12th St, Hubbard-Richard
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12th St
"Decent depending on where you're at"
West Lafayette for the most part is ok. The section that extends from around Michigan Avenue, Griswold Street and Lafayette is by far the best section of this entire avenue mainly for one reason: the existence of American Coney Island, by far the best thing Detroit offers aside from the Wings, Pistons and Tigers. For the most part, there are sections of West Lafayette Avenue that are ok, mainly the part that extends from Griswold and Michigan down to about 3rd Avenue (which puts you in close proximity to MGM Casino), and the section running from around 6th Street to Rosa Parks Boulevard. For the rest of Lafayette within Detroit, avoid it. A lot of the remaining run for West Lafayette looked extremely rundown and unsafe to me. However, check out John King's Used Books if you're a die hard reader. I saw literally millions of books in there, many of which fit my various lines of interest.
12th St
"Short street with a few nice landmarks."
Lafayette is a relatively short street that starts in the center of downtown Detroit and ends shortly after is crosses the Lodge Freeway. There are several landmarks on Lafayette which are quite nice. the most famous of which is Lafeyette Coney island. It is the oldest Coney around and is a very interesting dining experience, with the old men who work there shouting orders in a foreign language and the lack of any menus or options aside from a coney dog and fries.
My favourite thing on this street is John K King's used book store. It is the largest used book store in all of Michigan and contains four floors crammed with over one million titles. It is truly an amazing place for anyone who loves to read or collect books.
My favourite thing on this street is John K King's used book store. It is the largest used book store in all of Michigan and contains four floors crammed with over one million titles. It is truly an amazing place for anyone who loves to read or collect books.
12th St
"Shouldn't have let the MGM Grand go..."
West Lafayette goes directly into down-town Detroit (Not Greektown, which is totally different), and it seemed to be picking up for a while during the late 90s-00s upon the installment of the MGM Grand Casino. The Casino brought lots of customers to the surrounding businesses, convinced the zoning board to knock down a few eye-sore abandoned buildings, and brought its security to the street. The general feeling of the area has tanked since it moved, and has left an ugly old Casino building that our present economy can do nothing to reuse.
On the plus side, W Lafayette is right by Cobo Hall, so several businesses sell parking spots for Red Wings games and other Cobo events. There are a couple great little stores (John King's Used Books is AMAZING!), and it's also close to the Lodge.
On the plus side, W Lafayette is right by Cobo Hall, so several businesses sell parking spots for Red Wings games and other Cobo events. There are a couple great little stores (John King's Used Books is AMAZING!), and it's also close to the Lodge.
