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“Doc” Walker’s Texaco station opened at the corner of Sixth and John R in the mid-1920s. The station was replaced by a u...
06/03/2026

“Doc” Walker’s Texaco station opened at the corner of Sixth and John R in the mid-1920s. The station was replaced by a used car lot in the late 1950s. From our archives, we believe that Sixth was located south of Eleven Mile Road, somewhere in the vicinity of the old Township/City Hall at 26305 John R. Does anyone remember a street named Sixth in Madison Heights, where it was located, and whether it was later renamed?

Photo from 1921 showing students of Lamphere School, District No. 4, in what was then Royal Oak Township. The Lamphere S...
05/31/2026

Photo from 1921 showing students of Lamphere School, District No. 4, in what was then Royal Oak Township. The Lamphere School District was organized on June 13, 1844, and named for Archibald Lamphere, a pioneering farmer whose children attended the school.

Wildcats varsity football and cheerleading teams, Madison Heights Little Football League, 1977.
05/30/2026

Wildcats varsity football and cheerleading teams, Madison Heights Little Football League, 1977.

It’s National Hamburger Day, so we’re serving up an extra helping of Madison Heights history today. The Telway has been ...
05/28/2026

It’s National Hamburger Day, so we’re serving up an extra helping of Madison Heights history today. The Telway has been an iconic Madison Heights landmark at the corner of Eleven Mile and John R since 1959. What’s your favorite hamburger spot in the city?

We found this photo of an old Gulf gas station in our archives. Unfortunately, there’s no identification on the picture,...
05/28/2026

We found this photo of an old Gulf gas station in our archives. Unfortunately, there’s no identification on the picture, so we’re not even sure it was taken in Madison Heights — but we thought it was too cool not to share! Does this station look familiar to anyone? We’d love to hear from you if you recognize the location.

“Attention Kmart shoppers!” Sears Holdings announced it was closing the Super Kmart store at the corner of Twelve Mile R...
05/26/2026

“Attention Kmart shoppers!” Sears Holdings announced it was closing the Super Kmart store at the corner of Twelve Mile Road and John R in the fall of 2014. This article is from the Madison-Park News, October 8, 2014. Kmart was a fixture in the community for many decades after opening in the early 1980s in the space formerly occupied by Korvettes (now BJ’s). Who remembers the “Blue Light Specials” at Kmart and employees rolling around the cart with the blue light attached back in the day?

Thirty-one names are inscribed on the monuments that stand silently by the flagpole through every season in front of Cit...
05/25/2026

Thirty-one names are inscribed on the monuments that stand silently by the flagpole through every season in front of City Hall. They are a solemn testament to the sons of Madison Heights who left home to serve our nation but never returned. On this Memorial Day, the Madison Heights Historical Commission honors our thirty-one fallen local heroes and the more than one million brave men and women who have given their lives defending our freedom. May we pause for a moment today during our holiday celebrations and family gatherings to honor their memories – and never forget the sacrifice they made for community and country.

WORLD WAR II
Harry J. Brinkey
Ray Eadens
Jack Garlow
Maurice Helsom
John Ibbotson
Joseph M. Klowski
Gordon Looney
Richard L. Rockwell
Henry Rubin
William C. Thomas
Donald Wilber

KOREAN CONFLICT
Donald V. Eggart
Robert J. Svacha

VIETNAM WAR
Glen S. Austin
Gerald Avery
Randall M. Babineau
Tommy Joe Becker
Michael E. Burns
Donald Bushong
William A. Dunaj
Timothy E. Dundas
Michael Grieve
Ronald L. Huxtable
Donald Kennedy
Larry Kutchey
Michael T. Linville
William Sawyer
George Harrell Stamps
Larry Vellelonga

GULF WAR
Kelly D. Phillips

PEACETIME
Michael Wrubel

We’ve posted this photo before, but thought it was appropriate to share it again this Memorial Day weekend. Shown are Ma...
05/24/2026

We’ve posted this photo before, but thought it was appropriate to share it again this Memorial Day weekend. Shown are Madison Heights Mayor Edward Swanson and Madison Heights Gold Star Mother Jean Linville at a Memorial Day ceremony in 2012. Jean’s son, Army Pfc. Michael T. Linville, 20, was killed in action on September 20, 1970, in Vietnam. He was one of 16 men from Madison Heights who perished while serving during the Vietnam War. Jean wrote the following poem about Michael’s death and graciously shared it with the community over the years, and we’d like to share it again here:

DEATH OF A SOLDIER
By Mary Jean Linville

In midst of war, a young man stood under the bright blue sky.
Death angel flew overhead but failed to pass him by.

He swept him up without a thought of loved ones left behind.
And bore him to his heavenly home until the end of time.

He wasn’t ready for death that day
But the death angel took him anyway.

His loved ones cried and loved ones moaned
As he was bore to his heavenly home.

But time will come when we will meet
The one we love at Jesus’ feet

We realize this photo from the original Madison Heights Heritage Book (1965) is not the best quality, but we found it to...
05/23/2026

We realize this photo from the original Madison Heights Heritage Book (1965) is not the best quality, but we found it too interesting not to share. It shows William McCaney’s threshing machine, representative of the farming that was prevalent in rural Royal Oak Township in the early 1900s. Pictured here are Dolph Granger, Skip Granger, Orvie Allen, Bill McCaney, and his father, Jim McCaney. Threshing machines were used to separate grain from the stalks and husks after harvesting.

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