For many people, even the word "Detroit" brings to mind images of crime, cars and poverty. But no city can really be that black and white. The things you don't know about Detroit might just entertain you. Elovethiscity has a fun collection of 10 Detroit Facts You Should Know. For example, did you know the city hosts the only floating post office in America (shown above):
The J. W. Westcott II docks just South of The Ambassador Bridge along the western shore of the Detroit River. She is America’s only floating ZIP Code [48222]. Delivering over 100 years of “mail-by-the-pail”, the J.W. Westcott Company was originally formed in 1874 by Captain J.W. Westcott to inform passing vessels of changes in orders.
Today the 45-foot vessel’s duties include U.S. mail delivery; freight delivery, storage, forwarding; message service; passenger service to and from vessels and pilot boat services for the Port of Detroit. The Westcott also sells nautical charts, postcards, books, and has been known to deliver the occasional mid-river pizza.
http://www.elovethiscity.com/detroit/history/10-detroit-facts-you-should-know/
"On October 23, 2001 the J.W. Westcott II, sank in the deep water under the Ambassador Bridge while caught in the wake of a much larger ship she was serving. The captain and one other crew member were killed and two others were rescued. The ship was later salvaged, refurbished and put back into service."
Another neat factoid found on continuouswave dot com is: "A special feature of the Westcott is the clear plexiglass roof of the pilot house. The see-thru roof allows the helmsman to maintain visual contact with the deskhands on the freighter some 25 feet above him."