Times Square (Detroit People Mover)
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Times Square is a Detroit People Mover
station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan
. It is located on Grand River Avenue between Cass and Washington Boulevard. The station takes its name from nearby Times Square
, which in turn, took the name from the defunct Detroit Times
newspaper formerly headquartered there. It also serves as headquarters for the People Mover system and houses a maintenance facility.
Detroit People Mover
The Detroit People Mover is a automated people mover system which operates on a single set of tracks, and encircles downtown Detroit, Michigan....
station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. It is located on Grand River Avenue between Cass and Washington Boulevard. The station takes its name from nearby Times Square
Times Square (Detroit)
Times Square is a two-block long street in downtown Detroit, Michigan, originally named for the Detroit Times newspaper, whose building once stood on the street by the square...
, which in turn, took the name from the defunct Detroit Times
Detroit Times
- Overview :The first iteration of the Detroit Times was an antislavery bulletin only printed from May - November, 1842 by Warren Isham.The second iteration began in November 1854. Published by G.S. Conklin and E.T. Sherlock, with John N. Ingersoll as editor...
newspaper formerly headquartered there. It also serves as headquarters for the People Mover system and houses a maintenance facility.