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Lahser Road

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Lahser Road

Post by Momo » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:16 am

As if there isn’t already enough butchering the pronunciation of Lahser, with so many, including family members, pronouncing it “Lasher,” I today noticed, at the end of an exit on westbound 696 today, a DOT sign directing motorists to “Lasher” Road ahead.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by ZenithCKLW » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:18 am

I once saw a brand new Lahser street sign at Outer Drive in Detroit a few years ago. It was spelled Lasher. I contacted Detroit through their app and the sign was replaced within a couple days.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Momo » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:34 am

I reported it. Let’s see how long it takes to be corrected.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Trophyhead » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:47 am

Maybe they're getting ready to add a new Meijers in that area.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by TC Talks » Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:54 am

You do realize that the spelling changes and always has... I think 8 mile is the line (Wayne/Oakland), but I could be wrong.

There was a bit of pride back in the '60s and seventies to identify which side of 8 Mile you lived on.


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Re: Lahser Road

Post by SolarMax » Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:42 pm

TC Talks wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:54 am
You do realize that the spelling changes and always has... I think 8 mile is the line (Wayne/Oakland), but I could be wrong.
Spelling of a proper place name doesn't change. Lahser is always Lahser, in spelling and pronunciation.
During a long-ago MDOT refurb of I-696 there was a "Lasher" sign. After some mild righteous uproar and negative press, it finally got corrected. Don't know why there would be a new, wrong, sign put up now.

A while back I had a disagreement with someone about the spelling of Halsted Rd. in Oakland Co., which showed up wrong on a few online maps as "Halstead."

@Morno, is that "Lasher" signage on the freeway or at the top of the ramp at 11 MIle Road?



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Momo » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:39 pm

It's at the top of the ramp.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by TC Talks » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:47 pm

It's like I can't go home again.


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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Robert Faygo » Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:42 pm

TC Talks wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:54 am
You do realize that the spelling changes and always has... I think 8 mile is the line (Wayne/Oakland), but I could be wrong.

There was a bit of pride back in the '60s and seventies to identify which side of 8 Mile you lived on.
This is 100% false. My grandparents lived 3 blocks off of Lahser in Redford Twp. It's never been anything but Lahser for its entire length from Outer Dr to Square Lake Rd.

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Re: Lahser Road

Post by innate-in-you » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:09 am

SolarMax wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:42 pm
TC Talks wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:54 am
You do realize that the spelling changes and always has... I think 8 mile is the line (Wayne/Oakland), but I could be wrong.
Spelling of a proper place name doesn't change. Lahser is always Lahser, in spelling and pronunciation.
During a long-ago MDOT refurb of I-696 there was a "Lasher" sign. After some mild righteous uproar and negative press, it finally got corrected. Don't know why there would be a new, wrong, sign put up now.

A while back I had a disagreement with someone about the spelling of Halsted Rd. in Oakland Co., which showed up wrong on a few online maps as "Halstead."

@Morno, is that "Lasher" signage on the freeway or at the top of the ramp at 11 MIle Road?
My father (died 1997) insisted it was Lasher, couldn't be taught otherwise.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Deleted User 15506 » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:16 am

What the hell does Lahser Road have to do with radio in Metro Detroit/ S.E. Michigan? Shouldn’t this be in Chatterbox?



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by innate-in-you » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:26 am

innate-in-you wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:09 am
SolarMax wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:42 pm
TC Talks wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:54 am
You do realize that the spelling changes and always has... I think 8 mile is the line (Wayne/Oakland), but I could be wrong.
Spelling of a proper place name doesn't change. Lahser is always Lahser, in spelling and pronunciation.
During a long-ago MDOT refurb of I-696 there was a "Lasher" sign. After some mild righteous uproar and negative press, it finally got corrected. Don't know why there would be a new, wrong, sign put up now.

A while back I had a disagreement with someone about the spelling of Halsted Rd. in Oakland Co., which showed up wrong on a few online maps as "Halstead."

@Morno, is that "Lasher" signage on the freeway or at the top of the ramp at 11 MIle Road?
My father (died 1997) insisted it was Lasher, couldn't be taught otherwise.

Another case is people who think they are on 7 Mile, when they really aren't.

7 Mile Road actually ends at Kelly Road, going between a set of row houses and a funeral home.

However, most of the drivers going Eastbound on 7 Mile are turning onto Moross and leaving 7 Mile.

The "7 Mack" shopping center is further south than 6 Mile Road.

By the time the motorist comes to a T at Lake St. Clair, they're actually at the latitude of Lyndon (4.5 Mile).



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by innate-in-you » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:32 am

innate-in-you wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:26 am
innate-in-you wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:09 am
SolarMax wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:42 pm
TC Talks wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:54 am
You do realize that the spelling changes and always has... I think 8 mile is the line (Wayne/Oakland), but I could be wrong.
Spelling of a proper place name doesn't change. Lahser is always Lahser, in spelling and pronunciation.
During a long-ago MDOT refurb of I-696 there was a "Lasher" sign. After some mild righteous uproar and negative press, it finally got corrected. Don't know why there would be a new, wrong, sign put up now.

A while back I had a disagreement with someone about the spelling of Halsted Rd. in Oakland Co., which showed up wrong on a few online maps as "Halstead."

@Morno, is that "Lasher" signage on the freeway or at the top of the ramp at 11 MIle Road?
My father (died 1997) insisted it was Lasher, couldn't be taught otherwise.

Another case is people who think they are on 7 Mile, when they really aren't.

7 Mile Road actually ends at Kelly Road, going between a set of row houses and a funeral home.

However, most of the drivers going Eastbound on 7 Mile are turning onto Moross and leaving 7 Mile.

The "7 Mack" shopping center is further south than 6 Mile Road.

By the time the motorist comes to a T at Lake St. Clair, they're actually at the latitude of Lyndon (4.5 Mile).

The same is true of 8 Mile Rd. Being diverged Southeastward. Few people notice that little cutoff behind where Heathkit had been. Most of the traffic continues Southeastbound onto Vernier. I could never convince my mother that Vernier and 8 Mile were two different roads.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by MrMitch » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:34 am

When I was young we lived on Lahser. Always pronounced it Lasher. Sounding wrong any other way.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Rate This » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:40 am

Skip wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:16 am
What the hell does Lahser Road have to do with radio in Metro Detroit/ S.E. Michigan? Shouldn’t this be in Chatterbox?
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