Monroe Street. In 1942, the Drayton Men's Club developed Drayton Ball Park at Dixie Highway and Sashabaw Road. The ballpark is still in operation today as Shell Park. A lumber yard, Burke Lumber, was built on the corner of Dixie Highway and Frembes Road around the mid-1940s. It was destroyed by fire in the 1960s. Today, the lot remains vacant. In 1950, a portrait studio, Sayles Studio, opened at 4431 Dixie Highway near Monroe Street. Eventually the youngest of the Sayles children took over the family business, which is now located at 1150 Scott Lake Road in Waterford, Michigan. In 1950, Tenuta's Super Market opened at 3515 Sashabaw Road and Walton Blvd. in Drayton Plains. The first bowling alley in Drayton Plains was Dixie Lanes, located at 4443 Dixie Highway near Monroe Street. Opened in the 1950s, it later became Primrose Lanes, then Lighthouse Lanes and then Billy G's Lanes. In the early 1970s, the bowling alley was turned into a night club called "Heaven", which featured local bands. Today, the building is a bingo room. When zip codes were introduced in 1963, Drayton Plains' zip code became 48020. By the end of the 20th Century, the population of Waterford Township, Michigan was 73,150. Dissolution The Drayton Plains post office was permanently closed on January 31, 2004. At the same time, all of its functions were transferred to the Waterford Post Office. The zip code for the community became 48329 and its identity has been largely subsumed within that of Waterford Charter Township. References External links An Account of Oakland County edited by Lillian Drake Avery. Dayton, Ohio: National Historical Association, Inc., 1925?. Photograph of the Drayton Plains railroad station Drayton Plains Nature Center Laurel Campus of Brookfield Academy closes Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Oakland County, Michigan Metro Detroit Populated places established in 1822 1822 establishments in Michigan Territory