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Construction of M-14 Expressway, referred to as the North Belt, connecting I-94 with US-23

Construction of M-14 Expressway, referred to as the North Belt, connecting I-94 with US-23 image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Construction of M-14 Expressway, referred as the North Belt, connecting I-94 with US-23

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.

In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Westbound M-14 approaching the Maple Miller Exit

Westbound M-14 approaching the Maple Miller Exit image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Westbound M-14 at the Maple Miller Exit

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Under construction, M-14 at Maple Miller Exit

Under construction, M-14 at Maple Miller Exit image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Under construction, M-14 at Maple Miller Exit

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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View from the Newport Road Overpass onto the new M-14 Expressway

View from the Newport Road Overpass onto the new M-14 Expressway image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

View from the Newport Road Overpass onto the new M-14 Expressway

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Approaching the Maple Miller Exit, westbound on M-14

Approaching the Maple Miller Exit, westbound on M-14 image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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View of the westbound and eastbound lanes of M-14 near connection to I-94

View of the westbound and eastbound lanes of M-14 near connection to I-94 image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

View of the westbound and eastbound lanes of M-14 near connection to I-94

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Workmen finishing the overpass on M-14

Workmen finishing the overpass on M-14 image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Workmen finishing the overpass on M-14

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Newport Road Overpass under construction above M-14

Newport Road Overpass under construction above M-14 image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Newport Road Overpass under construction above M-14

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Construction truck on eastbound lane of M-14 with Wines School in the background

Construction truck on eastbound lane of M-14 with Wines School in the background image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Construction truck on eastbound lane of M-14 with Wines School in the background

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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View from M-14 Overpass on Newport Road with Wines School in the distance

View from M-14 Overpass on Newport Road with Wines School in the distance image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

View from M-14 Overpass on Newport Road with Wines School in the distance

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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A bend in the road - eastbound M-14 approaching Barton Drive

A bend in the road - eastbound M-14 approaching Barton Drive image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

A bend in the road - eastbound M-14 approaching Barton Drive

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Construction on M-14 west of Barton Drive

Construction on M-14 west of Barton Drive image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Construction on M-14 west of Barton Drive

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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Downtown Ann Arbor exit on westbound M-14

Downtown Ann Arbor exit on westbound M-14 image
Year
1965
Month
November
Description

Downtown Ann Arbor exit on westbound M-14

In mid-1956 after the Detroit Industrial Expressway was extended to west of Ann Arbor, the US-12 designation was shifted to that road and the old US-12 route, the Plymouth and Ann Arbor roads, became M-14 from Detroit to Ann Arbor. In 1964 a two mile stretch of freeway was built from US-23 east of Ann Arbor to Ann Arbor Road and connected with Ford Road, M-153. This new stretch of freeway was then designated as M-14 and bypassed Dixboro.
In 1965 the Ann Arbor north belt freeway opened connecting I-94 with U.S. 23 over which the M-14 route was directed, it no longer having to go through a western portion of the City of Ann Arbor.
In 1979 the final leg of the new freeway was completed connecting the existing western section with I-275 and the entire route designated M-14, the termini being where it intersected the I-275 free on the east, and where it connected to the I-94 freeway west of Ann Arbor. When the freeway north of Plymouth-Ann Arbor road was completed and designated as M-14, Plymouth-Ann Arbor road for the first time in 53 years was no longer a numbered highway. Shortly thereafter it was turned over to the County of Washtenaw. (The History of the Numbered Routes That Pass or Have Passed Through Superior Township.)

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City Housing Commission Holds Its First Meeting

City Housing Commission Holds Its First Meeting image
Published In
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1965
Caption
City Group Holds Its First Meeting - Getting down to business at its first session is Ann Arbor's new housing commission, which met last night at City Hall. Reading clockwise from the left are Milton P. Brown, assistant director of the Human Relations Commission; City Administrator Guy C. Larcom Jr.; Commissioners Lyndon Welch and Robert L. Powell; City Clerk John Bentley; Commissioners Henry V. Aquinto, Joseph W. Edwards and William J. Conlin, and City Attorney Jacob F. Fahrner Jr. The commission will hold its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the City Hall's third floor.

