Crossing the Lines: Highland Park Resident wants to save the Highland Appliance sign - WDET 101.9 FM

Crossing the Lines: Highland Park Resident wants to save the Highland Appliance sign - WDET 101.9 FM

Drivers traveling along Woodward Avenue in Highland Park may be familiar with the abandoned Highland Appliance store just north of the Davison Freeway.It was the first in a chain of consumer electronics and home appliance stores, founded in 1933 in Highland Park.  By 1985 the chain had more than 80 stores in the Midwest.  But in the early-90s, the company filed for bankruptcy and closed all of its locations. The historic building on Woodward is …