0 0 s , ▁some ▁older ▁m alls ▁closed , ▁while ▁some ▁inner - ring ▁sub urban ▁m alls ▁have ▁been ▁rem ode led . ▁O thers ▁have ▁a ▁new ▁role ▁with ▁" big ▁box " ▁establish ments . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁de cade , ▁ups c ale ▁l ifest yle ▁cent ers ▁appeared ▁in ▁Detroit ▁sub ur bs , ▁most ▁no bably ▁The ▁Mall ▁at ▁Part ridge ▁Creek ▁in ▁Cl inton ▁Township . ▁Several ▁sub urban ▁municipal ities , ▁including ▁B irmingham , ▁Royal ▁Oak , ▁Ro chester , ▁and ▁Gros se ▁Po inte , ▁contain ▁their ▁own ▁street - side ▁sho pping ▁districts . ▁ ▁Many ▁local ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁are ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Detroit ▁city - limits ▁including ▁Lower ▁Wood ward ▁Avenue ▁Historic ▁District , ▁Gree kt own ▁Historic ▁District , ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁Center , ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Market ▁Historic ▁District ; ▁however , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ▁has ▁few ▁big ▁chain ▁ret ail ers . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Sel zer ▁and ▁Co . ▁poll ▁found ▁that ▁nearly ▁two - third s ▁of ▁sub urban ▁residents ▁said ▁they ▁occasionally ▁d ine ▁and ▁attend ▁cultural ▁or ▁professional ▁sport ing ▁events ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Detroit . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Fair lane ▁Town ▁Center , ▁a ▁super - reg ional ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁in ▁D ear born , ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 5 - min utes ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Social ▁Comp act ▁report ▁showed