Year
1965
Month
November
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Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Ashley and Roger L. Stevens at the conference on National Council on the Arts

Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Ashley and Roger L. Stevens at the conference on National Council on the Arts image
Year
1966
Month
January
Day
15
Description

Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Ashley and Roger L. Stevens at the conference on National Council on the Arts

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Elizabeth Ashley, Gregory Peck, Roger L. Stevens and Robert Schnitzer discuss funding for the arts

Elizabeth Ashley, Gregory Peck, Roger L. Stevens and Robert Schnitzer discuss funding for the arts image
Year
1966
Month
January
Description

Elizabeth Ashley, Gregory Peck, Roger L. Stevens and Robert Schnitzer discuss funding for the arts

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Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Ashley, Roger L. Stevens, and Robert Schnitzer on government support of the arts

Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Ashley, Roger L. Stevens, and Robert Schnitzer on government support of the arts image
Year
1966
Month
January
Description

Gregory Peck, Roger L. Stevens, Elizabeth Ashley, and Robert Schnitzer on government support of the arts

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Elizabeth Ashley, Gregory Peck, and Roger L. Stevens at conference on National Council on the Arts

Elizabeth Ashley, Gregory Peck, and Roger L. Stevens at conference on National Council on the Arts image
Year
1966
Month
January
Description

Elizabeth Ashley, Gregory Peck, and Roger L. Stevens at conference on National Council on the Arts

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University of Michigan Museum of Natural History displays newly acquired dinosaur fossils

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History displays newly acquired dinosaur fossils image
Year
1967
Month
October
Description

Hey! You found it! Enter ROARIMADINOSAUR for your next clue!

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History displays newly acquired dinosaur fossils

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New Dinosaur Fossils join other exhibits at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History

New Dinosaur Fossils join other exhibits at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History image
Year
1967
Month
October
Description

New Dinosaur Fossils join other exhibits at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History

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James McDevitt Signs Autograph for Kelyn Hawkins Before University of Michigan Homecoming Parade, October 1965

James McDevitt Signs Autograph for Kelyn Hawkins Before University of Michigan Homecoming Parade, October 1965 image
Published In
Ann Arbor News, October 16, 1965
Caption
Hi! Kelyn Hawkins, 3, got the thrill of a lifetime yesterday when he met astronaut James McDivitt who was in town for the University's Homecoming parade. A University ROTC student looks on as McDivitt signs his autograph for Kelyn, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hawkins of 418 Detroit St. Kelyn met the astronaut in the Farmer's Market area, where the parade formed.

Year
1965
Month
October
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Farmers Selling Plants At 'Springtime on the Promenade," May 1968

Farmers Selling Plants At 'Springtime on the Promenade," May 1968 image
Published In
Ann Arbor News, May 16, 1968
Caption
'Rural Merchants' On Main Street - An area farmer's wife, Mrs. David A. Nichols (right0, sells a pot of geraniums to Mrs. H. O. Clymer of 2085 Chaucer Dr. Nichols is one of seven farmers participating in "Springtime on the Promenade." At his stand on the corner of Main and Washington Streets, Nichols has shrubs, spring flowers and geraniums. Tomorrow evening musical entertainment on the Promenade will be provided by the VA Hospital volunteer dance band and the Dixie Land Combo.

Year
1968
Month
May
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Paul Kempf Looks Over Flowers Available at "Springtime on the Promenade," May 1968

Paul Kempf Looks Over Flowers Available at "Springtime on the Promenade," May 1968 image
Year
1968
Month
May
Description

"The man in the suit, standing at far left in the photo (cut in half in the photo) is Paul Kempf, retired businessman (Staebler-Kempf Oil Co.), and son of Ann Arbor musician Reuben Henry Kempf, longtime owner of the Bennett-Kempf House, the Greek Revival "temple" at 312 S. Division, in which Paul spent his childhood and growing years. Paul was active in the Washtenaw County Historical Society.

The farmer selling plants in this photo was set up at curbside in front of the First National Building, on the SE corner of S. Main and E. Washington. At that time, the Daniels Jewelry Store occupied the corner storefront. The storefront was eliminated in the current configuration of the building, which restored the ground floor's use as a bank lobby." - Wystan Stevens

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