the baby boomers, such as myself, are starting to move back into these communities, albeit at slow place. Downtown Royal Oak used to serve the Royal Oak community. It was, before the 90s, never a destination downtown like it is today.
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