Why are there so many Coney Islands in Detroit?

Published: March 9, 2023, 10 a.m.

b'Today, Coney Island restaurants are all over Detroit. These establishments sell Detroit\'s own specialty hot dog, the Coney Dog. A listener wanted to know why there are so many Coney Islands spread across the city. WDET\'s Quinn Klinefelter sniffs out the answer. As part of his reporting, he talks to Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung, authors of the book "Coney Detroit." Have your own question about Detroit? Submit it at http://wdet.org/curious Support programming like CuriosiD by giving a tax-deductible donation to WDET at http://wdet.org/give'