Youtube has a little bit of everything. Everything! Knowing that, I figured I would go there and search “plymouth mi” just to see what might pop up. The first search result was a little “tour” (stretch to call it that) of Old Village by a local realtor, Russ Ravary. He tell some very interesting historical [...]
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Fun with youtube: a short tour of Old Village
Posted in downtown Plymouth, Plymouth history, trains, tagged cigars, Daisy Air Rifles, Old Village, Plymouth history, Plymouth MI on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The wrong side of the tracks
Posted in dining, downtown Plymouth, events, Plymouth history, restaurant, trains, tagged Crawford's Kitchen, downtown Plymouth, Old Village, railroad on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday morning, we had breakfast at Crawford’s Kitchen. Mrs. Crawford greeted us with brand new menus, the covers which feature historic photos of Old Village. She proceeded to tell us some very fascinating Plymouth history that she learned while designing the new menus. She moved to another table and began sharing information with a gentleman [...]
A surprise about the Sheldon-M-14 underpass: the cost
Posted in city services, taxes, trains, Wayne County, tagged CSX, M-14, Observer & Eccentric, Plymouth Observer, railroad, Sheldon Road, underpass on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been lauding the opening of the Sheldon-M-14 railroad underpass. It’s going to be a tremendous convenience to the people of Plymouth and Sheldon Road commuters. I was shocked, though, to learn several things per today’s Plymouth Observer the most amazing being that the The entire project, which is not fully completed, cost $15,000,000. Yes, [...]
Our early Christmas present from Wayne County: the Sheldon Road-M-14 underpass opens today!
Posted in roads, taxes, trains, Wayne County, tagged commute, construction, M-14, roads, school, Sheldon Road, traffic, trains, travel, underpass, work on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Merry Christmas citizens of Plymouth (and surrounding areas.) After nearly two years, the Sheldon Road-M-14 underpass is open. What a relief! No longer will we have to drive through the middle of the City and/or Old Village to get to Northville or northwestern Livonia. If there are trains running through the middle of town, we [...]
