It may be of interest to some that a brief outside shot in the Sopranos shows St. Aubin on a sunny day looking south toward the river. A street sign says 'E. Jefferson' and one sees the facade of the Manchester Apartments and the gas station to its west.

I can't recall which episode it was, but I'd guess it's in the latter third of the series. The producers may have had people scouting locations in Detroit but I didn't notice any others.