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A website about Wyandotte and Greater Downriver that anyone can edit

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Cities and Townships

Allen Park - Brownstown Township - Ecorse - Flat Rock - Gibraltar - Grosse Ile - Huron Township - Lincoln Park - Melvindale - River Rouge - Riverview - Rockwood - Romulus - Southgate - Taylor - Trenton - Woodhaven - Wyandotte

Featured Project: Bars

Visit one of Downriver's many bars, take a photo of the bar's exterior facade and post anything you know about that bar!

Timelines

Early Days

19th century

20th century

1900s (decade) - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s

21st century

2000s - 2010s

Want to know how old a particular building is? Our Building age resources has links to a number of useful sources.

Current Developments

Eureka and I-75 Business District - Southland Center restaurants

Current Issues

Allen Road Railroad Crossing - Perceptions of Downriver - Fort and Barberry Intersection - Proposed drive-in theater

Things to Do Downriver in 2019

Winter

January - February - March

Spring

April - May

Summer

June - July - August

Fall

SeptemberOctoberNovember - December

Where to get free Thanksgiving meals (late November) - Charity drives (December) -

Notable People

Steve AveryLucille Ball - Joe C. - Lloyd Carr - Archie Clark - George Clark - Max Gail - Bob Guiney - Charlie Lau - Budd Lynch - Lee MajorsIsrael Maloch - Kevin Nash - William Powers - Heinz PrechterLewis Scofield - Bob Seger - Theresa Tejada - Tom Tresh - Rob Tyner - Cameron Watermann - John Varvatos - Vickie Winans - Benjamin Yack

Places

BanksBars - Churches - RestaurantsServices - Shopping Centers - Stores

Recreation

 Gyms -Parks - Sports

Recreation of the past

Pinnacle Race Course - Unity Studios (Allen Park) - WonderDome

Government

Politics

Mayors

William Matakas (Allen Park) - Lamar Tidwell (Ecorse) - Jonathan Dropiewski (Flat Rock) - Jim Gorris (Gibraltar) - Thomas Karnes (Lincoln Park) - Stacy Stritz (Melvindale) - Michael Bowdler (River Rouge) - Andy Swift (Riverview) - LeRoy Burcroff (Romulus) - Joseph Kuspa (Southgate) - Rick Sollars (Taylor) - Kyle Stack (Trenton) - Patricia Odette (Woodhaven) - Joseph Peterson (Wyandotte)

Supervisors

Andrew Linko (Brownstown) - Brian Loftus (Grosse Ile)

School Districts

Allen Park Public SchoolsEcorse Public School District - Flat Rock Community Schools - Gibraltar School District - Grosse Ile Township Schools - Huron School District - Lincoln Park Public Schools - Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District - River Rouge School District - Riverview Community School District - Romulus Community Schools - Southgate Community School District - Taylor School District - Trenton Public Schools - Woodhaven-Brownstown School District - Wyandotte Public School District

Media

Newspapers

The News-Herald - Ile Camera - Downriver Sunday Times - List of previous Wyandotte and Greater Downriver newspapers - Reddit Downriver - Patch Wyandotte

Transportation

Infrastructure

Streets in Allen Park - Streets in Brownstown Township - Streets in Ecorse - Streets in Flat Rock - Streets in Gibraltar - Streets in Grosse Ile - Streets in Huron Township - Streets in Lincoln Park - Streets in Melvindale - Streets in River Rouge - Streets in Riverview - Streets in Rockwood - Streets in Romulus - Streets in Southgate - Streets in Taylor - Streets in Trenton - Streets in Woodhaven - Streets in Wyandotte - Interstate 75 - Interstate 94 - Interstate 275 - Trunklines

Airports

Metro Airport - Grosse Ile Municipal AirportList of former Wyandotte and Greater Downriver airports

Methods

Driving - Parking - Bus services: Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) and Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) - Taxis - Biking

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External Links

Some interesting pages

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