Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak City of Royal Oak Pictured left to right: Downtown Royal Oak, the National Shrine of the Little Flower church, the Rackham Memorial Fountain at the Detroit Zoo, and the Woodward Dream Cruise.
Pictured left to right: Downtown Royal Oak, the National Shrine of the Little Flower church, the Rackham Memorial Fountain at the Detroit Zoo, and the Woodward Dream Cruise.
Royal Oak is a town/city in Oakland County of the U.S.
Royal Oak was incorporated as a village, in 1891, and as a town/city in 1921.
A large oak tree positioned near the present-day intersection of Crooks, Rochester, and Main reminded Cass of the Royal Oak which King Charles II of England hid in to escape capture by the Roundheads after the Battle of Worcester.
Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Royal Oak's downtown interval into an entertainment and eveninglife destination.
The Royal Oak Farmers Market opened as a truck market, at the corner of 4th and Troy streets, on October 14, 1925 as a cooperative venture between the then-new City of Royal Oak and Oakland County, Michigan.
Downtown Royal Oak features a wide assortment of eveninglife venues, including the Royal Oak Music Theatre and the Landmark Main Art Theatre.
Royal Oak is home to the Detroit Zoo, one of the region's dominant tourist attractions.
During the summer, downtown Royal Oak becomes host to hordes of motorcycle enthusiasts from around Metro Detroit.
Royal Oak encompasses a primary span of the Woodward Dream Cruise.
The prominent 1990s sitcom Home Improvement was set in Royal Oak.
In 2008, three movies were filmed in Royal Oak.
In 2009, the remake of Red Dawn had a several scenes filmed in Royal Oak neighborhoods.
In addition to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, county-wide newspapers serving all of southeast Michigan, the town/city is served by the Daily Tribune, The Oakland Press, the Royal Oak Review, and The Mirror.
Royal Oak once had a river, the Red Run.
Royal Oak's traditional street-side shopping precinct runs along Main Street and Washington Avenue downtown.
Points of interest include the Detroit Zoo, a primary county-wide tourist attraction, the William Beaumont Hospital, the Royal Oak Music Theatre, the Main Art Theatre, the Baldwin Theatre, Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Emagine Theater, and shops, cafes, and restaurants.
The National Arbor Day Foundation has awarded Royal Oak the distinct ion of "Tree City USA" every year since 1976 as a result of the city's commitment to tree planting and preservation. Gilda's Club Metro Detroit operates a three-story non-residential home in Royal Oak and has served more than 3,000 members for civil and emotional support and fun activities. Major employers in Royal Oak include, William Beaumont Hospital with 7,147 employees, The City of Royal Oak with 465 employees, Royal Oak Public Schools with 482 employees, Oakland Community College with 448 employees, Consumers Energy with 351 employees, Flex-N- Gate with 350 employees, The Detroit Zoo with 301 employees, Holiday Market with 300 employees and HHI- Form Tech with 290 employees.
The town/city is served by Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools.
In recent years Royal Oak has begun to consolidate its enhance schools in response to enrollment levels that are lower than those of the baby boom era.
Kimball High School, were combined into a new Royal Oak High School.
Beginning in 2007, the city's two middle schools were combined into one school, Royal Oak Middle School.
The Royal Oak school fitness attained brief notoriety for an incident following the Trump election, wherein middle schoolers chanted "build that wall".
Royal Oak has a Council-Manager form of government. It is governed by a town/city commission consisting of a mayor and six commission members.
Royal Oak has a below average crime rate, reflecting that of close-by communities, such as Berkley and Madison Heights.
Five known murders have been committed since 2000, one in 2004, one in 2005, one in 2010, and two in 2011. In 1991, Thomas Mc - Ilvane killed five citizens in Royal Oak's postal service, after being fired from the Postal Service for "insubordination." This incident helped to popularize the term "Going Postal." Royal Oak has a fire department that operates out of three stations strategically positioned around the town/city to minimize response time to incidents.
Five numbered east west mile roads run through Royal Oak.
Royal Oak train platform Amtrak provides service to Royal Oak, operating its Wolverine three times daily in both directions between Pontiac and Chicago via Detroit.
Commuter rail service provided by Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) and later Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) from Pontiac to downtown Detroit, with two stops in Royal Oak ran until October 17, 1983.
In Royal Oak the path generally followed present day Main Street and then Crooks Road south to north. Bruce Campbell, film and tv actor, was born in Royal Oak Pete Dawkins, winner of college football's 1958 Heisman Trophy, military officer, and political candidate, was born in Royal Oak Terry Duerod, University of Detroit and NBA basketball player, was born in Royal Oak Kirk Ferentz, football head coach for University of Iowa, was born in Royal Oak Glenn Frey, beginning member of modern group the Eagles, was raised in Royal Oak and attended Dondero High School Christopher George, actor, star of films and TV series The Rat Patrol, was born in Royal Oak Judith Guest, author of Ordinary People, lived and attended school in Royal Oak Sam Raimi, film director, producer, writer, actor, was born in Royal Oak Ivan Raimi, physician and screenwriter, was born in Royal Oak Brady Smith, NFL defensive end 1996-2005, was born in Royal Oak Marshall Thompson, actor, star of films and television, died in Royal Oak Kristen Bell, movie and tv actress was from Royal Oak and attended Shrine schools.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal Oak, Michigan "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Royal Oak city, Michigan".
"Gilda's Club Detroit | Royal Oak, MI".
"Consolidation Information | Royal Oak Schools".
"Royal Oak Middle School students chant 'Build the wall'".
Government Overview, City of Royal Oak.
"Royal Oak Profile | Royal Oak MI | Population, Crime, Map".
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Royal Oak, Michigan - Cities in Michigan - Metro Detroit - Populated places established in 1891 - Cities in Oakland County, Michigan - 1891 establishments in Michigan
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