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 U-Haul #24: Michigan Posted by:  PTCrazy
N 42° 44.010 W 084° 33.320
16T E 700124 N 4734119
This "Classic" U-Haul supergraphic honors Michigan, considered to be the "Motor Capital of the World". The Graphic depicts one of the many classic automobiles created by the Big 3 automakers, located in Detroit, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM5ZVC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2009
Views: 51
"Lansing, Michigan - from Wikipedia"
Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, and the state's sixth largest city. It is located about 80 miles west-northwest of Detroit. As of the July 1, 2007 Census Bureau estimate, it has a population of 114,947.
Most of what is known as Lansing today is the direct result of the city becoming an industrial powerhouse which began with the founding of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in August 1897. The company went through many changes, including a buyout, between its founding to 1905 when founder Ransom E. Olds started his new company REO Motor Car Company, which would last in Lansing for another 70 years. Olds would be joined by the less successful Clarkmobile around 1903.
Over the next decades, the city would see itself transformed into a major American industrial center for the manufacturing of automobiles and automobile parts among other industries. The city continued to grow in area too. By 1956, the city had grown to 15 square miles, and doubled in size over the next decade to its current size of roughly 33 square miles.
Today, the city's economy is now diversified among government service, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, banking, and education.
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"Detroit, Michigan" - "Motor City" - from Wikipedia"
Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded on July 24, 1701 by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
It is known as the world's traditional automotive center—"Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry—and an important source of popular music, legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, The Motor City and Motown.
"Default Image and any additional cited content and/or images from the U-Haul SuperGraphics website are used with permission from U-Haul International."
Website URL: [Web Link]
I used the coordinates of the capital city: yes
Images used as per the requirements: yes
Modern, Classic, Trailer or Photo Story: Classic
Coordinates of Featured Scene: N 42° 19.530 W 083° 15.100
Footnote Added: Not Listed
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