Mound Road Question

[Hermod]

Mound Road was intended as an alternative when too many people were hopping on Big Beaver.

Mound Road was a four lane divided highway out to 14 Mile when Big Beaver was a two lane gravel road.

[Pingu]

Mound Road was a four lane divided highway out to 14 Mile when Big Beaver was a two lane gravel road.

Yer kidding me, right? Anyhow, good to hear from you, big guy. Anybody went to Vietnam's OK in my book. Salutations!

[rooms222]

The defense work during WWII caused Mound to be 4 laned, I believe. In fact during WWII, there was 24 hour City of Detroit bus service all the way to 12 mile road [[1 bus per minute during rush hour!) on Mound.

http://www.detroittransithistory.inf.../Holbrook.html

[EastsideAl]

Mound Road was a four lane divided highway out to 14 Mile when Big Beaver was a two lane gravel road.

Here's a 1930 aerial photo from the Wayne St. Virtual Motor City site showing a divided Mound Rd. looking north from 8 Mile running off into the still-open Macomb County countryside.

[DTWflyer]

When was the railroad built that goes up the Mound /Van Dyke corridor up to Utica?

Also, when were all of the various GM, Ford, Chrylser plants built along to corridor?

[Mikeg]

When was the railroad built that goes up the Mound /Van Dyke corridor up to Utica?

about 1860 as a strap railroad

Also, when were all of the various GM, Ford, Chrylser plants built along to corridor?

Dodge Truck - 1937
Chrysler Stamping - abt. 1940
Hudson naval armament [[GM Powertrain) - 1940
Ford Sterling - abt.1956