The Detroit News. The Cass Corridor encompasses most of the 48201 zip code. Panoramic view of downtown skyline. To do that, some area merchants are convinced that the community must first jettison its old name. The signs of rebirth are evident in the once-desolate Cass Corridor.
Crime is down.
The area has received more than its fair share of attention over the years as a symbol of Detroit's decline. Sex was once Cass Corridor's main attraction. Eventually, that will change, but I think it might happen a little quicker if they changed the name. Eastpointe was called East Detroit until 1992 when voters passed a measure to change the city's name. Downriver business owners found that out a few years ago, when they pushed to change the district's moniker to Metro Shores because they felt Downriver had a dubious ring to it.