1952 Map of Royal Oak

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Detroit and its northern suburbs are shown here in the early 1950s, a period of massive residential growth defined by a dense grid of residential streets and expanding school systems. The Oakland Co and Wayne Co boundary line bisects the sheet, separating the established neighborhoods of northern Detroit from burgeoning communities like Royal Oak, Berkley, and Ferndale. The landscape is dominated by social and civic infrastructure, with dozens of schools such as Berkley High Sch and University of Detroit High Sch serving the post-war population boom.