WA3 launches free Woodward Avenue historic tour to public

Driving up and down parts of Woodward Avenue can be simultaneously inspiring and depressing. But some of the corridor's landmarks are so well hidden many passersby don't realize their impact on Detroit, Michigan, America and the world.

The public can now get the inside scoop on that section of history with comprehensive tour of what is often called Michigan's Main Street. The Woodward Avenue Auto Heritage Trail gives a detailed history, narrated by Devin Scillian of Channel 4, of 70 places along Woodward.

"We as Detroiters have a tendency to have a bad attitude about ourselves," says Debbie Schutt, byway coordinator for the Woodward Avenue Action Association which produced the tours. "If we can have a better understanding of our heritage it can help instill some pride."

The tour offers a number of options, including a two-day, one-day and half-day version. There are also versions that only tell the stories of the National Scenic Byway's public art, churches and a best of the byway.

Listeners can pick and choose which 2-3 minute sections of the tour to listen to. They can also choose to hear it over their cell phones, download it to their iPod or burn a CD of it. Users don't even need to be on Woodward to appreciate it. They can download it to their computer and listen to it anywhere. The tour is offered free and can be found here.

Source: Debbie Schutt, byway coordinator for the Woodward Avenue Action Association
Writer: Jon Zemke

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