Mexicantown
Neighborhood in Detroit, MichiganWikipedia
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Oct 7, 2026
Mike KakukGUEST
And while he was waiting for him, he struck up a conversation, as he says, with a very pretty Canadian brunette.
Mike KakukGUEST
They bonded over bridge walks, trips to Mexicantown over in Detroit, and his friend's weak bladder.
Mike KakukGUEST
And then they made their way back to Canada.
Mike KakukGUEST
Now, He admitted he completely chickened out on telling her she was beautiful or asking for a phone number for the moment past.
Mike ValentiHOST
Rob, how you doing, buddy?
RobAUDIENCE
Hey, what's going on, guys? Go Southwest Detroit, Rico.
RobAUDIENCE
All right.
RobAUDIENCE
Hey, my thing with Underwood, I called Rieger last week.
Heather GrondinGUEST
We've had people reached out telling us that they've crossed five, 10 or more times already just for the fun of the walk and the, the exercise that it brings.
Heather GrondinGUEST
And then we're also hearing from local businesses on both sides of the border, both in Southwest Detroit and in Sandwich on the Windsor side, um, that their businesses are seeing so many more people coming, that they're seeing, um, their bike racks full.
Heather GrondinGUEST
And in fact, some businesses have put in additional bike racks to be able to accommodate, um, all of the new people who are coming in, specifically on weekends and, and, you know, throughout the day.
Heather GrondinGUEST
Um, so we're seeing, you know, really great upticks in economic development and in tourism opportunities that are coming directly from people using this really unique opportunity to walk or bike into a new country.
Heather GrondinGUEST
We've had people reached out telling us that they've crossed five, 10, or more times already just for the fun of the walk and the, the exercise that it brings.
Heather GrondinGUEST
And then we're also hearing from local businesses on both sides of the border, both in Southwest Detroit and in Sandwich on the Windsor side, um, that their businesses are seeing so many more people coming, that they're seeing, um, their bike racks full, and in fact, some businesses have put in additional bike racks to be able to accommodate, um, all of the new people who are coming in, specifically on weekends and, and, you know, throughout the day.
Heather GrondinGUEST
Um, so we're seeing, you know, really great upticks in economic development and in tourism opportunities that are coming directly from people using this really unique opportunity to walk or bike into a new country.
Ann ThomasHOST
Wow, that is really great news.
Roman MarsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And the next closest international bridge is some 65 miles away.
Andrew LapinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To get to the bridge, all those freight trucks first have to drive by a residential neighborhood in southwest Detroit called Mexicantown.
Andrew LapinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And for many years, they had to drive right through it.
Andrew LapinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mexicantown is right at the bridge's entry point, and residents have suffered through loud honking and negative health effects for decades.
Andrew LapinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Here's how Sam Butler, president of a local neighborhood group, described it to me.
Sam ButlerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There is this black soot on windows or on the outside of people's homes that face the bridge that you can literally take your finger, wipe off a piece of this black soot.
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Sam ButlerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that a lot of neighbors feel like the bridge company has historically been an existential threat to the neighborhood.
Roman MarsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Throughout the 80s, Matty Maroon bought up a lot of property to expand his bridge empire.