Michigan Avenue refers to remnants of Old U.S. Highway 12 that ran from downtown Detroit to Chicago. It was replaced by Interstate 94 in 1952, and the state of Michigan re-routed the U.S. 12 designation to the former route of U.S. Highway 112. In Chicago, stretches of Michigan Avenue form the Magnificent Mile, an upscale shopping district. United States Highway 12 is an east-west United States highway. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... I-94 redirects here. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... United States Highway 112 is a designation, defunct since 1961, for a largely east-west highway in the south of the U.S. state of Michigan between New Buffalo, Michigan and Ypsilanti, Michigan having its old termini at intersections with the original U.S. Highway 12. ... Michigan Avenue is a north-south road in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In Detroit, Michigan Avenue is one of five major avenues (along with Woodward, Grand River, Gratiot and Jefferson) planned by judge Augustus Woodward in 1805 that extend from downtown Detroit in differing directions. Michigan Avenue extends due west from the city's downtown. Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ... Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. ... Michigan State Highway 3, or M-3, is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Jefferson Avenue is a scenic road along the eastern part of Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan along Lake Erie, the Detroit River, and Lake Saint Clair. ... Augustus Brevoort Woodward (born Elias Brevoort Woodward November 1774, died July 12, 1827) was the first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Historically, Michigan Avenue was an old highway that ran through the middle of the major towns and cities of Michigan between Detroit and Chicago. In most place the road is still there, and is named either Michigan Avenue, Old U.S. 12 or the Red Arrow Highway, named after a World War I army division. It is still possible to drive the highway from Belle Isle in Detroit all the way to The Magnificent Mile in Chicago, with only a few places in which one is required to navigate around the interstate highway. The major break in Old U.S. 12 is in the middle of Michigan half way between the village of Parma and the city of Albion. It is at this point that I-94 cuts south to some degree and bisects the old highway, forcing a motorist to navigate north on smaller roads. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Belle Isle refers to two different islands in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Michigan Avenue is a north-south road in Chicago, Illinois. ... Parma is a village located in Jackson County, Michigan. ... Albion is a city located in Calhoun County in the south central region of Michigan. ...

The highway is considered an important historic road, in the same vein as Route 66. Alternate meanings of Route 66: New Jersey State Highway 66, Interstate 66, and a company named after the route US Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the United States highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world. ...

See also: Michigan Avenue, a movie by James Benning James Benning (born 1942) is a film director. ...