Detroit, MI.... what do you think of when you hear that?

I'm from Michigan and although I will definitely visit Detroit, it's not one of my favorite places. I do love where I live. So much so I even created a website for the community and for people thinking about visiting northern Michigan. www.northernmidmichigan.com

Hmmm, I think about the auto companies, Eminem, urban, gunshots lol. I am from Ontario California, part of what they call the Inland Empire of Southern California. I think of cows, hot weather, also very cold weather. desert, malls, barren fields, tumbleweeds ^_^

When I think of Detroit, I think about the MGM and Greektown casinos, and wishing I was there. I just live an hour south of Detroit. Its sad when I see the decline in a once vibrant historical city. I didn't know about the movie studio, thats a good thing. I would love to see Detroit make a big comeback.

the first things i have in my mind that i can associate with the city of Detroit is cars surely..but also something like music as you mentioned..Eminem,kid rocks...also a factory city.... It si true that The red wings won the stanley cup but i like more Anheim Ducks...so this is not a thought coming in my mind...:)

I think Michael Moore, the auto makers screwing everyone and not much else. yeah being a jersey girl i am aware that is where madonna, eminem and kid rock are from there and no offense but i don't like any of them. lol. i heard about the movie thing and that is good news. not into hockey either. i can imagine what you think of jersey cos it seems that people have lots of crazy ideas about us, like we are all like the sopranos,lol. too funny. i live in central nj, it is overpopulated but it is where i am from. we can see the nyc skyline and 911 was a scary time here. i feel we have it all here. the mountains, the shore,the city. it is expensive to live here but like i said, this is where i was born and raised. i have traveled all over the country but i couldn't live anywhere else. the people here have a jersey attitude and that's cool with me. you can tell the people who aren't from here but even though i get frustrated with the high cost of living and all i feel secure cause atleast i know what i am in for. famous jersey people? well, my fav bon jovi!! bruce willis, springsteen, sinatra, hmmn there are lots more but i can't think this morning!!! oh yea the infamous jim mcgreevy the governor who quit cos he was gay, he was mayor of my town and believe me everyone knew he was gay, no one cared. his wife says she didn't know, yeah right, the whole town did. whatever! whitney houston, ashley tisdale, more celebs...

this is rude, i know it, and i apologize. but this also makes me smile. when i read or hear about detroit, i always think "dirt-troit". that is what my late father called it, and he had spent a great deal of time there. i have no idea how accurate my father's nickname for the city is, nor do i care. "dirt-troit" reminds me of my much loved and missed daddy. in my heart that city will always be called "dirt-troit".

when i think of Detroit mi i think of my brother he lived there for years and worked for chysler. i went to visit him in 1964 my first vacation after i started to work.i knew Madonna was from detroit but knew nothing about the others.nothing much is around this area ut Martin is about 16 miles from me. the banana festable used to be 6 miles from me.Goodyear tire plant 10 miles away it sure is exciting around here.lol

Lately, and mostly because of the news, I think of the auto industry. Usually, though I think MoTown music

I don't think of the problems right now, but I do think of cars, that's for sure.