Saginaw Street, Downtown Flint

Architect: Indigineous Peoples

Dating back at least 300 years, Saginaw Street is one of the oldest thoroughfares in the United States to bear its original name. The road was upgraded in 1829 from a Native American trail to a military road that linked Detroit with ports to the north. The first brick surface was laid in 1899 and rebuilt in 1936. The road surface has been gravel, logs, planks, and one-foot thick wood blocks. In 2002 the Flint – Vehicle City Arches were rebuilt to original specification and the lights were turned on for the first time since 1919.

Arches – Architect: Freeman Greer – 2008