Roundabouts

[jcole]

Vegas has 643,000 and Henderson has 341,000. If you're talking Greater Las Vegas, it's 2.7mill. But Greater Detroit is 4.275 mill, sooooo....

I don't live in either Las Vegas or Reno. But not to split hairs. And, yeah, taxes are a plus. No state income tax for starters. Very little cold air, also, except that coming from my A/C.

[Ray1936]

Vegas has 643,000 and Henderson has 341,000. If you're talking Greater Las Vegas, it's 2.7mill. But Greater Detroit is 4.275 mill, sooooo....

Hey, I'm not knocking Michigan or greater Detroit. Had good years there. And if you like mountains in Detroit, there's always Mt. Elliott, isn't there?

[jcole]

Not to mention Mound

Hey, I'm not knocking Michigan or greater Detroit. Had good years there. And if you like mountains in Detroit, there's always Mt. Elliott, isn't there?

[jiminnm]

Not to mention Mound

And don't forget Derby Hill, which was on Mound.

A few of us once scaled the fence and skateboarded down that hill. I think beer was involved.

[CassTechGrad]

And don't forget Derby Hill, which was on Mound.

A few of us once scaled the fence and skateboarded down that hill. I think beer was involved.

If you lived around the 6 Mile & Davison area then you might remember Soap Box Derby Hill

The first Detroit News Soap Box Derby was run in 1935 in Rouge Park. In 1956, the Detroit Derby was moved to a new track on Derby Hill on Outer Drive west of Mound Road.

By 1974, the number of entrants in the Detroit derby had dropped to 30, compared to 526 in the 1956 championship and the contest soon came to an end at Derby Hill. The days of working in the garage with your dad nailing some old baby carriage wheels to a scrap wooden soap box are gone forever but the hill is still there.

[expatriate]

If you lived around the 6 Mile & Davison area then you might remember Soap Box Derby Hill

The first Detroit News Soap Box Derby was run in 1935 in Rouge Park. In 1956, the Detroit Derby was moved to a new track on Derby Hill on Outer Drive west of Mound Road.

By 1974, the number of entrants in the Detroit derby had dropped to 30, compared to 526 in the 1956 championship and the contest soon came to an end at Derby Hill. The days of working in the garage with your dad nailing some old baby carriage wheels to a scrap wooden soap box are gone forever but the hill is still there.

Gee, these threads mutate faster than Covid. Somehow the subject of "Roundabouts" has morphed into one about soap box derby cars.

[expatriate]

I just drove around a new roundabout at Gratiot and Palm road. [[between Marysville and Richmond). Glad to see traffic engineers taking advantage of these.

[Zacha341]

And don't forget the hills of Farmington Hills ---- !

...if you like mountains in Detroit, there's always Mt. Elliott, isn't there?

[Honky Tonk]

And don't forget the hills of Farmington Hills ---- !

Bloomfield Hills, Irish Hills, Garbage Hill, Mt. Holly, Mt. Trashmore, so many choices!