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What is the Ratio of Liquor Stores to Grocery Stores in Central Detroit?

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Kendall Harmon

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4 comments on “What is the Ratio of Liquor Stores to Grocery Stores in Central Detroit?”

  1. stjohnsrector says:
    September 4, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    It’s a good start – Deo Gratias.
    There are also some wonderful Churches down there too.
    http://www.stjohnsdetroit.org
    Perhaps the greatest challenge is the junk food is CHEAP compared to fresh fruits and veggies.

  2. Chris says:
    September 4, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    4 to 1 liquor over grocery?

  3. Jeffersonian says:
    September 4, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    That was my guess, #2. The reality is somewhat worse. I should have known…when I spent a few months in Detroit about a decade ago, I was distressed to find how closely the city proper resembled some of the more depressed third-world areas I’ve been to. It’s only gotten worse since.

  4. CanaAnglican says:
    September 4, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    I figured there was no supermarket in central Detroit — too many holdups to be profitable. It really is worse than third-world areas. There, I think you would find fewer liquor stores (none in Muslim countries) but plenty of fresh food sellers — no freezers. In central Cairo, fruit and vegetables are sold everywhere and liquor nowhere.