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Named after Detroit's area code, 313, this nickname symbolizes local pride and has been popularized in media such as the film 8 Mile (2002). [5] D-Town A casual and widely used nickname that represents Detroit's urban identity. Renaissance City A nod to Detroit's efforts in urban revitalization and the Renaissance Center complex. Hockeytown
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. ... Gore Gore Girls [445] The Gories [446] Josh Gracin [447] Troy Gregory [448] Tee Grizzley [449] Jeff Gutt ...
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
"Da Guniang 大姑娘" (Chinese, "Big Young Girl") – Lin Biao, a Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, for his introverted nature "Da Shu Jiangjun 大树将军" (Chinese, "The Big Tree General") – Feng Yi, Chinese general of the Eastern Han dynasty, for being humble [35]
Female firefighter plush dolls, created by Lt. Tina Guiler, are inspiring little girls to become firefighters. Guiler, who still works full time, designed the world’s only line of Female ...
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
BURN: One Year on the Frontlines of the Battle to Save Detroit is a 2012 American documentary film, produced and directed by Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez.It focuses on Engine Company 50 of the Detroit Fire Department, and the city of Detroit as it faces an economic collapse and rising arson and fire rates.