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This work-in-progress scene is from the M-1 Rail page on Facebook.
Construction on the M-1 Rail is moving along, but for some businesses along the route, it may seem like it has been going on forever.
James Dickson of The Detroit News writes
The M-1 Rail offers the promise of more customers to businesses along its path — if they can survive until it opens.
For several businesses on a block of Woodward Avenue between Milwaukee to Grand Boulevard, their survival is in question because the construction has eliminated off-street parking and reduced foot traffic. For others, they’ve turned the seeming hardship into a business strategy, offering curbside service to those who can’t make it into their shops.
At D-Town Freight, where customers can buy clothing, video games, shoes and furniture and a hardwood bedroom set in its window display cost $6,500, signs indicate April is its last month on Woodward at West Grand Boulevard. And Dollar Ocean Plus across the street from D-Town Freight soon may follow.
