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Welcome to MotorCities National Heritage Area (MotorCities), where you can Experience Everything Automotive! We invite you to join us as we take a drive down memory lane, gaze into the future and share with you an amazing automotive journey.

Pull out a calendar, road map and pen, and let the fun begin! We invite you to browse the many wonderful automotive museums, homes and gardens, tours and sporting events located in MotorCities and plot your path through the heart of the American automotive industry. If you need help, we're ready to jump in! Whether your visit lasts a few hours or a few days, you are guaranteed an exciting variety of places to see and things to do.

With over 100 sites and experiences waiting to be explored, go ahead and choose your category of interest - and get ready to Experience Everything Automotive!

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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:21

Remembering Historic Railways on the West Bloomfield Trail

Here is where two railways came together in the 1880s with the West Bloomfield Trail following the path of the Grand Trunk Railwoad. In 1900,…

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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:27

Waiting for the Trolleys

With the trolleys making it easy to travel through the lakes of Oakland County, people got off or waited at platforms built by the Detroit…

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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:40

The Orchard Lake Beach Trolley Stop

In the early 1900s many Detroiters escaped to the wonders of nature by using the trolleys such as the Orchard Lake Beach stop that was…

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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:45

Tracks Over Tracks on the Detroit United Railway

As electric trolleys and automobiles appeared around the turn of the 20th century the landscape of rural West Bloomfield was being transformed. Several people wer…

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Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:55

Lakes and Attractions

No stop in the entire Detroit United Railway (DUR) trolley system was more popular than the Orchard Lake stop located here. People who came here…

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Monday, 17 February 2020 00:00

Waiting Room and the "WYE"

At this location, the Detroit United Railway (DUR) built a "wye" which was a Y-shaped track that allowed trolley cars to turn around and go…

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Monday, 17 February 2020 00:06

Remembering Historic Railways

At Cass Lake Road the light rail electric trolley track that was built in 1899 is still noticeable. It served communities from Pontiac through Farmington…

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Monday, 17 February 2020 00:26