Detroiters love this kind of recognition.
Detroit makes the cut to be included as a location on a new Monopoly “Here & Now: U.S. Edition” that Hasbro will debut in the fall, Susan Whitall of The Detroit News reports:
Before you get too excited, the top vote-getter in the February-March competition Hasbro conducted with Buzzfeed to celebrate the board game’s 80th anniversary was Pierre, South Dakota. Yes, Pierre, the state capital, beat us.
The public was invited to vote on Buzzfeed’s site, given the choice of 60 cities, which were narrowed down to 22.
Detroit ranked No. 9 in votes, below Virginia Beach, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina, and other bustling metropolises, so we won’t be on the prestigious blue neighborhood (Broadway and Park Place), or even green or yellow, but in the red properties alongside our sister cities in grit, Boston and Milwaukee (The red slots are where Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois Avenues are situated on the classic Monopoly board).
