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Originally Posted by mrnyc
if it was also planned out by the french like dc and there are a few legacy structures, then yes. if the roads are in name only than no. seems to be a bit of both of that in detroit, but i'm not sure of their history.
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D.C. wasn't planned out by the French. It was planned by a person who happened to be French. Detroit was actually part of France, just like New Orleans, hence why the city's name is French, and to this day the city's flag ties to it's French heritage by incorporating the French royal standard. The early grid of the city was planned by the French. Most of downtown Detroit, and areas of the city near the waterfront still mostly adheres to the French layout of the city.
I'm not arguing that Detroit is French, btw. I just think the claim that Cleveland is Connecticut is ridiculous.