History, City of Northville, Michigan (MI)

History of Northville

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Northville...The First Hundred Years

Early Northville

The northeast side of Main Street with the old frame building
reportedly built by John Miller in 1830.

Northville boasted a race track long before Northville Downs became a reality (mid 1940's).

Long before Northville Downs became a reality (mid 1940's), Northville boasted a race track. At the turn of the century the property was purchased at Center and Seven Mile Road for a private nine hole golf course. A few years later a group of men, led by the late Ed Starkweather, started an "Athletic Park" on the site where harness racing occurred. Later, it was here that the Wayne County Fairgrounds were located. The building in the foreground is the then new electric light plant, having replaced the generator in the Globe furniture factory. This picture was taken shortly after the turn of the century.

The story is told that Main Street was "paved" with leather scraps tossed out by shoemakers who operated businesses here early in the Nineteenth Century. The Phillips family settled here early, and obviously one of them was a shoemaker. It is believed, although the author cannot be certain, that this shop was located on the north side of Main Street, between Center and Hutton.

The Old Crow's Nest. This was located in the intersection of Main and Center Streets. Band concerts and speeches were given here.

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Halloween Trick-or-Treating Hours and Street Closures
On Sunday, October 31, 2010 (Halloween night), several streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. (Trick or treat hours are from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.)
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This is a program that allows income eligible residents of Oakland and Livingston County to have energy saving measures done to their home. All of the services are completely free and help residents save money on their utility bills.
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