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Metro Detroit Oakland County City
Big Beaver office towers, a mall with a skywalk and a village's worth of 1800s history
Nothing on our calendar here this week yet.
01 / Why it matters
Troy is one of Metro Detroit's big business centers, especially for the auto and finance industries. Office buildings line Big Beaver Road, topped by the Top of Troy tower, and the city's total property value is second in Michigan only to Detroit's. A long list of big names work here, from Kelly Services to the Kresge Foundation.
It's a shopping destination too: Somerset Collection, with more than 180 stores, is the region's upscale mall. Its two halves sit on either side of Big Beaver, linked by a 700-foot enclosed skywalk with moving walkways. Kmart's international headquarters was here too, at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road.
The past hasn't vanished either. The first land purchases came in 1819, the township was organized in 1827, and settlers from New York brought the name along. Troy didn't become a city until 1955, partly to keep neighbors from carving off more land. The 11 old buildings of the Troy Historic Village still tell that story.
02 / Known for
Somerset Collection's two halves are joined by a 700-foot enclosed Skywalk over Big Beaver Road, one of the first of its kind in the country.
The second-highest total property value of any city in Michigan, after Detroit.
Kmart's international headquarters stood at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road; the Forbes Company, owner of Somerset Collection, bought the complex in 2012.
Home to the Kresge Foundation and to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit.
03 / What’s on
Oct 16, 2026, 7:30 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players stage The Big One-Oh! JR. on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. The run has six performances, so you've got a few dates to pick from.
Oct 17, 2026, 2:00 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players stage The Big One-Oh! JR. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. The run has six performances, so you've got a few dates to pick from.
Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players stage The Big One-Oh! JR. on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. The run has six performances, so you've got a few dates to pick from.
Oct 22, 2026, 6:00 PMTroy Public Library · Jeremy Dimick, Director of Collections and Curatorial at the Detroit Historical Society, gives a talk on Houdini’s 19 Detroit appearances and final days on Thursday, October 22, at 6 p.m. at Troy Public Library in Troy. It marks the 100th anniversary of his death. Free.
Oct 23, 2026, 7:30 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players stage The Big One-Oh! JR. on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. The run has six performances, so you've got a few dates to pick from.
Oct 24, 2026, 2:00 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players stage The Big One-Oh! JR. on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. The run has six performances, so you've got a few dates to pick from.
Oct 25, 2026, 2:00 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players stage The Big One-Oh! JR. on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. The run has six performances, so you've got a few dates to pick from.
Oct 30, 2026, 7:00 PMRidgedale Players · The Ridgedale Players present Magic By Moonlight on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 7 p.m. at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy. Moonlight and magic, if the title is anything to go by. One night only.
Dec 4, 2026, 7:30 PMRidgedale Players · For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Dec 5, 2026, 7:30 PMRidgedale Players · For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Dec 6, 2026, 2:00 PMRidgedale Players · For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 2 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Dec 11, 2026, 7:30 PMRidgedale Players · For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
04 / Places
Ridgedale Players205 W Long Lake Rd, Troy, MI 48098
Closed – archive entryUA Movies at Oakland Mall412 W. 14 Mile Road, Troy, MI 4808305 / What to do
Metro Detroit's upscale mall on Big Beaver Road: Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Macy's and big fashion houses, with a skywalk between the two wings.
Official site ↗Eleven historic buildings around a green and gazebo at 60 W. Wattles Road, telling the story of the 1800s settlement and 1900s growth, with blacksmithing and other programs. As of 2026 it was open weekdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with adult admission at $7.
Official site ↗A 100-acre nature preserve with about 2 miles of trails, deer, wild turkeys and rescued owls. The trails are free and open dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.
Official site ↗06 / History
The first recorded land purchases are made in what becomes Troy Township.
Troy Township is organized.
What's left of the township incorporates as the city of Troy, largely to stop neighboring cities from taking more land.
On April 14, Saks Fifth Avenue opens a stand-alone store on Big Beaver Road, the seed of what becomes Somerset.
On August 11, Somerset's three-story expansion across Big Beaver, today's north wing, opens.
Kmart acquires Sears, and headquarters later moves to Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
08 / People
Population and area are Census Bureau figures (Troy city).
Change since 2020, per the Census Bureau estimate: +1.6 percent.
