Talk:Woodhaven, Michigan

History section

I tagged the history section to be rewritten, because it sounds like a cheesy eighth grade history assignment, filled with puffery and an unnecessary amount of updates on newly located businesses, which is not unique to Woodhaven at all. I didn't want to delete the entire section or rewrite it myself just yet, but I think it could be rewritten to better reflect the city's history and comply to a higher level of writing standards. That is all. —Notorious4life (talk) 22:22, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Removing section

I removed the "History" section from the article (as explained in my above comment). The text of the section does not meet any Wikipedia standards, and portions of it appear to be directly copy-and-pasted from the history section in Woodhaven's website, which is also written in a highly exaggerated and colloquial manner. There is also too much needless mentioning of growing businesses and no real purposeful information. In order to "save" the information and perhaps facilitate discussion in favor of reintroducing the section with meaningful updates in the future, the history section that I removed reads as followed:

Brownstown Township, the nearby township, formerly covered the area that is currently the city of Woodhaven before it was incorporated as a city.

The American Industrial Revolution prompted an explosion of manufacturing in Detroit and the surrounding area, making the region a key center for trade and transportation. The eventual emergence of the automobile as the means of personal transportation only heightened this growth and prosperity,making distant regions accessible for the first time, and improving trade and commerce between Detroit and its surrounding communities. It was the beginning of an industrial legacy, and set the stage for Woodhaven's first major steps away from its rural heritage when, in the 1930s, the Mobil Oil Co. built its refinery at the corner of Allen and West Road.

By 1961, the area of Woodhaven became a breakaway village from Brownstown Township. While the small community's future looked bright, it also drew unexpected and unwanted attention from neighboring cities that saw the industrial potential of the village as an asset, which they wanted for themselves. In particular, village officials worried that nearby Trenton was interested in annexing Woodhaven - and its industrial base. Fearing that any Trenton move would result in a transformation of the community into an industry-only city forsaking residential needs, officials began planning their next logical step.

As a result, soon after I-75 was built, splitting the community in two, village fathers said it was time to protect themselves and incorporate. On December 7, 1965, Woodhaven was officially incorporated as a city.

From then on, Woodhaven continued to grow as a city residentially, industrially, and commercially. The development of what is now the city's main retail area, centered on the intersection of Allen and West Roads, began with the 1971 opening of Kmart. At the time, two gas stations had already existed. By 1974, Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut had opened. In 1975, the Woodhaven Commons area opened on the east side of Allen Road near West Road. By the end of the 1970s, Dunkin' Donuts and Kroger had joined the area. Meijer opened in 1990 on the north side of West Road, followed by Target in 1994 in the Woodaven Commons area and Sears Hardware by the end of the 1990s.

In the late 1990s, the Mobil Oil Refinery and canning site at the west side of Allen Road was demolished, and the site was replaced with the Woodhaven Village Square between 2001 and 2005. The shopping center included Walmart, The Home Depot, Applebee's, and PetSmart. Between 2007 and 2013, Lowe's, Kohl's and LA Fitness opened on West Road in front of the Ford Stamping Plant, and have been joined by Buffalo Wild Wings and World of Beers.

—Notorious4life (talk) 16:21, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Economy section

I have removed the economy section from the article. It has been tagged for quite some time, and the section fails numerous Wikipedia inclusion guidelines (unreferenced, directory, outdated, poorly written, etc.). None of the businesses listed in the economy section are unique to the city and seems to be a generic listing of major businesses and meaningless dates. There is really nothing unique about Woodhaven's economy to warrant its own section even in its own article. The following is the text I removed from the article:

Economy
Woodhaven has an unemployment rate of 6.5%, higher than the US average of 3.7%. The sales tax rate for Woodhaven is 6.0%, below the US average of 7.3%. The income tax rate is 4.3%, below the US average of 4.6%. The recent job growth rates in Woodhaven is at 0.7%, below the US average of 1.6%. The future job growth rates are estimated to be 35%, above the US average of 33.5%. Per capita income in Woodhaven is at an average rate of $32,782, above the US average of $31,177. The average household income is $60,099, above the US average of $57,652. The family median income is $73,510, above the US average of $70,850.

Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant
Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant opened its location in Woodhaven in 1964. It resides on the north side of West Road, near I-75. The site of the plant's size is 360 acres and the plant size is 2,673,000 square feet. The facility employs approximately 470 employees. Approximately 390 of these employees are hourly.

Woodhaven Commons
The development of what is now the city's main retail area, centered on the intersection of Allen and West Roads, began with the 1971 opening of Kmart. At the time, two gas stations had already existed. By 1974, Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut had opened. In 1975, the Woodhaven Commons area opened on the east side of Allen Road near West Road. By the end of the 1970s, Dunkin' Donuts and Kroger had joined the area. Meijer opened in 1990 on the north side of West Road, followed by Target in 1994 in the Woodhaven Commons area and Sears Hardware by the end of the 1990s. It has been recently renovated in 2006.

Woodhaven Village Square
In the late 1990s, the Mobil Oil Refinery and canning site at the west side of Allen Road was demolished, and the site was replaced with the Woodhaven Village Square between 2001 and 2005. The shopping center included Walmart, The Home Depot, Applebee's, and PetSmart. Between 2007 and 2013, Lowe's, Kohl's and LA Fitness opened on West Road in front of the Ford Stamping Plant, and have been joined by Buffalo Wild Wings and Mavericks.

—Notorious4life (talk) 03:32, 6 June 2021 (UTC)