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2002-P-2014 (0002) Interstate 94 (I-94) and South Westnedge
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Title
2002-P-2014
(0002)
Interstate
94
(I-94)
and
South
Westnedge
Subject
Highways
Streets
Businesses
Description
Aerial
view
,
looking
northwest
,
showing
the
uncompleted
Interstate
94
(I-94)
. This
portion
of the
interstate
became
known
as the "
road
to
nowhere
"
when
construction
came
to a
halt
to
due
property
rights
issues
. The
family
that
owned
the
farm
on the
west
side
of
South
Westnedge
and
directly
in the
path
of the
new
interstate
,
refused
to
sell
their
land
. The
issue
went
to
court
where
they were
eventually
forced
to
move
. The
streets
visible
in this
image
are:
New
Hampshire
Drive
and
Connecticut
Drive
(upper
left
corner
of
image)
;
South
Westnedge
Avenue
(upper
right
corner
to
lower
left
corner
of
image)
;
Interstate
94
(lower
right
corner
to
center
of
image)
;
Clara
Street
and
DeHaan
Drive
(upper
right
corner
of
image
-
both
of these
streets
no
longer
exist)
;
Amos
Avenue
(right
center
edge
of
image)
. The
Holiday
Motel
(5540
South
Westnedge
Avenue)
and
Schieber's
Shell
(5600
South
Westnedge
Avenue)
are
visible
just
to the
left
of
center
in the
image
while
the
Wesnedge
Trailer
Sales
(5535
South
Westnedge)
can
be
seen
in the
area
surrounded
by the
entrance
and
exit
ramp
in the
foreground
.
Creator
John Todd
Publisher
Portage District Library
Date
ca. 1957
Type
Original black and white photograph; 11 by 14 inches
Format
JPEG at 300 dpi
Source
John Todd Photographic Collection
Coverage
Township/City of Portage, County of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan
Rights
Ownership: Portage District Library - Portage, Michigan
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