Where Have "U" Gone?

A friend recently spotted this odd-looking sign and snapped a picture for me.

If you are wondering why it is odd-looking, let me tell "U".

The correct spelling of the street name is "Beaubien", as shown on this sign at a local imbibing establishment.

By the way, the street is named for Antoine Beaubien, one of Detroit's original ribbon farm owners who was also a Colonel in the Detroit Militia.