Eight Mile Road Exit off of I-94

8 Mile road overpass

8 Mile Road forms the boundary between the city of Detroit, Michigan (and Wayne County) and Detroit's northern suburbs in Oakland and Macomb Counties. Residents of Detroit, and, as a whole, the state of Michigan, refer to this road (and other "mile" roads) as "Eight Mile", or "Eight" (as in 8 and Woodward). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (952x636, 183 KB) Summary 8 Mile Road Exit on I-94. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (952x636, 183 KB) Summary 8 Mile Road Exit on I-94. ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Macomb County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

The name comes from the Mile Road System, a method used to delineate east/west roads through the Detroit area. Mile roads begin at the intersection of Woodward and Michigan Avenues in downtown Detroit; therefore 8 Mile Road is approximately 8 miles north of that point. The Mile Road System in southeast Michigan was established as a way to delineate east-west roads through the Detroit area and the surrounding rural rim. ... Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ... Michigan Avenue refers to remnants of Old U.S. Highway 12 that ran from downtown Detroit to Chicago. ...

Racial and Economic Divide

The road has long served as a cultural dividing line between the predominantly poor African-American city and its wealthier white northern suburbs. The Rex Theatre for Colored People Racial segregation is characterized by separation of different races in daily life when both are doing equal tasks, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Christianity (predominantly Baptist), Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

According to the 2000 US Census the median family income for the city of Detroit was $33,853, with an 81.55% African American population. 26.1% of the population lives below the poverty line.

By comparison, the median family income for Oakland county is $75,540, with an 82.75% white population. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

The south side of 8 Mile Road is the location of many gentleman's clubs, as Oakland County prohibits those types of clubs within county borders. Oakland County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...

Coleman Young Era

In 1973, in an attempt to show that he was serious about Detroit's problems with crime, mayor Coleman Young rhetorically told nefarious elements of the city to "hit Eight Mile." In a sign of the cultural divide between city and suburbs, Young's comment won some praise from city residents but sparked angry condemnation from suburban leaders, with whom Young had poor relations throughout his tenure as mayor. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Urban Renewal

Parts of the city of Detroit are experiencing urban renewal; neighborhoods which middle-class people would have generally avoided in the recent past have become more fashionable, particularly for youths. To the north of 8 Mile, once-pristine suburbs such as Warren have experienced decay and population loss. In addition, some suburban communities to the north of 8 Mile (notably Southfield and Oak Park) have become increasingly black, a sign that the racial demographics of the area are changing. Patterns of racial segregation persist to the east of Woodward Avenue, where suburban communities remain overwhelmingly white. Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ... Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Motto: The Family City Location in the state of Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Oakland Mayor Gerald E. Naftaly Area    - City 13. ... Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ...

Geography

8 Mile Road extends west of Detroit and is also the boundary between Wayne and Washtenaw counties on the south and Macomb, Oakland, and Livingston counties on the north. For much of its length, in Wayne County, 8 Mile Road is designated as M-102. Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Macomb County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... M-102 is a highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, running along the northern boundary of Detroit. ...

8 Mile Road generally follows a straight line east of Northville. Between Griswold Street and Taft Road, 8 Mile bends toward the north, avoiding the city center before returning to its base line. Further west, 8 Mile bends southward around Whitmore Lake, before crossing US-23; 8 Mile ends shortly thereafter, at a junction with Hall Road, a local road near Hamburg. Northville is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ...

8 Mile film

The movie 8 Mile, starring Detroit area hip hop artist Eminem, as well as his song "Lose Yourself", both take their names and subject matter from this high-traffic and broad thoroughfare. On April 11, 2006, Eminem's best friend and fellow rapper in D12, DeShaun Holton also known as Proof, was shot to death at the CCC Club on a stretch of 8 Mile Road. 8 Mile stars Eminem (Marshall Mathers) as the young white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem, is an American Grammy and Academy Award Winning rapper, record producer, and actor from Detroit, Michigan. ... For the sense of losing oneself, see Flow (psychology). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... D12 (aka The Dirty Dozen and D-Twizzy) is an American hip-hop group originating from Detroit, Michigan, which has had albums reach the top of the U.S., UK and Australian album charts — Devils Night in 2001 and D12 World in 2004. ... DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973 – April 11, 2006), better known as Proof, was an American rapper and member of the rap group D12. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

Interestingly enough, Eminem's mother Debbie Mathers was carjacked at a gas station on 8-Mile road on January 23rd, 2004. James Antonio Knott is currently serving a prison sentence as a result. He could be released in 2008.

8 Mile in surveying

8 Mile Road is also known as Base Line Road, and marks the baseline used in the survey of Michigan land. It forms the boundary for many southern Michigan counties. Prior to the system used in Michigan, county boundaries were often set by geographic markers such as rivers, hills, and trees, and were therefore rather irregular. Michigan counties in the Lower Peninsula tend to be regularly bounded, and evenly sized, except in the cases of counties bordering one of the Great Lakes. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used in the surveyal of the United States. ... The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. ... The regions of lower Michigan and their major cities are identified on this map. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ...

Where 8 Mile deviates from the base line in Northville, a portion of Base Line Road is a residential street, running from Old Novi Road to Center Street (Sheldon Road). Running slightly off alignment east of Old Novi because of a tributary of the River Rouge, Base Line reconnects to 8 Mile via Griswold Street. Northville is the name of several places in the United States of America: Northville, Michigan Northville, New York (two places): in Fulton County in Suffolk County Northville, South Dakota Northville Township, Michigan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The River Rouge, also known as the Rouge River, is a river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan. ...

See also

• Mile Road System