Grosse Pointe (disambiguation)
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There are several similarly named adjacent places beginning with Grosse Pointe in the Metro Detroit area of the U.S. state of Michigan:
- Grosse Pointe, city
- Grosse Pointe Farms, city
- Grosse Pointe Park, city
- Grosse Pointe Shores, village
- Grosse Pointe Woods, city
It is much more rare to refer to Grosse Pointe Township because the township is just the part of Grosse Pointe Shores that is in Wayne County. The tiny portion of Grosse Pointe Shores that extends into Macomb County is technically called Lake Township; this township is also rarely referred to as such. Jefferson Avenue is the scenic carriageway of these cities skirting the eastern border of the city of Detroit.
Note that when a native of the region says "Grosse Pointe" they are most likely referring collectively to the four cities and the village listed above. A Grosse Pointer refers to them individually as "the Shores," "the Farms," "the Park," "the Woods," and "the City"; the last one refers to the actual City of Grosse Pointe. Newspapers and community organizations generally serve all five, as does the public library and school system, but municipal services are separate.
Grosse Pointe was mentioned in Lisa Birnbach's 1980 Official Preppy Handbook for its preppy qualities. Included were references to a stereotypical way of speech, the "Grosse Pointe Monotone," and a guide to the preppy hotspots (private clubs, restaurants, etc.) in the area.
There is also a film named Grosse Pointe Blank starring Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, and Dan Aykroyd, and a short-lived television programme named Grosse Pointe starring Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville, and Nat Faxon; it aired on The WB Television Network.
Related links
- Grosse Pointe Public School System (http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/)
- Grosse Pointe Public Library (http://www.gp.lib.mi.us/)
- Grosse Pointe News - weekly newspaper (http://www.grossepointenews.com/)