Royal Oak

I grew up there so I have seen the shifts and changes. Noir leather and Incognito are great places to shop, as is Paris a resale shop. The atmosphere is great and there is a lot of food variety. good place to visit.

Neighborhoods are being created – most likely the place you are looking for is in the Downtown Royal Oak neighborhood

I am very happy to see that Gusoline Alley is more popular than The Detroit Zoo…

I was living there for two years. It isn’t the worst place I’ve lived, but not the best either. The rumor is that it’s trendy. That rumor would be incorrect.

We went to eat at Mr. B’s

I do a lot of theatre here.
Great atmosphere and shopping.

Raised in Royal Oak; graduated from Royal Oak Kimball. I remember the downtown being very chic and trendy.

At least to the Sun Magazine or maybe it was the UTNE READER? Anyway, this city is busting at the seams, literally, with everything from million dollar lofts to affordable comedy houses. I remember when we called it Royal Joke. No more!!!! Basically, an expressway (696) opened up this sleepy little midwest town to more than just the surrounding suburbs! We are as cosmopolitan as any East/West coast city. There seems to be a pretty diverse crowd here although with all the new real estate and remodeling I fear that diversity will soon be limited to a specific income bracket.

To see what Royal Oak was, say 20 years ago, you may want to visit the city just across the expressway. Like Royal Oak, Ferndale has re-imaged itself but with less intensity than RO. This is most likely due to the fact that it is a buffer zone city between Detroit to its south and Royal Oak to its north. not to mention, Ferndale simply never had the ‘cool’ arts and crafts neighborhoods in the quanity that Royal Oak did. Nevertheless both are great cities!!!!!! If you have not been, I highly recommend visiting.

My sister was born here, so we lived here for two years…personally, I don’t recall anything spectacular. Go to Detroit instead.

It’s a nice place to walk around, alot of funky stores. Also a good theatre with independent movies. Though I don’t know what the future holds for the Main Art Theatre.