REO Town
Neighborhood in Ingham, Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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REO Town is a district in Lansing, Michigan, United States, located south of downtown. The neighborhood is bordered by West Malcolm X Street to the north; South Cedar Street BL I-96 to the east; West Mount Hope Avenue to the south; and Townsend Street, the Grand River, and South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the west.[1]
REO Town | |
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Coordinates: 42.7170°N 84.5537°W / 42.7170; -84.5537 | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Ingham |
Area | |
• Neighborhood | 0.624 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
Population (2009) | |
• Neighborhood | 1,989 |
• Density | 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
• Metro | 454,044 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 48910, 48912, 48933 |
Area code | 517 |
Website | reotown.com |
REO Town @ city-data.com[1] |
Considered the birthplace of the commercial automobile in the US,[2] REO Town is named after Ransom Eli Olds, an automobile pioneer, for whom both the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named.[3]
In addition to a commercial corridor along South Washington Avenue, REO Town includes three neighborhoods: Fabulous Acres, Moores Park,[4] and River Point.[5]