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Lafayette Coney Island

Lafayette Coney Island is a well-known address in downtown Detroit's coney dog tradition.

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Interior of Lafayette Coney Island, archival photograph
Interior of Lafayette Coney Island, archival photograph · Dane · CC BY 2.0

01 / The story of this place

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American Coney Island is next door, putting two local classics on the same short walk.

  1. Detroit coney dog
  2. Downtown
  3. Menu and visiting details from the original source

Famous Detroiters

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Lafayette and American Coney Island, archival street view
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0

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