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The Detroit News.

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Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News Chris Flanery, left, and Brian Winner break down the Ford Mustang stage Sunday morning. City crews did most of the cleanup work on city streets Saturday night.

Cruise cleanup runs smoothly on Woodward
Most work done by Saturday night; police report no incidents in event that drew 1.72 million

By Margarita Bauzá / The Detroit News

Black Tie Services

   ROYAL OAK -- Except for a vintage Mustang and Corvette here and there, little evidence remained Sunday of the 30,000 vehicles and 1.72 million visitors who jammed Woodward Avenue a day earlier for the annual ritual of car worshipping known as the Woodward Dream Cruise.
   By mid-morning, streets were scrubbed, tents were disassembled and lawn chairs were thrown into car trunks, the people in them gone with souvenir T-shirts and fresh memories of shiny, buff American cruisers.
   Other than heavy traffic in the nine Oakland County cities through which the cruise travels, police reported no incidents.
   "It was quite orderly and fun," said Pontiac Police Sgt. Gail Wojciechowski. "It was a great time. Everybody just enjoyed it."
   Wojciechowski said most of the cleanup work was done Saturday night.
   "It looked all clean when I came in this (Sunday) morning," she said. "They really did some work overnight."
   Among those still left tidying up was the Chicago-based Black Tie Services Inc., an upscale portable restroom company hired by sponsor Eaton Corp. for a private party at Pioneer Park.
   "Today's nice," said Mark Okonski, engineer for Black Tie Services. "There is no traffic and no people."
   Workers wiped down the facilities of four air-conditioned, gender-specific trailers, which have running water, electricity and sinks, early Sunday. The company stores some of its trailers locally but was preparing to drive one trailer back to Chicago.
   "The work today is not too bad," Okonski said. "It's trickier to install, connect hoses and electricity."
   Most city crews cleaned streets until about 11 p.m. and midnight Saturday and returned before 6 a.m. Sunday to finish up, said Woodward Dream Cruise executive director Caron Hall.
   "The majority of companies started breaking down exhibits (Saturday) night," she said. "Traffic dispersed great and people were really wonderful," she said about the cleanup that began when the event ended 9 p.m. Saturday.

You can reach Margarita Bauzá at (313) 222-2069 or mbauza@detnews.com.