Roseville was the site of Packard Field, Michigan's first commercial airport, established along Gratiot Avenue in 1919, and the same site held Michigan's first shopping center in 1954 source
Community character
Roseville is a northern suburb of Detroit in Macomb County, roughly 13 miles northeast of downtown Detroit, bordered on the south by Eastpointe, with a population of 47,710 at the 2020 census source
Macomb Mall
Enclosed shopping mall on Gratiot Avenue that opened in 1964 with Sears, Crowley's, and Kresge as its first anchors and now anchors Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Hobby Lobby, and At Home source
Sacred Heart Church
Catholic parish that began as an 1861 mission at Utica Junction and completed its first permanent church, a log structure seating 300, in 1864 source
Roseville Public Library
City library that opened on May 1, 1936 as the Erin Township Library in a single room of the former Roseville Municipal Building at 27700 Gratiot Avenue source
Huron Park
City park of 22.5 acres at 18605 Frazho with a baseball and softball diamond, soccer fields, fitness court, pavilion, playground, and walking track source
George & Maggie Rollinger Park
City park at 29571 Utica Road with a splash pad, inclusive playground equipment, a ninja activity course, pickleball, and a paved walking trail source
Utica Junction
Historic settlement within present-day Roseville where a Catholic mission serving Irish, German, Belgian, and French families was established in 1861 source
