History of street names in Westlake, Part 2
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Clemens Road is named for Eli Clemens who came to Dover from Rhode Island and built this house in about 1840. It was moved from the northwest corner of Cahoon and Detroit to 29445 Detroit Road in 1949.
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Section of Bassett Road west of Dover Center Road was once known as Elbow Road, as seen in Hopkins Plat Books between 1927-1937.
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Horseshoe Boulevard was once planned to extend south of Center Ridge Road as seen in Hopkins Plat Books between 1927-1937.
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Horseshoe Boulevard was once planned to extend west to Hall Road (now known as Columbia Road) in Hopkins Plat Books between 1927-1937.
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Mildred White purchased the house, barns and 1.3 acres at 29242 Detroit Road in 1938. It is most likely this Mildred who gave her name to a street that was largely obliterated later by I-90. A short section of Mildred Avenue remains as an entrance drive just east of Sibling Revelry brewery on Clemens Road.
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Mildred White purchased the house, barns and 1.3 acres at 29242 Detroit Road in 1938. It is most likely this Mildred who gave her name to a street that was largely obliterated later by I-90. A short section of Mildred Avenue remains as an entrance drive just east of Sibling Revelry brewery on Clemens Road.
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Parry Lane in Crocker Park is named for Robert Parry, the former planning director of Westlake who was deeply involved in the planning of Crocker Park.
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Stark Court and S.S. Comet Road in Crocker Park are named for the developer of Crocker Park, Robert Stark, and in honor of his father-in-law.
