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!
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