Huzzah! Couldn't agree more. Although I left Motown in 1984 when I retired from the DPD, I have really tried to keep my pulse on the city and areas since that time. Still have family back there, although I admit all are in the 'burbs. But between Eight Mile and the River will always be a part of me.
Meanwhile, I must admit, the failing problem, in my mind, is the boring flatness of all of Michigan.....at least compared to the mountains of my adopted southwest. And the milder weather, for sure.