Royal Oak Michigan

Royal Oak Michigan is a beautiful metropolitan city located north of the city of Detroit. The city has rich heritage, taking it’s name from the Royal Oak tree that King Charles the second used to escape persecution in the battle of Worcester. The city was named by Lewis Cass, who’s name is certainly familiar to anyone who is located around Detroit, as the prolific highschool Cass Technical High School, or Cass Tech is named after the explorer, as well as one of the main roads of Detroit, Cass Avenue. The city was recognized as a village in 1891, and as a full fledged city in 1921. If you’re interested in moving to RO, check out these elegant examples of Royal Oak condos.

The city is rather respectable in it’s size, at around 11 square miles, all of which is comprised of land. It is is quite a well known locale, certainly one of the foremost in Michigan. The city was a start for such well known entertainers as Meg White of The White Stripes, and Tim Allen, who’s flagship program “Home Improvement” which was syndicated from 1991 to 1999 was set in Royal Oak. Notable natives of the city include Sam Raimi, the director of the blockbuster Spiderman movies, Bruce Campbell, the star of the Evil Dead film series, and Scott Lloyd, former NBA star. The city is well respected by it’s citizens for having a stalwart government, which actively as well as preemptively solves problems for the city. The Detroit Zoo is also located in the area, which many people in the larger surrounding area travel to.

Education in Royal Oak Michigan

The city has one high school, which is the aptly named Royal Oak High School. The city once had two, George A. Dondero High School and Clarence M. Kimball High School, but in 2006 the city’s lower enrollment rates forced a merger between the two schools. The same process went for the city’s middle schools, which is now Royal Oak Middle School. The city currently has six elementary schools. There is also a division of Oakland County Community College.

Transportation in Royal Oak Michigan

Transportation is certainly not a problem in Royal Oak Michigan, as the city is serviced by not only the locally revered Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART Bus, which can get you most anywhere in the Metro Detroit area, but by the Amtrak train the “Wolverine”, which departs 3 times daily toward Chicago, IL or Pontiac, MI.

The city has a very strong cultural community, and this is evident in the number of shops, restaurants, and other various businesses that very accurately reflect the modern nature of this city. You can see all of these places on this website, allRoyalOak.net. Our goal is to bring you, the citizens or visitors of the city, the comprehensive guide to the entire locale, all in one place.  We hope you can find our website valuable in finding information in this truly spectacular city. Be sure to check out our page on Royal Oak condos.