With origins dating back to the end of the last ice age, the road known as Michigan Avenue was most familiar to early settlers as the "Old Sauk Trail." Old Chicago Road: US-12 from Detroit to Chicago traces one of America's oldest and most famous routes--from its eastern origin at the very center of Detroit to its western terminus on the north side of Chicago. Vintage views, many of which have never before been published, explore the cities, towns, and villages along its path. While it has been known by many names throughout its history, the road continues to weave a unique American story in i... Read More
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With origins dating back to the end of the last ice age, the road known as Michigan Avenue was most familiar to early settlers as the "Old Sauk Trail." Old Chicago Road: US-12 from Detroit to Chicago traces one of America's oldest and most famous routes--from its eastern origin at the very center of Detroit to its western terminus on the north side of Chicago. Vintage views, many of which have never before been published, explore the cities, towns, and villages along its path. While it has been known by many names throughout its history, the road continues to weave a unique American story in i... Read More
With origins dating back to the end of the last ice age, the road known as Michigan Avenue was most familiar to early settlers as the "Old Sauk Trail." Old Chicago Road: US-12 from Detroit to Chicago traces one of America's oldest and most famous routes--from its eastern origin at the very center of Detroit to its western terminus on the north side of Chicago. Vintage views, many of which have never before been published, explore the cities, towns, and villages along its path. While it has been known by many names throughout its history, the road continues to weave a unique American story in its present form as modern-day thoroughfare US-12.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 12th September 2011
State: Michigan
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738578101
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Road Travel TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
Author Bio
Gail Offen is an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University and an award-winning advertising creative director, writer and branding specialist. She’s a frequent speaker on Michigan subjects and coauthor with Jon Milan of Grand River Avenue: From Detroit to Lake Michigan, Michigan Haunts: Public Places and Eerie Spaces and more. Jon Milan is a well-known lecturer, journalist and photographer specializing in topics related to Michigan social history, travel and music. He has five books to his credit, including Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age and Old Chicago Road, as well as three titles coauthored with Gail Offen.
With origins dating back to the end of the last ice age, the road known as Michigan Avenue was most familiar to early settlers as the "Old Sauk Trail." Old Chicago Road: US-12 from Detroit to Chicago traces one of America's oldest and most famous routes--from its eastern origin at the very center of Detroit to its western terminus on the north side of Chicago. Vintage views, many of which have never before been published, explore the cities, towns, and villages along its path. While it has been known by many names throughout its history, the road continues to weave a unique American story in its present form as modern-day thoroughfare US-12.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 12th September 2011
State: Michigan
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738578101
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Road Travel TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
Gail Offen is an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University and an award-winning advertising creative director, writer and branding specialist. She’s a frequent speaker on Michigan subjects and coauthor with Jon Milan of Grand River Avenue: From Detroit to Lake Michigan, Michigan Haunts: Public Places and Eerie Spaces and more. Jon Milan is a well-known lecturer, journalist and photographer specializing in topics related to Michigan social history, travel and music. He has five books to his credit, including Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age and Old Chicago Road, as well as three titles coauthored with Gail Offen.
