Calling all Geezers
I'm a geezer too just a yungin though. Watching a bit on the history channel about early roads and vehicles, in the US. I remember redding a long time back about the adventures of Eisenhower and an a...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Not many now days remember those days before modern Freeways.. Which did not come into existence till Eisenhower made it to the big house with the number 1600 on it. Yup, folks our Freeway system is only about 60 years old.. Actually Henry Ford built the first one.. The Davison in Detroit. But it is only a few miles long.
The national system was signed into existence by President Eisenhower.
Actually, 90% of The Davison is in Highland Park, which is a seperate incorporated city within the boundaries of Detroit. Highland Park was able to prevent annexation by Detroit because prior to River Rouge in Dearborn, a majority of Ford's facilities were located there along with Chrysler headquarters. Highland Park has a total area of approximately 4 square miles. It had a massive industrial tax base for such a small city.
