After the fire of 1806, Judge Augustus Woodward laid out new plans for the City of Detroit. The main roads of Detroit would radiate out like the spokes of a wheel. Running North and South was Woodward. Running roughly to the Southwest was Michigan Avenue. Running roughly to the Northeast was Gratiot. The main East-West Road was Jefferson Avenue. There is a point of origin at Campus Martius, but I didn't take a picture of it today.
Jefferson Avenue starts roughly near a town called Estral Beach. There wasn't really much to see there.
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Across the river from Estral Beach stands Fermi 2 nuclear power station. It is named after noted nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi. Fermi 1 became operational in 1963 but it suffered a partial meltdown in 1966 that it never really recovered from and was officially shutdown in 1975. Fermi 2 became operational in 1988. There was a brief incident where a tornado touched down near it but the plant sustained no damage.
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This was a little closer to where Jefferson Avenue starts. It splits off from the Dixie Highway and heads up into Detroit.
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I kind of liked this horse farm.
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It also had donkeys.
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I like the contrast of the horse and nuclear cooling tower.
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Jefferson Avenue also crosses the mouth of the Huron River. One of these days, I might follow Huron River Drive from the origin of the river to this point. Might be interesting.
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It wasn't a particularly nice park though.
1 comment:
The point where you started is actually U.S. Turnpike. Jefferson does not begin until you cross the Huron River in Wayne County. South of the River is Monroe County.
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