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Annual address highlights local developments / 3A APRIL 4, 2024 • Vol. 21, No. 7
NORTHLAND: THE ONCE AND FUTURE HUB BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
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Northland mall was originally designed as an outdoor mall with fountains and gardens.
SOUTHFIELD — For a generation, the Northland Center was a beacon, drawing people from all over to Southfield. Northland opened its doors in 1954 as an outdoor shopping center with gardens and fountains. “At one point, the shopping center had the highest sales of any shopping center in the United States. It was really the first completely planned, regional shopping center in the United States; there were attempts at creating large shopping centers in the few previous years, but the architect eventually became known as the father of the shopping mall because of his work,” said Bruce Kopytek, an architect and the author of “Hudson’s Detroit’s World-Famous Department Store” and “Jacobson’s: I Miss It So.” Kopytek is a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy and has worked as an architect for 45 years. See NORTHLAND on page 8A
Oakland County launches new countywide radio system OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County first responders can now be any-
where in the state and contact their home base or communicate with other agencies through radio with the implementation of the county’s $61 million radio system from Motorola.
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“How many of you have ever dropped a call on your cellphone? Come on, by a show of hands?” Dave Coulter, Oakland County executive, asked attendees of the press conference held March 27 at Southfield City
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