Editing Wyoming, Michigan (section)

==== Post-war growth, push towards cityhood ====
Following [[World War II]], Wyoming developed so rapidly that [[mobile home]]s began to appear on vacant properties throughout the city, with an ordinance being passed in 1947 to prevent this.<ref name="CVDS77" /> In 1946, General Motors Diesel Equipment Division, which was later known as [[Delphi Automotive]] and today known as [[GM Components Holdings]], began operations in an area of {{Convert|45|acres|sqm|abbr=}} that was former swampland which was drained for a [[Muck farming|muck farm]].{{sfn|Simon-Tibbe|Branz|White|2009|pp=87}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Kolker |first=Ken |date=April 10, 2005 |title=Neighbors sue over seeping carcinogen |pages=A1 |work=[[Grand Rapids Press]]}}</ref>

As Wyoming moved towards cityhood, the Township purchased {{Convert|5|acres|sqm|abbr=}} of land from Judy Devine in December 1947 on the northeast corner of 28th Street and DeHoop Avenue, establishing the area known as the town center of Wyoming due to the increased development on 28th Street.<ref name="CVDS77" /><ref name="CVDS22-333"/> A year later in 1948, Lake Alexander was drained and converted into what is now Jackson Park.<ref name="CVDS35">{{cite book|last1=Vaughn|first1=Charles|title=The City of Wyoming: A History|last2=Simon|first2=Dorothy|date=1984|publisher=Four Corners Press|location=Franklin, Michigan|pages=35–76}}</ref> In May 1948, a committee was created by the Township which recommended incorporating Wyoming into a city.<ref name="CVDS77" /> As Wyoming pursued incorporation, Grand Rapids increased annexation attempts, with the annexation of GUB being defeated in April 1949.<ref name="CVDS77" />

The 1950s was the decade of Wyoming's fastest development, with homes developing so quickly that the Township experienced difficulties providing proper utilities to homes.<ref name="CVDS77" /> Multiple wells were drilled throughout the area to provide water to the developing community after the water supply from Grand Rapids was discontinued, temporarily sparking political controversy surrounding water supplies.<ref name="CVDS77" /> The Township board approved a route for [[U.S. Route 131]] through Wyoming in July 1952 and 28th Street was widened from two to four lanes shortly after.<ref name="CVDS77" /> In August 1956, a vote for incorporation into a city was narrowly defeated and the Ivanrest area was annexed by Grandville.<ref name="CVDS77" /> Rogers Department Store, one of the largest department stores in Michigan at the time, opened on 28th Street in 1955.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rogers Department Store|url=https://now.wktv.org/tag/rogers-department-store/|access-date=July 11, 2020|website=WKTV|date=June 20, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 6, 1958, voters approved the incorporation of Wyoming into a city.<ref name="CVDS77" />