An experience I have been fortunate enough to have multiple times throughout my time here in Detroit is driving along Woodward all the way from downtown to Royal Oak. Woodward is such a historical street, one of the first major roads and highways in Michigan. Woodward is one of Detroit’s defining characteristics, it divides the city into the East and West and is a universal place marker.\u00a0Driving down Woodward is like getting a sample of the whole city. You get to see the glamour of downtown and the hipster vibe of Midtown but you also get to see Highland Park and the Northern part of the city, both areas suffering from lack of residents, extreme blight, and high crime rates. Woodward ties all of this together and serves all those within the city. You can see Detroit transition into Ferndale as you pass 8 mile and then into Royal Oak and beyond. The street is lined with dozens of large, historical churches, chain malls, and abandoned buildings. Every time I ride down Woodward I feel like I see a new part of Detroit. I can see what’s leftover of the early 1900s and Detroit’s boom era and I can see what new life is growing in between the reminders of the past. I think it’s symbolic of the way Detroit needs to progress, by embracing and taking advantage of what remains from the past to create a stronger Detroit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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