1938Architecture
The East Side opened May 26, 1938, with The Big Broadcast of 1938, starring W.
1951Government
== History ==
Harper Woods was incorporated as a city on February 19, 1951, from what was left of Gratiot Township.
1955Architecture
In 1955, Interstate 94 (I-94) (which bisects the eastern part of the suburb) was approved, and construction on the Eastland Shopping Center began soon after.
1956Education
In 1956, Harper Woods was the subject of a community service study by the Bureau of Government, Institute of Public Administration, at the University of Michigan.
1957Architecture
Eastland Center, one of the first outdoor malls in the Midwest, opened in 1957.
1977History
The East Side closed in 1977 and was demolished a year later.
1986Crime
Similarly, in 1986, the critically acclaimed crime fiction writer Loren D.
1993History
Jeffrey Eugenides' bestselling 1993 novel The Virgin Suicides as well as his Pulitzer Prize-winning Middlesex also mention Harper Woods.
2000Crime
Among other works, the Detroit-area crime fiction writer Elmore Leonard mentions the city in his 2000 novel, Pagan Babies.
2001History
In 2001, Harper Woods celebrated its 50th anniversary.
2002History
In the fall of 2002, Bishop Gallagher and St.
2005Education
In 2005 the archdiocese announced that Trinity and Notre Dame, an all-boys parochial school in Harper Woods, would close.
2007History
=== Pension fund lawsuit ===
In September 2007, the City of Harper Woods Employees’ Retirement Scheme filed suit against British-based defense contractor BAE Systems.
2009History
On December 29, 2009, the U.S.
2012History
First Edition, 2012.
2019Education
In June 2019 the school board voted to close Poupard Elementary School as the numbers of students had declined.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,236 people, 5,814 households, and 3,611 families residing in the city.
2021History
=== City manager controversy ===
On June 14, 2021, the Harper Woods City Council voted 4–3 to not renew the contract of City Manager Joseph Rheker.
2022Civil Rights
In 2022, she was censured by the Eastpointe City Council, sued by residents who alleged that she violated their civil rights, and was found to have violated Eastpointe's ethics ...
2023History
In 2023, she pleaded no contest to making a false statement on a grant application for her business.