There’s a long history of Buffalo and Detroit sharing their inspirational figures.
Joyce Carol Oates and Rick James, Bob Lanier and Pat LaFontaine.
They’ve easily crisscrossed the path around Lake Erie, whether by Interstate 90 or Ontario’s Highway 401, to find a familiar setting on the other end — another vibrant Rust Belt city that’s been kicked in the teeth but refuses to roll over. They’re union towns, hard-drinking towns. They’re poorer than most places their size. On the Canadian border, Tim Hortons is a local coffee shop and Labatt Blue is considered a domestic beer. Their sports teams are oxygen.
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And, for generations, the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions have deprived
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