[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 133 (Monday, September 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS, 
                                MICHIGAN

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                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2007

  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Madam Speaker, I want to recognize the City of 
Bloomfield Hills, in Oakland County, Michigan which is celebrating its 
75th anniversary on September 16, 2007. This city's rolling hills and 
beautiful gardens show why it continues to rank among Michigan's 
loveliest communities.
  Bloomfield Hills celebrates its 75th anniversary simultaneously with 
the 200th anniversary of Woodward Avenue, the nation's oldest by-way. 
The two are inextricably linked because as Woodward developed, city 
dwellers were able to travel north of Detroit to enjoy fresh air and 
relaxed country living.
  Originally a densely wooded wilderness inhabited by Native Americas, 
the Village of Bloomfield Hills grew from pastoral farms and orchards 
into the Estate Era, where men of vision and high ideals like, George 
Booth, bought huge parcels of land for summer retreats. Known by many 
names, including Bagley's Corners, Circle City, and Bloomfield Centre, 
the Village of Bloomfield Hills officially became a city in 1932 upon 
adoption of its City Charter.
  George Booth envisioned elaborate plans for the acreage he acquired 
in 1904, designing a church and school for the benefit of the 
community. The jewel of his imagination, the Cranbrook Educational 
Community, a nationally acclaimed educational, scientific, and artistic 
complex, is on of Bloomfield Hills' most notable and unique treasures. 
Thousands visit the historical campus each year, enjoying the Cranbrook 
Academy of Art and the Cranbrook Institute of Science.
  Madam Speaker, today Bloomfield Hills is a vibrant community in 
Oakland County that is home to over 4,000 residents, a preeminent 
graduate school of art, and Michigan's largest natural history museum. 
I congratulate them on their 75th anniversary and wish the residents 
many more years of prosperity.

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