Past two private gates, a boulevard opens up to an exclusive island community on Detroit's east riverfront. The big picture: Small mansions — similar yet not identical — line the street ...

"The coney is a pretty big deal here," he said ... House to open more locations across US American Coney Island in downtown Detroit has been open for over 100 years. Its coneys feature steamed ...

In the midst of "the car capital of the world", there's a serene vehicle-free island home to 600 people, 600 horses and a once-upon-a-time way of life.