Eastown has a lot of pizzerias and someone suggested it be renamed "Pizzatown." Find out what people in Grand Rapids are saying about the name change.

Clusters Within a City That Get a Sub Name

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Many American cities are made up of many different cultures. There is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, nicknamed Chinatown because a large group of Chinese people live in the area and it has adopted a lot of the culture from China.

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Just like in New York and San Diego, both have what is called "Little Italy" which has a high concentration of Italians and their culture.

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The west side of Grand Rapids is known as Polonia since the Polish immigrants settled there in the late 1870s bringing much of their culture.

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Should Eastown in Grand Rapids Be Renamed Pizzatown?

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Someone in Grand Rapids has pointed out on social media that Eastown should be renamed "Pizzatown" due to the high number of pizzerias in the area. I don't know if that constitutes a name change but let's see what folks say on social media.

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That's a lot of pie in one area of Grand Rapids, this person may be on to something about calling the area "Pizzatown."

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Update: there are more pizzerias in Pizzatown!

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This poster had a pretty good idea with the name "Eatstown."

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Sounds like Eastown being renamed "Pizzatown", is not such a stretch afterall.

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Could there be an opening for "Coffeetown" too?

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