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Old 10-24-2009, 05:33 PM
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For all you Woodward Ave cruisers.... and wannbe cruisers (me)... next time you're there - think about this little fact...


Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
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Old 10-25-2009, 02:23 PM
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Woodward, between 6 & 7 Mile in 1909.
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Old 10-25-2009, 04:53 PM
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Kool pic! Now we need a view of that same mile -- today!!
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Old 10-25-2009, 05:28 PM
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Not the nicest area nowdays.
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For all you Woodward Ave cruisers.... and wannbe cruisers (me)... next time you're there - think about this little fact...


Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
Very cool Greg. Did not know that!!
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Old 10-26-2009, 06:34 PM
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My Dad took a shot of the same area today while he was out.

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Old 10-26-2009, 07:03 PM
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So here's the shots side by side - then and now...



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Old 10-27-2009, 12:03 AM
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Very cool to see those together. Thanks for posting.
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