Don’t Stop…Believin’
Well, I wasn’t born and raised in South Detroit, but I am a small town girl, and I have I taken the midnight train to anywhere…and I know some will win and some will lose and it goes on and on and on…and I’ll NEVER STOP BELIEVIN’!!!! It’s a JOURNEY!! All said and done, I love Detroit. It’s a total GEM inspite of the rap it’s gotten and the blanket of despair that has fallen over us the last few years…but never doubt the power of Detroit and all of us folks livin’ here in SE Michigan…Michigan is coming back. And it’s coming back strong. Today Brooke and I mosied on down to Eastern Market, bought ourselves some roses and produce, and I said to her..”Brooke…we’re goin’ over to the Heidelberg Project” and over we went. This has to be the coolest 3 blocks in Detroit City. Crazy “out there” fun art…well, trash turned art…and I must say…it’s beyond cool. I had fun taking pictures. You tell me if Brooke had fun when you see her picture 
Anyway…browse Heidelberg & Charlevoix with me and see for yourself how really cool Detroit is!!!
Mommmmmm…I want to go home!! I’m hungry!!
I was once told…”If you look hard enough, you’ll see beauty in everything”. That is a very colorful side of town. Did I just see polka dots painted on someone’s house?
I agree with you Diane…there is beauty in everything, sometimes you just have to be still and open to see it. In some ways, Detroit is in shambles. In other ways…it’s an icon of strength. It will come back. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a note. P.S. Yes…glorious polka dots all over the entire house!! I love it!!
Thank you for sending this to me. These are really wonderful shots.Not long before we left for Florida, we re-visited the Heidelberg Project. I admire most of it, especially whole sides of houses covered with huge dots, as though the pointilism of Seurat (La Grande Jatte) had exploded. And a wonderful “Noah’s Arc” image, in the form of a defunct fifteen-foot runabout crammed full of stuffed animals.
I stopped believing a long time ago, but that has nothing to do with still-powerful feelings of attachment. I love Detroit–how could I not? That’s why witnessing its destruction for the last forty years has been so painful. But ruins have always served as powerful subject matter for painters, and now for photographers and film makers. And obviously for Tyree Guyton, the folk-art mastermind behind the Heidelberg Project.
Thanks Barry for the insightful and thougtful note. I am now going to research the project and Tyree Guyton to learn more about it’s sympolism and what inspired it. Although I’m not a native Detroiter/Michigander, I have grown increasingly fond of this state and area since moving here in 1986, and am working my best towards being part of the come back. The talent here is incredible. Your perspective and thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks for stopping by!
You. Rock. I love this post!!!
L.
Thanks Lis! Gotta love the “D” – it has so many treasures.