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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
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.
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The former Fire Headquarters at 250 West Larned, in operation until 2013 Fireboat Curtis Randolph DFD Ladder 19 and an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team van at the scene of a house fire in Detroit. The Detroit Fire Department (DFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The DFD ...