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

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.