Southfield Township City of the Week Factoids

Congratulations to Southfield Township,

You’re the WCSX City of the Week from February 12th to February 18th.

Below are some important facts about Southfield Township that you can use to pass our Southfield Township City of the Week Quiz!

Southfield Township Factoids:

• South of here

  Southfield was named in 1830 mostly because it was South of already populated Birmingham, Bloomfield Township and Royal Oak.

• Southfield Motto

  The motto of Southfield is  “The Center of it All”

• More River Power!

  Early settlers to Southfield used the Rouge River to power gristmills, sawmills, and flour mills.

• Plenty of room here to move in

  Residents of Southfield have access to an abundance of apartments, condos, tree-lined neighbourhoods or modern subdivisions.

• Mall's gone but there's something new coming

  Northland Center Mall anchored by Hudson’s department store opened in 1954. The mall closed in 2015, and $403 million redevelopments as large-scale housing with some retail are started last October.

• Southfield IS at the center of it all

  Southfield has easy access to I-696 Expressway, M-10 The Lodge Freeway, M-39 The Southfield Freeway and U.S. 24 Telegraph Road.

• Southfield City Of The Week QUIZ!

  Now it’s time to test your knowledge… take the Plymouth City of the Week quiz HERE!