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The Troy axe murders were a familicide of seven individuals in Troy, Michigan, United States, in September 1964. William G. Gravlin (June 4, 1934 – March 1, 1994), a Royal Oak fireman, was convicted of slashing his cousin's wife in 1961 and was committed to the Pontiac State Hospital. After his release, Gravlin's wife asked for a divorce.
13-year-old Jane Louise "Janey" Allen went missing on August 8, 1976 and was last seen hitchhiking between Pontiac and Royal Oak in Oakland County, Michigan. Allen was found dead floating in a river in Miamisburg, Ohio, on August 11, 1976, four days later, over 200 miles away from her Royal Oak home. Her wrists had been tied behind her back ...
March 7, 1973 (Lone Pine Rd. Bloomfield Hills: The Cranbrook Educational Community was founded in the early 20th century by newspaper mogul George Gough Booth.The campus began as a farm, purchased in 1904, and now consists of Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science and Cranbrook House and Gardens.
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is located roughly 14 miles (22.5 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,211. [4] Royal Oak is located along the Woodward Corridor, and is served by Interstate 75 and Interstate 696.
Royal Oak: April 18, 1996: Royal Oak Woman's Club: 404 South Pleasant Street Royal Oak: June 15, 1979: S. S. Kresge Company Informational Site 3100 Big Beaver Road Troy: July 26, 1974: Saginaw Trail Informational Designation / John Almon Starr House: 3123 Crooks Road Royal Oak: September 17, 1957: Saint Patrick's Catholic Church: Union Lake ...
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The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica is a Catholic church in Royal Oak, Michigan. A designated national shrine, the church building is well-known for its execution in the lavish zig-zag Art Deco style. The structure was completed in two stages between 1931 and 1936.
The 1970 Memorial Park riot was a civil disturbance by alienated white youths that began in Royal Oak, Michigan, on August 24, 1970, and spread to Birmingham, Michigan, both primarily white middle class suburbs of Detroit. The initial conflict resulted from the closure by police of Memorial Park in Royal Oak.