Where is ‘South Detroit’?
Ouellette Avenue (Photo: Jason Paris/Flickr)
The Geo Quiz is looking for a place that may or may not exist: South Detroit.
In Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin,” we hear the line “just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit.”
The Detroit Tigers play the song in their home stadium, every game, between the 7th and 8th innings.
But check a map of Detroit and you won’t find a place called “South Detroit.”
In fact, if you travel south from Detroit, you end up in another country.
So if it’s not technically in Detroit, where is South Detroit?
Answer: it’s Windsor, Ontario in Canada.
Yes, it is confusing and we asked Detroit based journalist Dave Lingholm to clear up the geographical confusion for us.
The article you just read is free because dedicated readers and listeners like you chose to support our nonprofit newsroom. Our team works tirelessly to ensure you hear the latest in international, human-centered reporting every weekday. But our work would not be possible without you. We need your help.
Make a gift today to help us reach our $25,000 goal and keep The World going strong. Every gift will get us one step closer.