Quote Originally Posted by Former_Detroiter View Post
It was also rumored that East Detroit was changed to Eastpointe because they didn't want "Detroit" in the name of the city.
Changing the name to "Eastpointe" served both purposes: for those unfamiliar with the city's past, it could theoretically pass as some kind of prestigious association with the Grosse Pointes . . .although any native instantly knows otherwise.

It also eliminated the [[quite frequent) confusion of "I live in East Detroit" = "I live on the East side of Detroit" which took on a negative association as the reputation of Detroit declined.

Geographically, naming it anything with "pointe" in it was silly. GP is actually a large point out into Lake St Clair. Heck, Eastpointe it isn't even the easternmost of the suburbs . .SCS sits east of that. The best argument for proximity to GP is that it's closer than Oak Park or Novi!